No Morning Programme

Once upon a time on the Moon… Something that sounded like a fairy tale to generations of people became a reality fifty years ago. The 2019 Starmus Festival celebrates mankind’s first step on the Moon, coinciding with the 50 th anniversary of this great event in human history. This year’s theme, “A Giant Leap”, brings together the most brilliant minds in the fields of space exploration, astronomy, cosmology and planetary science to exchange views and discuss – and also celebrate – their findings. The event kicks off with a spectacular opening concert entitled “Once upon a time on the Moon”. Here, artists including Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, Queen cult guitarist & composer Brian May and Yes star Rick Wakeman, together with the 21^st Century Orchestra & Chorus, will pay tribute to the unique connection between space, science and music, in the presence of several Apollo astronauts.

No afternoon program

Zimmer’s film scores for “Inception” and “Interstellar” offer the perfect sound for this – combined with unique visuals from “Interstellar” visual effects creator Paul Franklin and Nobel laureate physicist Kip Thorne, guitar hero Steve Vai, they will insure they will ensure a Galactic experience. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”, as interpreted by Rick Wakeman and astronaut Chris Hadfield, and a fantastic all-star finale with Queen hits, are also on the programme. This special evening will conclude with the announcement of the winners of the Stephen Hawking Medal, which was personally inaugurated by Hawking in 2016 to honour those who are particularly committed to promoting public awareness of science.

Official Opening of the Festival

Venue: Samsung Hall
19:30-23:00 (Break 21:00-21:30)

The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication Ceremony

Once Upon a time on the Moon

A homage to the Apollo Missions and those who made them possible. Hans Zimmer’s concert with special guests Brian May, Rick Wakeman, Steve Vai, Kip Thorne, Paul Franklin and other stars.
Official Opening: Garik Israelian, Carlos Moedas, Armen Sarkissian and Tony Fadell

Morning programme

Session Chair: Robert Williams

11:00 – 12:30
Venue: Samsung Hall

John Logsdon (Space Race Historian) History of Apollo Program
Yuri Baturin (Cosmonaut) Account of the Soviet Lunar programme
Chris Hadfield (Astronaut) An Astronaut’s Guide to Walking in Space

12:40 - 14:00 Lunch break

On the Moon

Michael Collins (Keynote Speaker, Astronaut – Apollo 11), Escape Velocity
Al Worden (Astronaut - Apollo 15), To the Moon, Mars and Beyond
Charlie Duke (Astronaut - Apollo 16) Apollo 16: Teamwork Brings Success

15:30 – 16:30 Coffee break

Harrison Schmitt (Astronaut - Apollo 17) Apollo 17 and beyond
Gerry Griffin (Flight director, Apollo programme, NASA) “Apollo Mission Operations: The Fun Part of Going to the Moon!”
Rusty Schweickart (Astronaut -Apollo 9) The Real Significance of Apollo.

Morning programme

Session Chair: Jill Tarter

108 MIN
Michael Collins, Harrison Schmitt, Charlie Duke, Brian Eno, Tony Fadell, May-Britt Moser, Donna Strickland, Garik Israelian, Michael Hintze, Al Worden.
Moderator: Gerry Griffin
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break

Back to the Moon

Fabiola Gianotti (Physicist, CERN, DG) Research (and much more) at CERN
Tim Peake (Astronaut) ESA\\\\\\\'s plans for Gateway, Lunar and Mars exploration.
Bob Smith (CEO of Blue Origin) Blue Moon: Going back to the Moon to stay
Garrett Reisman (Astronaut and Director of Crew Operations at Space X) Human Spaceflight - Recent Past and Near Future
15:30 – 16:30 Coffee Break
Brian May (Musician and Astrophysicist) and David Eicher (Editor, Writer and Popularizer) Mission Moon 3-D
Tony Fadell(iPod, iPhone, Nest & investor) Technology Synergies between Earth and Space
Martin Rees (Astrophysicist)) Prospects for Humanity
Walt Cunningham (Astronaut - Apollo 7) Apollo, the Golden Age of Spaceflight

FILM SCREENING

20:30 - 21:30 Film screening and discussion panel “Space Race in US and Soviet films” with:
Damien Chazelle (Director, Producer and Screen Writer)
James Hansen (Historian)
Todd Miller (Director and producer)
Oksana Leonova
Rick Armstrong
Dmitry Kiselyov (Film Director)
Stephen Slater (Film Producer)

21:30 - 23:00 Screening of the documentary APOLLO 11

Morning programme

Session Chair: David Eicher

11:00 – 12:30
Venue: Samsung Hall

Donna Strickland (Physicist, Nobel Laureate) Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses
Adam Riess (Physicist, Nobel Laureate) The anomalous expansion and surprising physics of the Universe.
Claude Nicollier (Astronaut) and Robert Williams (The Hubble) Hubble servicing and science
Sandra Magnus (Astronaut) Expanding Horizons: Our next steps off the Planet
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

Beyond the Moon

Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 astronaut) Forward to the Moon
Ewine F. van Dishoeck (Astrophysicist, Chemist, President Elect of the IAU) IAU100: celebrating a century of progress in astronomy and its contribution to society
Xavier Barcons (Astrophysicist, ESO General Director) ESO: Building and operating the most powerful ground-based astronomical observatories
Nergis Mavalvala (Astrophysicist) Listening to Einstein’s warped and rippling Universe with gravitational waves
15:30-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Eric Betzig (Chemist, Nobel Laureate) Microscopic Explorations of Inner Space: The Secret World Inside Our Cell
Nobel Laureate Panel with:
Donna Strickland, Edvard Moser, Kurt Wüthrich, Elizabeth Blackburn, May-Britt Moser, Adam Riess, Robert Wilson, George Smoot, Brian Schmidt, Barry Barish, Eric Betzig

Morning programme

Session Chair: Natalie Batalha

10:00 Moon bounce session with Martine-Nicole Rojina (Project SISTER MOON)
Clive Neal (Planetary Geologist) Back to the Moon
Nicole Stott (Astronaut and Artist) eARTh from Space
Elizabeth Blackburn (Biochemist, Nobel Laureate) Doing science better – for all
Helen Sharman (Astronaut and Chemist) From Mars to the Stars

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

Afternoon session

Alan Stern (Planetary Scientist and Astrophysicist) Beyond Pluto
Gennady Padalka (Cosmonaut) Life Aboard the ISS
Long Xiao (Planetary Geologist) The lunar exploration program of China: today and tomorrow

15:30-16:30 Coffee Break
Afternoon session: 16:30-18:00

Brian Schmidt (Nobel Laureate astrophysicist), First Stars in the Universe
Future of Space Panel with Eugene Kaspersky, Mikhail Kornienko, Marco Preuss, Nicol Stott

May-Britt Moser Concert-Lecture Feat Trondhem Soloists and Steve Vai

11:00
May-Britt Moser (Neuroscientist and Nobel Laureate) Concert-Lecture featuring Trondheim Soloists (String Chamber) & Steve Vai Deep-dive in the brain: space, time and memory

In The Universe

Session Chair: Brian Malow

George Smoot (Astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate) title TBC
Natalie Batalha (Astronomer) Lava Worlds to Living Worlds: Exoplanets and the Search for Life Beyond Earth.
Barry Barish (Astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate) Prospects for Multi-messenger Astronomy

15:30-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-18:00 Emmanuelle Charpentier (Microbiologist and Biochemist) Gene Therapy
Panel: Life in the Universe: Jill Tarter (Astrophysicist), Natalie Batalha (Astrophysicst), Richard Dawkins (Ethologist, Evolutionary Biologist), Michel Mayor, Rafael Rebolo (60 min)

Star Party

Day 6 and Starmus V will end with the spectacular Star Party with live music, an awesome event for networking and making plans for Starmus VI!