• Location

    Famous Book Tower Belvédère (Ghent University)

    • Date

      18 October

    • Time

      12:00—13:30

In the presence of:

Charles Bolden

Charles F. Bolden Jr.

Astronaut

Charles F. Bolden Jr. is a NASA astro­naut and 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

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Anna Lee Fisher

Astronaut

Anna Lee Fisher is an American chemist, emer­gency physi­cian and a NASA astronaut. 

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 Franz Viehbock 1

Franz Viehböck

Cosmonaut

Franz Viehböck is an Austrian elec­tri­cal engi­neer and cos­mo­naut, the first Austrian to fly in space. 

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 Dirk Frimout

Dirk Frimout

Astronaut

Dirk Frimout is an astro­physi­cist and astro­naut, he is the first Belgian cit­i­zen in space. 

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Walking lunch at the Book Tower

Charles F. Bolden Jr., Anna Lee Fisher, Franz Viehböck, Dirk Frimout

Walking lunch at the Book Tower

Description: Ghent University wel­comes the astro­naut del­e­ga­tion with a lunch at the top of the famous book tow­er. A short pre­sen­ta­tion by the Book Tower man­ag­er will intro­duce the vis­i­tors. During lunch they will meet rep­re­sen­ta­tives of the uni­ver­si­ty, ESERO Belgium and UGent Public Observatory Armand Pien.

Public: Ghent University offi­cials, Book Tower Management, rep­re­sen­ta­tives of ESERO Belgium & UGent Public Obsveratory Armand Pien. (not a pub­lic event)

Languages: English

Partners: Ghent University 

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