The EXpeditionary Program for Learning OppoRtunities in analog space Exploration (EXPLORE) project was presented to 30 educators from around the world during the COSPAR 45th Scientific Assembly, 13- 21 July 2024, held in Busan, South Korea.
Young teacher trainer for the project, Emily Ugbodu, gave an enthusiastic and detailed presentation of the project in one of the COSPAR Panel on Education PE.2 sessions: Current Trends, Initiatives And Research In Education And Outreach For Space Sciences. Although she stepped in at the last minute for the EXPLORE lead, Gernot Groemer, she was well prepared, having worked on many of the Toolkits that will be used over the coming months, and having already presented the project to schools in Austria.
She was also able to go more in depth with individual teachers at the COSPAR booth in the exhibition area and the poster area during the Assembly and we are sure she has helped build interest in this project beyond Europe. We look forward to seeing this interest build up and snowball around the world!
If you are interested in taking part and helping your students become analog astronauts, please contact us.