Technology in Focus: From Earth to Space
The space exhibition “Technology in Focus: From Earth to Space” provides an insight into technologies that enable scientists to continually gain new knowledge about the Earth or expand our understanding of Space.
The exhibition is in German but guided tours can be booked in English.
For centuries, Earth and Planetary scientists have been explaining what makes up our and other planets and technical development has ensured that observations and measurements have become increasingly more detailed over time.
Our exhibition shows technologies for exploring the Earth's interior and surface and spans across to technical achievements that make space observation possible.
The exhibition includes:
- Exhibits and technologies to explore the Earth's interior geophysically.
- A collection of rocket models from the 20th century and today's launch vehicles for manned space travel.
- Models of satellites used to explore the solar system.
- A test rocket built by students of the ARIS project and launched to an altitude of several kilometres.
Since 18 November 2024, the exhibition is open for guided tours.
Interested? Then book your “Technology in Focus” tour now.
The exhibition is in German but guided tours can be booked in English. Guided tours are available for school classes and groups. Large groups are guided through the exhibition in subgroups of max. 15 people. The tour is free of charge for school classes. All other groups will be charged a fee of CHF 50 per tour.
Enquiries for guided space exhibition tours can be sent to .
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Impressions of the exhibition
Location and contact
Acknowledgements
The exhibition was realised by:
- Men Schmidt (lender, “Space” concept)
- Dr. Simon Stähler (concept and scientific support for “Space”)
- Dr. Iwan Stössel (concept and scientific support for “Earth”)
- Friederike Brütsch (coordination Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences)
- Marcus Bammel, Swiss Academic Space Initiative ARIS (guided tours)