Regional Final, Cite de l’espace, Toulouse, France

The semi-final for the national finalists from France and Belgium was organized on March 30-31^st and April 1^st  in Cité de l’espace, in Toulouse, France.

For this occasion, the Pioneers contestants met with the former ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald, who came to the event especially to share his experience on Mir space station and exchange with the contestants.

In Pioneers category, Emma Robin, Solène Dumas-Grollier and Martial Santorelli from JupitLP2I team with the project “Surf on Jupiter” qualified to the international final which will take place in Belgium from 5^th to 8^th of July.

In the Explorers category, Clément Chantebel and Léopold Comby with the project “Martian airship drone conception” toped the regional final and will also compete in the international final.

Surf on Jupiter project presentation.

JupitLP2I Pioneers team.

ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald presentation.

Martian airship drone conception project presentation.

Explorers finalists (from left to right : Pierre Bories, Léopold Combi, Clément Chantebel, Chris de Claverie and Jordan Culeux).

Filtering water experiment, part of the MALE project- Martian survival kits.

ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald with Pioneers teams and jury members.

Explorers jury members (from left to right : Jean-Paul Castro, Ines Prieto, Michel Rouzé, Claire Edery-Guirado, Christophe Chaffardon. Jacqueline Fabre and Christine Correcher, missing from the photo, were part of Pioneers jury).

ADONIS project presentation