ESSC
59th Plenary
15th May 2020
ESSC 59th Plenary Meeting
The European Space Science Committee (ESSC), Committee, composed of 31 scientists, virtually met for their 59th plenary meeting on the 15th of May. The physical meeting, previously planned to be hold in Granada at the same dates, had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 crisis.
The meeting was attended by 40 participants including the ESSC members, the ESSC Secretariat, and the representatives from European and International institutions, such as the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission (EC), the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the Space Studies Board and Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (SSB).

Invited Guests

Josef Aschbacher
Director of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency

Maurice Borgeaud
Head of EO Department "Science, Applications and Climate", European Space Agency

Rémy Denos
Policy Officer in Energy Technologies, European Commission

Colleen Hartman
SSB/ASEB Board Director, Space Studies Board (USA), ex-officio member

Günther Hasinger
Director of Science Programmes (SCI), European Space Agency

Mats Ljungqvist
Senior Programme Manager, European Commission

Andreas Schoen
Human and Robotic Exploration, European Space Agency

Nicolas Walter
ESF Chief Executive Officer, ex-officio member

Jean-Claude Worms
Executive Director, COSPAR, ex-officio member
Presentations
- COSPAR Update, Jean-Claude Worms
- Horizon Europe presentation, Mats Ljungqvist
- ESA / SCI presentation, Günther Hasinger
- ESA / EO presentation, Josef Aschbacher
- ESA / HRE presentation, Andreas Schoen
- NAS Space Science Board presentation, Colleen Hartman
To see the presentations, please contact essc[at]esf.org