Space Magic - Stepping Stones To A Very Priviledged Position Above The Clouds
Claude Nicollier |
TEDxHSG
• November 2019
Just over 27 years ago, Claude Nicollier boarded the Space Shuttle Atlantis to become the first Swiss man to travel into space. This historical event marked the commencement of Nicollier’s unbelievable journey; both in outer space and on earth. The astronaut and astrophysicist has participated in a total of four space shuttle missions, two of them pursuing the challenging task of repairing the Hubble telescope, a vital research tool for astronomy. He has spent a total of over 1000 hours in space, which include a spacewalk of 8 hours on his last mission, to replace failed components of the telescope. Since 2004, Nicollier is a professor at EPFL and dedicates his time to sharing his vast knowledge and unique experience about space. In his talk, Nicollier discusses, with passion, what space exploration has brought to us in terms of knowledge of the Universe, of the Earth, and of ourselves.