The lecture "NAF – the first 75 years" will be given by Per Arne Marthinsen. Marthinsen has been the leader of the Norwegian Astronautical Association (NAF) and editor of Romfart for a number of years. He gives a brief overview of how NAF was established, and how the association has developed through its first 75 years.
In "First Norwegian Astronaut" we meet Jannicke Mikkelsen, Norway's first astronaut. Mikkelsen has a background as a cinematographer and special expertise in high-tech film production and XR. She was selected as an astronaut because of her expertise in XR film production, and will, among other things, film from polar orbit. Together with O2XR, she has developed special equipment for filming in zero gravity.
The program continues with "Artemis - status of the lunar program" by Ragnar Thorbjørnsen. Thorbjørnsen is the editor of Romfart and has followed developments in space travel since the Apollo program. In recent years, he has particularly followed NASA's Artemis program. He gives an update on the lunar program and looks at what we can expect in the years to come.
In the lecture "SpaceX and innovation culture" we meet Rolf-Harald Haugen. Haugen is co-founder and chairman of O2XR and has a background in the Norwegian Armed Forces, technology companies and the aerospace sector. He has a master's degree in innovation management from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, with a particular focus on crisis-driven innovation management and SpaceX's early development.
Finally, Hellmut Lagos Koller, Chile's ambassador to Norway and Iceland, will give the lecture "Superpower politics in space". Koller has been a diplomat for Chile since 1995 and is currently ambassador to Norway and Iceland. He has worked in space diplomacy since 2006 and has, among other things, led UN work related to the peaceful use of outer space and the development of norms for responsible behavior in space. The lecture will be held in English.
The anniversary event is free and takes place in the auditorium, one floor down from the museum reception. For a regular admission ticket you can also visit the museum's exhibitions and participate in other space activities.
