A space education program for high schools developed by MIT and the University of Trieste

On Tuesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 26, 2026, starting at 3:00 PM, the Department of Physics, on the Piazzale Europa Campus, will host the event "From Earth to Orbit: Building a Space Generation", two afternoon sessions to introduce space to schools.

Registration deadline: March 15, 2026.

• For teachers: teach the skills of a space mission through teaching methods adapted to the mathematics, physics, and computer science tools of high school.
• For students: knowledge and activities to develop their own space mission, starting in high school.

The number and variety of space-related professions (including non-scientific ones) is growing rapidly. A basic education in space sciences starting in high school will enable future generations to participate in the sustainable development of space activities.

        INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION     

To collaborate on the project and for information:
Federico Dogo federico.dogo@units.it - Paola Rebusco pao@mit.edu 

“From Earth to Orbit: Building a Space-Conscious Generation” project: a joint collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge (USA) and the Department of Physics at the University of Trieste.

University of Trieste:
Marika Quintiero, Elena Galović, Marco Salvador, Andrea Gazziola, Mattia Fabris, Federico Dogo, Luca Bignardi, Valentina Zaccolo, Maria Peressi

M.I.T. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Paola Rebusco, Analia Barrantes, Emily Albornoz, Emily Alemàn, Lanie Dela Pena