Flight testing: from flight jets to Solar impulse
Event details
| Date | 24.03.2015 |
| Hour | 17:15 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Claude Nicollier has been a European Space Agency astronaut for nearly 30 years. He first graduated in physics (Bachelor) and astrophysics (Master), and then earned the title of Swiss Air Force pilot, airline pilot and test pilot. He was a member of the first group of ESA astronauts selected in 1978. He was then assigned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for Space Shuttle training and flight assignment He took part in 4 space flights, and spent more than 1000 hours in space, including a spacewalk of more than 8 hours duration to install new equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope. Since 2004, he has been a professor at EPFL, teaching at Master’s level, and provides assistance to students on various space related projects. He is also involved in the “Solar Impulse” solar powered aircraft program as Head of Test Flights. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Claude Nicollier will give a talk intitled " Flight testing: from flight jets to Solar impulse".
The conference is organised by Aeropoly.
The conference is organised by Aeropoly.
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- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Aeropoly
Swiss Space Center