Issue 8 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now!

In this issue:

In Focus

A round up of news from Europlanet and the planetary community, including:

News from Europlanet

Cover of Issue 8 of the Europlanet Magazine

Community News

Quickfire Questions with Tim Lichtenberg

The Europlanet Future Research Working Group interviews the Europlanet Early Career Medal Winner, Tim Lichtenberg (extended version of the article here).

EPEC: A New Generation

Jessie Hogan (The Open University, UK) and Nimisha Verma (DLR, Germany), Co-Chairs of the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) Network, give a status update and describe future plans to expand EPEC’s community and activities.

MoonIndex: A Tool to Democratise Prospecting for Minerals on the Moon

Javier Eduardo Suárez Valencia of the University of Padova (Italy) reports how Europlanet’s development of an open-source tool to study the mineralogy of the Moon has led to the discovery of new lunar features.

The Insiders’ Guide to Industry Engagement

Anita Heward, Editor of the Europlanet Magazine, introduces a special focus on industry and the importance of academia-industrial links for the planetary science community.

Planetary Perspectives: Knowledge Transfer

In this edition of Planetary Perspectives, Geraint (Taff) Morgan shares insights on working with industry and knowledge transfer.

Climbing the Mountain of Knowledge Transfer

Elena Benedetto (University of Geneva/NCCR PlanetS, Switzerland) explores how the NCCR PlanetS Technology and Innovation Platform (TIP) has helped shape innovation, industry relations and instrumentation development for the Swiss community of planetary sciences.

Mauve: An Ultraviolet Trailblazer for Commercial Science Satellites Made in Europe

Yoga Barrathwaj Raman Mohan and the team at Blue Skies Space (UK and Italy) describe how the company is taking a new approach to delivering data from science satellites to the global science community.

A Laboratory’s Journey into Space

Mihály Veres, former CEO of Isotoptech, describes how the development of a company to provide research and development, manufacturing and laboratory measurement services has supported research activities from nuclear power to the heart of our Solar System.

Tumbleweed Rovers – A New Paradigm of Martian Exploration

James Kingsnorth, Head of Science at Team Tumbleweed (Netherlands), describes how technological innovation by a startup could drive large-scale, low-cost exploration of the Red Planet.

Spacetek Technology: From Academia to Industrial Innovation

Maximilian Rothenberger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Head of Sales and Jürg Jost, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)/Co-Founder of Spacetek Technology AG (Switzerland), describe how a university spin-out has become a leading innovator in both industrial and space technologies.

Commkit – Challenge: Inspire the Next Generation

In his column on science communication, Thibaut Roger (University of Bern/NCCR PlanetS, Switzerland) discusses how competitions and challenges can link education, outreach and industry.

The Last Word – Shaping Our Planetary Identity

Stavro Lambrov Ivanovski, Vice President of Europlanet, reflects on two decades of activities and the road ahead for Europlanet.

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