From 1-3. October 2021, the 1st International Space & Science Festival started differently than originally planned on the Jesco von Puttkamer Campus in Leipzig. On Friday, 7 stands were set up as a "Factory of the Future" on which the registered students could try out under the guidance of international students of aerospace from the Universities “Universidad Aeronáutica en Querétaro“ and Tec Monterrey Curnavaca.
There were the following stations:
On Saturday the festival transmitted a 4-hour live stream with 60 program items. The 6 station managers of the "Factory of the Future" were invited, who gave a lecture on the concept of the festival as part of their international internship. Then numerous international teams from the USA, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, India and Nepal had their presentations. The highlight of the lectures was the appearance of the future astronaut Jasleen Kaur from Houston and the reigning world champion on a NASA Rover, Firine Bugenhagen from Berlin.
On Sunday, technical discussions took place among the partners of the festival on the Jesco von Puttkamer Campus in Leipzig. Many new ideas were born.
This festival takes place annually in different locations around the world. The first venue was the Jesco von Puttkamer Campus in Leipzig from October 1-3, 2021.
We are looking for talented young amateur researchers and craftspeople who want to change their future with their wit, creativity, skills and present their work and ideas at the festival.
We offer an independent platform to present all applied projects, talents and those who want to discover them. We are always available both live and virtually!
Great prizes are in store for the winners, such as trips to NASA, training in the US SpaceCamp or Russian spaceflight, awards, certificates and prize money. The globally successful international NASA junior teams also invite you to the exciting "Beat the Rovernauts" competition.
ISSFestival Registration: Projects
All projects must be registered online and will be judged four times (preliminary written work, on-site oral defence, display of the exhibit, online audience evaluation). Each team gets a booth and their own time in the conference centre, as well as their personal online TV Channel! Participation in the competition is free of charge. An international jury and a pedagogical advisory board will be provided. Individuals, groups of friends, work collectives, societies and school projects can apply. The age range of the participants or teams is 6 to 19 years old. One supervisor over the age of 21 is required for each participant. Individual students or work collectives and teams can register online and upload written projects in German or English in PDF format.
Climate and environmental protection, alternative energy sources, electromobility, CAD and 3D printing, digitisation and space travel.
We offer practical seminars, summer camps, workshops and excursions on all topics in the run-up to and after the event at the Jesco von Puttkammer School campus in Leipzig. Accommodation and meals are provided by the school's own Space Hotel.
Registration for the summer camp: SpaceCamp