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World Space Week Düsseldorf

The UNIVERSEH team from HHU warmly welcomes you to the first World Space Week in Düsseldorf, the theme being Rocket Revolution. As part of the internationally celebrated World Space Week, events focusing on space exploration and the rocket revolution are taking place around the world. This year, UNIVERSEH, the European university alliance of which Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is a member, is also organising the first Düsseldorf edition of World Space Week, featuring a full programme for all age groups.

When will it occur?

The programme in Düsseldorf will run from 5 to 16 October 2026.

Who is it for?

Everyone—all citizens, as well as all students and staff of HHU.

Programme 
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From 9/1World Space Week competition

Everyone can participate

Main prize: 2 tickets for the Aurora Show at Galileum Solingen on 10/10

Participate now

10/1—16School visitsBooking: at least 7 days in advance by writing to universeh(at)hhu.de
Contact : Sonja Bretschneider
Tuesday,
10/6		Excursion to the Planetarium BochumMeeting point: in front of Düsseldorf main train station at 1.30 P.M.
Route: via RE3 to Bochum
Event start: at 3.30 P.M.
Show: Planeten – Expedition ins Sonnensystem (in German)
Learn more: here
Ticket shop: here
Wednesday,
10/7		UNIVERSEH Online Programme  

Part 1
for everyone:
Rocket experts discuss the latest rocket revolution

Part 2
for students from the UNIVERSEH alliance (including HHU):
UNIVERSEH program presentation

Registration form and further details

Thursday,
10/8		Space-themed game nightThe UNIVERSEH Student Club invites HHU and HSD Students
(Check back in September for details)
Friday & 
Saturday,
10/9 & 10/10		WSW Celebration at Haus der Universität

short presentation by experts, book reading for kids, videos, and other activities
 

Friday

Talks:

Laura Cwalina
(Anglistics, HHU):
Space Exploration = Colonisation?

Tobias Winnerling
(History, HHU):
Mankind on the Moon

Rolf Kailuweit
(Philosophy, HHU):
UFOs und Verschwörungstheorien

Stephan Recher
(Economics, aerospace.nrw):
Raumfahrtakteure und -industrie in NRW

Britta Zieser
(Physics, HHU):
The Big Bang Theory – wie akkurat ist die Serie? (tbc)

Philip Schröder
(Eastern European history, HHU):
Die Geschichte des »Space Race«

Saturday

Talks:

Johannes López Ayala
(Design, UNIVERSEH):
Fonts in Space

Gian-Luca Omari
(Bundeswehr Space Command):
Raumfahrt als Schutzschild

Ksenia Bellinghausen
(History, HHU):
Das aktuelle »Space Race« (tbc)

Saturday,
10/10		Aurora Show at Galileum SolingenEvent for the winners of our World Space Week competition
Wednesday,
10/14		Podium discussion at Haus der Universität

Event start: 7 P.M.

Podium discussion on the topic of Life in space, with an astronaut
(Check back in September for details)

Friday,
10/16		LiftOff Job Fair (online)Students and Space Companies meet each other online
(link will be published in September)

 

 

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