# From Curiosity to Commitment: Big Science in Space

From Curiosity to Commitment: Big Science in Space at Falling Walls Science House, Saturday 7 November 2026, 14:00.

- Venue: Falling Walls Science House, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin
- With: Sascha P. Quanz, Stacie Bloom
- Go to page: https://falling-walls.com/programme/curiosity-commitment-big-science-space

A round table titled "From Curiosity to Commitment: Big Science in Space" deals with ambitious science missions in space, such as the search for life beyond Earth. The session is run by ETH Zürich. It asks how curiosity-driven research becomes sustained commitment, what new funding models and long-term vision this requires, and how public and private actors can jointly enable the next generation of big science. Speakers include Sascha P. Quanz of ETH Zürich and Stacie Bloom of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 14:00 — Falling Walls Science House

Written by a model, sources: [falling-walls.com](https://falling-walls.com/programme/curiosity-commitment-big-science-space)

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