The ESA-led expedition was filmed as part of an upcoming documentary that will be released for the first time at COP26, with a first preview of the documentary available to the Italian public on Friday. The event will take place at the National Museum of Science and Technology, where the ‘Fragility and Beauty – taking the pulse of our planet from space’ exhibition is featured.

First opening in 2019, the permanent exhibition, organised by ESA in collaboration with ASI, the exhibition creates a link between scientific research, space technology and art, focusing on the theme of climate change and sustainable development. The exhibition has been recently updated with ‘touchable’ Earth observation content and images, in collaboration with ESA.

Watch live on ESA WebTV

The event will be streamed on ESA WebTV Two on Friday 1 October from 10:00–12:15 in Italian.

Programme (all times in CEST)

Moderator: Marta Meli from Sky TG24

10:00–10:10: Fiorenzo Galli, Director General at the National Museum of Science and Technology

10:10–10:20: Giorgio Saccoccia, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI)

10:20–10:30: Elena Grifoni-Winters, Head of Cabinet of the Director General, ESA

10:30–10:35: Gabriella Arrigo, Director of International Affairs, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

10:35–10:40: Video footage of ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s expedition to the Gorner Glacier

10:40–10:55: Luca Parmitano, ESA Astronaut

10:55–11:15: Simonetta Cheli, Head of Strategy, Programme & Coordination Office, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA

11:15–11:25: Laura Candela, Downstream Unit and Application Services User Coordination Manager, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

11:25–11:45: Maria Antonia Brovelli, Professor from Polytechnic University of Milan

11:45–12:15: Q&A