The day began with the official opening of the 'Space Pavilion', a joint initiative by ESA, BDLI and DLR, under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Under this year’s theme ‘Space4Future’, the opening brought together Dorothee Bär, German Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space; Dietmar Pilz, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality; Walther Pelzer, Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR; Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board; ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer and Alexander Gerst; ESA astronaut reserve member Amelie Schoenenwald; Marc Steckling, BDLI Vice President Space. The session was livestreamed on ESA Web TV and can be rewatched here.