E-Learning
Research Area: Educational Demonstrations
Expedition(s): 14
Principal Investigator: ● Sylvie Ijsselstein, European Space Agency, Education Office,
Noordwijk
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
E-Learning involved an interactive,
real-time lecture involving ESA
astronaut Thomas Reiter from the
International Space Station (ISS) and
universities across Europe. The main
aim was to inspire the next
generation of space explorers.
RESULTS
Professor Dr Gregor Morfill of the
Max-Planck-Institute in Garching,
Germany presented a lecture to
European university students
following the EuMAS Masters
Program in Aeronautics and Space.
The lecture was on plasma crystals
and complex plasmas, with
reference to the Plasma Crystal
Research on the ISS (ie, the PK-3+
experiment of which professor Dr
Morfill is one of the science team).
During the live link-up with the ISS,
Thomas Reiter demonstrated the
PK-3+ hardware, and the students
submitted questions to Thomas
Reiter in real time and received
feedback.
This investigation is complete; however no publications are expected.
Image taken at the Columbus Control Center, in
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany on October 17, 2006. DLR image.A student participates in an in-flight call to ESA astronaut Thomas
Reiter. ESA image.