Vis Viva
Society of Space Professionals

To unite, to teach and learn, and to explore.

About Vis Viva

Vis Viva is a member-centric society for space professionals, providing a platform to exchange ideas and thoughts on space topics regularly and on a high level.

Mission
Establish a society exclusive to space professionals of diverse backgrounds; to foster her member’s strive for excellence; endorse European space exploration and exploitation; and stimulate interaction between all parties involved.

Goals
★ Provide a forum for the interaction and intellectual exchange between space professionals.
★ Advocate and stimulate the European exploration and exploitation of space.
★ Advocate and stimulate education in space engineering and sciences.

What we do:

Organize activities with a mission

Platform

Vis Viva organizes frequent and regular meetings for Fellows and Candidates. We provide a forum to converse and discuss about space topics on a bi-weekly basis.

Education

Events such as symposia, study tours, and lectures provide members and non-members alike the opportunity to learn. We do our best to spark and share enthusiasm.

Outreach

Promoting space exploration, space sciences, and commercial spaceflight is in our genes. Vis Viva provides networking opportunities and also events to just have a good time, through movie nights, dinners, launch events, and many more.

So what have we done in the past?

37

Meetings!

4

Launch events

4

Movie nights

2

Pub quizes

1

Study tour

2

Symposia

Vis Viva is a young and dynamic society dedicated to connecting space academia, (governmental) organisations, and industry.

Featured events

Bi-weekly #37: Orion MPCV

</ul>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
</div>
<div class="one-half">
<h3>Bi-weekly #37: Orion MPCV</h3>
<p><i>22th of April, 2015 @ ‘t Boterhuis, Delft</i></p>
<p>Orion MPCV, headed by NASA, developed by Lockheed Martin and Airbus Defense and Space (under auspices of ESA). This bi-weekly was all about the new multipurpose crew vehicle that is currently being developed. We had interesting discussions about its programmatics and technical details. A grab from the topics: “Is Orion/SLS just a project to keep the US Senate happy?”, “Is there a need for government funded LEO access?”, “If it cannot go to Mars, what is there in Beyond Earth Orbit to do?”</p>
<p>Andreas Kleinschneider, BSc. is a master student space exploration and a Fellow of Vis Viva. He recently finished his internship at Airbus Defense and Space in Bremen, where he was part of the systems engineering team for the European Service Modele (ESM) and of the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV).</p>
<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>
<p>Orion MPCV: The new Apollo?<br />
– Andreas Kleinschneider, BSc<br />
</div>
</div>

Bi-weekly #36: Habitable Exoplanets

</ul>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
</div>
<div class="one-half">
<h3>Bi-weekly #36: Habitable Exoplanets</h3>
<p><i>18th of March, 2015 @ ‘t Boterhuis, Delft</i></p>
<p>This bi-weekly was all about exoplanet hunting by means of polarimetry. As one of the methods polarimetry offers the another possibility of finding exoplanets, but also to characterize them. Based on the polarization of the light, scientists can infer whether the surface is likely to have vegetation, if the atmosphere contains a lot of water, et cetera. </p>
<p>Thijs Arts, BSc. is a MSc. student working on his thesis on the use of polarimetry for exoplanet hunting and characterization. </p>
<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>
<p>Searching for Habitable Exoplanets<br />
– Thijs Arts, BSc<br />
</div>
</div>

Bi-weekly #35: DEIMOS-F

</ul>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
</div>
<div class="one-half">
<h3>Bi-weekly #35: DEIMOS-F</h3>
<p><i>4th of March, 2015@ ‘t Boterhuis, Delft</i></p>
<p>This bi-weekly covers rocket engineering at its best. Stacha Petrovic from DARE presented the current progress and the prospects for their DEIMOS-F liquid rocket engine.<br />
Stacha Petrovic, BSc is a MSc student at the chair of Astrodynamics and Space Missions. Within DARE, the Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering society, he is the current team leader of the liquid rocket propulsion team.</p>
<p><strong>Agenda</strong></p>
<p>DEIMOS-F: Progress and Prospects<br />
– Stacha Petrovic, BSc<br />
</div>
</div>

SpaceUpNL

</ul>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
</div>
<div class="one-half">
<h3>SpaceUpNL</h3>
<p><i>10th and 11th of May, 2014 @ Space Expo, Noordwijk, The Netherlands</i></p>
<p>Vis Viva was co-organisor and sponsor of <a title="SpaceUpNL Website" href="http://www.spaceup.nl" target="_blank">SpaceUpNL</a>: the first SpaceUp unconference. Fellows Jacco Geul and Frederik Bräuer were involved in the organisation on our behalf. Click on “View story” to read the full account of fellow Sander van Oers.</p>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/68917167@N06/sets/72157644861153665/" target="_blank" class="g-btn type_primary size_small"><span><i class="fa fa-flickr"></i>View gallery</span></a>
<a href="https://www.visviva.nl/spaceup" class="g-btn type_primary size_small"><span><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i>View story</span></a>
</div>
</div>

Past Events Upcoming Events

Contact Us

Society Vis Viva
Astrodynamics and Space Missions
Kluyverweg 1
2629 HS Delft
The Netherlands

info@visviva.nl

@SocietyVisViva

Updates

PnP Satellite Team needs YOU!

Dec 03 2014

0

After a very interesting talk last week about Plug-and-Play satellites by Ran Qedar, we have an exciting announcement for you. The PnP Satellite team is recruiting and is looking for team members that want to help design and build the…

Upcoming bi-weekly #26: News Round-up Jun-Sep ’14

Sep 18 2014

0

Resuming our regular schedule, the next bi-weekly meeting will take place next Wednesday. With everyone back from holidays and the start of the new academic year, it is time to reflect on the months past and discuss what has happened…

PubQuiz III: Return of the quiz!

Sep 08 2014

0

The Vis Viva Space Pub Quiz is back! The third iteration of this bar-event will be hosted by Saish. Prepare your space trivia, because you will need it! See you all next week Wednesday in Delft for another fun and…

SpaceUp NL Review

Jul 03 2014

0

On May 10 and 11, the first Dutch SpaceUp “unconference” was held at Space Expo, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Vis Viva was co-organisor and sponsor of SpaceUpNL. Fellows Jacco Geul and Frederik Bräuer lead in the organisation on our behalf. This is…

All Updates

@SocietyVisViva June 29, 2015

Live from the land! That is In-Situ Resource Utilization. Join us at the biweekly this week! visviva.nl/event/bi-weekl… ow.ly/i/bxyCc
@SocietyVisViva May 4, 2015

Join us at the End of the Universe and enjoy the annual Vis Viva BBQ+quiz! ow.ly/i/aD7M0 Sign up at: ow.ly/Mqpjj
@SocietyVisViva April 24, 2015

ESTCube-1, a one unit cubesat with an electric sail! We will talk about it on Wed. 29 April, 19:30 at 't Boterhuis! ow.ly/i/av0AK

Vis Viva Society of Space Professionals