Outreach and Public Engagement
Our Outreach and Public Engagement Activities
At Space Exchange Switzerland (SXS), our mission is simple and clear: promote space in Switzerland across all generations. We believe that curiosity for space begins early, evolves over time, and stays with us throughout life. That’s why our outreach strategy acts on two levels
1) To inspire a broad public, we participate at major events across the country. From Fantasy Basel to the Air & Space Days in Lucerne and other national gatherings, we share the excitement of space science, exploration, and innovation with thousands of visitors every year.
2) To deepen interests of those who want more, we run Space Clubs tailored to three different age groups, offering creative hands‑on activities that match each stage of learning and discovery. Space can be a hobby just like sports or music!
Together, these activities help us build a vibrant, inclusive, and future‑ready Swiss space
Are you looking for a specialist for a talk or activities for your own space-themed event? Happy to help! Please contact us!
The Planet-Club
KIDS
Some children are fascinated by space at a very young age. However, many parents don’t feel competent to support them adequately and answer their thousands of questions. The Planet-Club invites children from 2nd to 4th grade to pursue space-themed activities from tinkering to observation and learn about opportunities and limits of using models to understand the world. Contents are based on existing space missions, the technologies involved and the data gathered.
Join a club - for a long term experience!
The Galaxy-Club
JUNIOR
Space enthusiasts from 5th to 9th grade already have a huge knowledge about their area of interest. At the Galaxy-Club, they are introduced to opportunities such a citizen science projects and data archives to start their own explorations. They learn how to use a telescope and start collecting their own data. They meet peers with similar interests as well as scientists and engineers who work in their fields of interests, for example during a lab visit.
The Cosmos-Club
ADULTS- ( from 16 yrs on)
This club is dedicated to both who have always been fascinated by the Universe and those who are just discovering the vastness of it, and like to do it together with other enthusiasts and proven experts. It offers a program featuring the latest space activities in Switzerland such as the search for live beyond our planet, space debris or the James Webb Telescope. There is scope for discussing the societal and philosophical implication of human activities in space. Those who wish to take it a step further have the opportunity to participate in citizen science.
