Defying Gravity: students shooting for the Moon

© Justine Willa, ECAL - EPFL's  Asclepios  project invites you to imagine what it would be like to travel to another world through a  new exhibition  hosted by EPFL Pavilions from May 4th through May 23rd. The name Asclepius refers to the Greek god of medicine, the central figure of the healer holding a serpent in the constellation of Ophiuchus vel Serpentarius. In the present imagining,  Asclepios  is the name of a project initiated in August 2019 whose aim is to organize a mission simulating a space expedition. It is linked to EPFL's  [email protected]  student association, whose mission is to make space sciences more accessible to the general public. Asclepios is one of the first initiatives in the world to propose an analog mission to space, an initiative developed entirely by students, for students, with the help of academic institutions, scientists, as well as industry support. Asclepios has teamed up with  CDH Culture  and  EPFL Pavillions  to share their experience with the wider community through an exhibition from May 4^th-23^rd at EPFL Pavilions, in Pavilion A, called  Defying Gravity. On two projection walls, Asclepios presents a video and photo series that traces its history and the dynamics that led it to prepare its first mission, planned for July 2021.