Berlin Air Show ILA2008

Berlin will showcase European and international space activities at the ILA2008 Air Show from Tuesday 27 May to Sunday 1 June. An International Space Village spanning over 2500m2 will be exclusively devoted to space, presenting the entire range of activities, products and services available in Europe and elsewhere.

Inside a joint Space Pavilion, the European Space Agency (ESA), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) will present ongoing and future European and German space projects in a lively exhibition area open to trade visitors/the press from 10:00 to 18:00 hours daily and to the general public from Friday 30 May through to Sunday 1 June. The Pavilion inauguration ceremony will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday the 27th in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.   

The exhibition features a large central area where special multimedia projections will enable visitors to discover or re-discover the beauty our changing planet and its fragile environment. From this central area, they will have an opportunity to learn more about the terrestrial benefits of space systems, focussing on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, space telecommunications and their applications, satellite navigation with Europe's Galileo system and the space sciences unveiling the secrets of the universe.

An international conference on ‘Earth observation: solutions for decision-making' under the aegis of ESA, the DLR and the BDLI, on 27 May and 28 May will provide an overview of existing applications in the areas of climate/environmental management and civil security. Panellists will discuss solutions in the light of the future needs expressed by international decision-makers and government authorities.

For further information on ILA2008 and accreditation, visit

www.ila-berlin.de/ila2008/presse