Luxembourg economy minister and higher education and research minister (DP) on 3 August will present their plans for a so-called . The campus will bring together researchers  and private companies active in the space sector to collaborate and share knowledge around the industry. Its location is currently unknown.

Tom and Tracy during their chat looked at other ways in which the grand duchy develops its presence in space. Among others, there is a space fund (of €120m) which is used to attract companies to Luxembourg. The startup Manaa Electrics, which turns sand into solar panels has set up camp in Luxembourg, as has the European branch of Japanese company iSpace.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) also collaborate on several projects, like the European Space Resource Innovation Centre or the programme, which allows 19 Luxembourg students to get internships in one of the ESA’s locations.

Though a launch date for this space campus has not been revealed yet, it will be interesting to see what fruits the collaboration between researchers and private companies will bear.

Tracy also selected some events to attend over the coming week. On Tuesday night, will perform their 2019 album Ghosteen at the Rockhal. Then, until February of next year, UK multimedia artist Tacita Dean will have. Lastly, the much-awaited returned on Saturday 30 July and will continue running for the next couple of weeks. Bands such as Francis of Delirium will be sure to offer a great performance.

For the pick of the week, Tracy selected the song  

To know more about the week ahead, tune in again next week on Monday around 8.30am on Ara City Radio or listen online on Delano.lu.

This article was edited on 2 August. A previous version had stated the campus would be in Kirchberg, though this information was mistaken.