Chris Hadfield and Victor Glover discussed science, culture and the 'new space race' at the Starmus festival

At the Starmus festival, astronauts Chris Hadfield and Victor Glover gave an interview to Euronews Culture: they spoke about their impressions of space, compared real spaceflights with their depiction in cinema, and discussed whether the 'new space race' is becoming rivalry or cooperation. Glover and his Artemis II crew received the Stephen Hawking Medal.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 27 October 2026 at 17:291 min read

The key facts

Victor Glover and the NASA Artemis II crew were awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for popularizing science
The astronauts discussed whether the 'new space race' creates rivalry or brings countries closer together
The conversation took place at the Starmus festival and was published by Euronews on October 27, 2026

An astronauts' conversation at Starmus

Former International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover took part in a conversation that Euronews Culture conducted with them at the Starmus festival. The occasion for Glover's appearance at the festival was an award: he and his fellow crew members of NASA's Artemis II received the Stephen Hawking Medal for science communication.

What the astronauts talked about

The conversation covered what it feels like to be in space and how that experience changes one's view of earthly matters and humanity. The astronauts also compared real spaceflight with its portrayal in popular culture and discussed whether the 'new space race' turns relations between states into rivalry or, on the contrary, into closer cooperation. The piece was published in video format on October 27, 2026; a detailed transcript of the conversation is not provided in the source.