Winners of Space for Sustainability Award attended Hera launch
In brief
On 7 October 2024, Coralie Brival and Martín Garcia Perez had the incredible opportunity to attend the HERA launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA as the winners of the Space for Sustainability Award in 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this was a long-awaited reward.
Coralie and Martín were recognized for their innovative paper which you can read here: 'SedimenTerra: An Assessment Tool for Sediment Monitoring'
In-depth
Testimonial
"Attending the ESA HERA launch was an unforgettable experience. The opportunity to witness this historic rocket launch was thrilling on its own, but sharing it with the entire ESA team—including scientists, industry experts, and their families—made it truly special. Watching 20 years of hard work finally take off was deeply moving and inspiring, representing a huge step forward in planetary defense and space exploration.
Seeing space advancements up close, surrounded by the passion of the ESA community, has motivated us to continue our work using space resources to address global environmental challenges. It was a privilege to witness such progress in space exploration, and we are excited to keep pushing boundaries in sustainability from space."
Coralie & Martín