INTERVIEWS
349."Des expériences biomédicales en impesanteur", interview (in French, by Report-IT), Series Les Eclaireurs, Belgian Radio RTBF, 2 August 2023; broadcasted on 30 September and 1st October 2023. See also the article "Des expériences chirurgicales en impesanteur" on the RTBF.be website and on the UCLouvain website.
348."Inside Blue Abyss’ plan to build super-deep pools for astronauts and military bots", interview, Popular Science Website, 6 May 2023; published online 8 June 2023.
347."Carriere scientifique d'un candidat astronaute", interview (in French, by Teams), Belgian website La Niche, 12 April 2023.
346."Vladimir Pletser: des expériences de six secondes en impesanteur sur le cancer, le cœur et les os", interview (in French, by Teams), Belgian children's newspaper Journal des Enfants, 12 April 2023.
345."Vladimir Pletser, amlumi UCLouvain et experiences en impesanteur", interview (in French), for UCLouvain Website, Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 4 April 2023.
344."Quand les scientifiques s’envoient en l’air, pour six secondes d’apesanteur en planeur", interview (in French), Belgian daily newspaper La Libre, Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 4 April 2023.
343."Des vols en planeur pour aider la recherche médicale", interview (in French), Belgian TV RTL, Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 4 April 2023.
341-342."Saint-Hubert : la recherche médicale expérimentée à bord d'un planeur en impesanteur", interview (in French), Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 4 April 2023:
- Belgian TV Tvlux;
- Belgian TV Tvlux website.
338-340."Étudier le cancer, le cœur et l’os en impesanteur : Monsieur "Microgravité" s'élance en vol parabolique pour la science", interview (in French), Saint-Hubert, Belgium, 4 April 2023:
- Belgian TV RTBF-TV, JT 13h (live) and JT 19h;
- Belgian TV RTBF website.
337."Krijgen Frimout en De Winne vandaag een opvolg(st)er?" interview (in Flemish), Belgian daily newspaper De Standaard, 23 November 2022.
336."The Belgian Space Week" interview (in French) with P.E. Paulis for Belgian TV LN24, Brussels, Belgium, 20 October 2022.
335."The Ishango rod and the Ishango oath" interview (in French) for Bouke Media, Grand Manege, Namur, Belgium, 3 June 2022.
334."Pinoy Scientist: Citizen astronaut and Space Hackathon" interview (by Google Meet) for Philippine Radio Agila, 15 May 2022.
333."Space research in Wallonia" interview (in French), with J.M. Thomas, for Belgian TV LN24, Belgian Pavilion, Expo 2020, Dubai, 11 November 2021.
332."Expo 2020 Dubaï - Wallonie-Bruxelles, la tête dans les étoiles", interview (in French) forWallonie-Bruxelles International.be website, Dubai, November 2021.
331."Space, Thomas Pesquet and Space Exploration", interview (in French) with P.E. Paulis, Twitch TV, Futur immediate, 2 November 2021.
330."L'apesanteur peut-elle aider à guérir du cancer? L'expérience belge dans la station spatiale chinoise" (in French "Can weightlessness help cure cancer? The Belgian experiment in the Chinese space station"), interview for the Belgian Television RTBF-TV, 5 May 2021.
329."SpaceX Crew2 Dragon launch with Thomas Pesquet", interview (in French) with P.E. Paulis, P. Lefevre, V. Detaille, Belgian TV LN24, 23 April 2021.
328."Un astronaute belge en 2021 ? "Le choix ultime, c’est de la dentellerie politico-budgétaire"" (in French "A Belgian Astronaut in 2021? "The ultimate choice is political and budgetary lacework"), interview with F. Dewinne, H. Stevenin, for La Libre Belgique, Belgian daily newspaper, p. 20-21, 16 February 2021.
327."Et si l’apesanteur aidait à guérir le cancer?" (in French "What if weightlessness helped cure cancer?", interview for La Libre Belgique, Belgian daily newspaper, 12 January 2021. Published 15 January 2021, p. 24-25.
326."Ce mercredi soir, la Chine ramène sur Terre deux kilos de roches lunaires : une première depuis 44 ans" (in French "This Wednesday evening, China brings back to Earth two kilos of lunar rocks: a first for 44 years"), interview at the occasion of the return of Moon samples by the Chang-e 5, for La Libre Belgique, Belgian daily newspaper, 10 December 2020. Published 16 December 2020.
325."Connaissez-vous les os d'Ishango?" (in French "Do you know the Ishango bones?"), Skype interview for La Revue de Saint-Boniface-Parnasse, 15 October 2020. Published La Revue Nr 238, December 2020, p. 64-65.
324."Cet été, les Terriens envahissent la planète Mars : "On a une fenêtre de tir à peu près tous les deux ans"" (in French "This summer, Earthlings invade Mars: "We have a window of opportunity about every two years"") at the occasion of the launch of the UAE, Chinese and US missions to Mars, July 2020, for La Libre Belgique, Belgian daily newspaper, p.17-19. Published on 14 July 2020.
323."Exploration humaine de Mars : “ce n'est pas la planète B de la Terre. Le faire croire est criminel”" (in French "Human exploration of Mars: "It is not Earth's planet B. To make believe it is criminal"), interview for La Libre Belgique, Belgian daily newspaper, p.17-19. Published on 14 July 2020.
322."Profil d’un Candidat Astronaute" (in French " Profile of an Astronaut Candidate"), par email pour le site TV Wallonie Backstage, Special Belges, September 2019.
321."L'Europe entend bien emboîter le pas aux Américains sur le chemin de la Lune" (in French "Europe intends to follow the Americans on the road to the Moon"), interview for La Derniere Heure, Belgian daily newspaper, Published 20 July 2019.
320."Apollo 11: 50 ans - Partie 7 et Partie 8" (in French: "Apollo 11: 50 years - Part 7 and Part 8"), interview by email for the website Destination Orbite, 21 July 2019. Published on 22-23 July 2019.
319."Missions vers la Lune et Mars" (in French "Missions to the Moon and Mars") interview in the frame of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo11 mission, for 1969 Lunar Watch promotion, Sebastien Colen, Belgium, July 2019.
318."Meet the astronaut trainer getting billionaire space tourists ready for liftoff", interview for MIT Technology Review, Business Impact, Cambridge, USA, 27 November 2018.
317."L'odysse du baton d'Ishango" (in French "The Ishango bone odyssey"), interview for Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant, HE2B, Nivelles, Belgium, September 2018.
316."UCLouvain pilots soar into zero-g", interview (in French) on parabolic flights with gliders for student experiments, for Ecole Polytechnique Louvain – UCLouvain, Saint-Hubert Aerodrom, Belgium, September 2018.
315."Conferences at the University Mapon of Kindu", interview (in French) for Congolese Television Tele Cinquante, Kindu, R.D. Congo, 13 April 2018.
314."Le Serment d'Ishango" (in French "The Oath of Ishango"), interview for National Congolese Television, Institut La Gombe, Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 20 April 2018.
313."Vladimir Pletser, candidat astronaute: homo parabolicus" (in French "Vladimir Pletser, astronaut candidate: homo parabolicus"), slow interview for Anciens of Saint Boniface at the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Institute Saint-Boniface, by Skype, from Beijing, China, October 2017.
312."Martian Habitats", interview for Architecture Revue, at ESA Satellite Tracking Centre, Redu, Belgium, 26 June 2017.
311."Experience of working in China", interview for Go Taikonauts, ESTEC, 23 June 2016.
310."Vladimir Pletser, the European 'Mr. Microgravity': in Beijing as scientific advisor to the Center of Technology and Engineering for the Use of Space, at the Chinese Academy of Sciences", (in French "Vladimir Pletser, le ‘Mr Microgravity’ européen: à Beijing comme conseiller scientifique au Centre de technologie et d’ingénierie pour l’utilisation de l’espace, à l’Académie des Sciences de Chine") interview (in French), Wallonie Espace Infos, n°85 mars-avril 2016, p. 38-39.
309."SGAC France - Les vols paraboliques" (in French "SGAC (Space Generation Advisory Council) France - Parabolic Flights"), Google Hang-out, Bordeaux, France, 26 April 2016.
308."Experience in parabolic flights", in-flight interview for Greek Television, during 64th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, April 2016.
307."Presentation of the suborbital flight student experiment of College Saint Michel from Brussels", interview (in French) by Students of the College Saint Michel, Brussels, 19 January 2016.
306."The place of Belgium in Space Research, Education and Industry", interview (in French by telephone) with Senator D. Tilmans, for ’Le Forum de Midi’, Belgian radio RTBF La Premiere, Brussels, 2 November 2015.
305."Seul sur Mars : Matière Grise au cinéma avec un astronaute, Partie 1 et Partie 2" (in French "'The Martian’: Matière Grise at the Movies with an Astronaut, Part 1 and Part 2"), interview (in French) for Matière Grise, Science programme of the Belgian TV RTBF, Brussels, 14 October 2015. Braidcast on 28 October 2015.
304."The Ishango Milele Project: about the Ishango rod", interview (in French) for the French radio RCF, Lille, 8 October 2015.
303."Iriez-vous sur Mars ? Nous avons posé la question à six scientifiques" (in French: "Would you go to Mars? We asked six scientists"), interview for the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique, 7 October 2015.
302."En 4 scènes, "Seul sur Mars" vu par la science" (in French: "In 4 scenes, ‘The Martian’ seen by science", telephone interview for the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique, Corfu, 30 September 2015. Published on 6 October 2015.
296-301."The Odyssey of the Ishango rod: from Cenral Africa to Space" interview (in French) in Rep. Dem. Congo:
- Agence de Presse Quotidienne, Kinshasa, 14 September 2015 (published in Edition n°3953 APA 17 September 2015 OLB-BBOS);
- Congolese Television RTNC, Kinshasa, 15 September 2015;
- Congolese Radio RTNC, Goma, 16 September 2015;
- Congolese Radio Okapi, Goma, 17 September 2015;
- Congolese Radio Television Communautaire Tayna RTCT, Goma, 17 September 2015;
- Congolese Radio POLE FM, Goma, 17 September 2015.
295."Retour aux sources: "Apollo-Soyouz, rendez-vous au sommet"" (in French "Comments on the film ‘Appolo-Soyuz Test Project, 40 years anniversary’"), interview for the show ‘Retour aux Sources’ of the Belgian RTBF-TV, Brussels, September 2015; broadcast on 16 October 2015.
294."Difficulties of Astronaut tasks in microgravity at the occasion of the launch of the first Danish Astronaut", interview during the Public Discovery Parabolic Flight VDI-9, for the show "DR3s Store Astronautduel" (The Great DR3 Astronautduel) of the Danish TV, Bordeaux, 28 August 2015; broadcast on 2 September 2015.
293."Genie biomedical: des paraboles a l'espace" (in French "Biomedical engineering: from parabolas to space"), interview with Prof. P. Lefevre for “Louvain Ingénieurs” at Catholic University of Louvain, Woluwé, Bruxelles, Belgium, July 2015. Published in Polytech Louvain, Nr 5, Autumn 2015, p.12-14.
290-292."The first ESA parabolic flight campaign with the Airbus A310 Zero-G", interview during the Cooperative CoPF ESA-CNES-DLR campaign, Bordeaux, May 2015 for:
- Belgian Flemish speaking Television VTM TV
- Belgian Flemish speaking scientific journal EOS
- ESA Zero-G Hangout, Science in altered gravity (Google Hangout)
289."Podcast #5 – Vladimir Pletser, la tête dans les étoiles avec un astronaute" (in French "Podcast #5 - Vladimir Pletser, head in the stars with an astronaut"), interview for Podcast Templay, Brussels, Belgium, 15 January 2015.
288."Space and Education and status of the Suborbital Research Association", interview (in French) with Senator D. Tilmans and Dr P.F. Migeotte, for ’Le Forum de Midi’, Belgian radio RTBF La Premiere, Brussels, Belgium, 17 November 2014.
287."SETI: sommes-nous seuls dans l'Univers?" (in French "SETI: are we alone in the Universe?"), live interview for French Radio RCF, Lille, 25 September 2014.
286."Qualquer um de nós pode ser astronauta. O difícil é receber uma missão espacial" (in Portuguese "Anyone of us can be an astronaut. The hard part is getting a space mission"), interview during the 61st ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Portuguese daily newspaper Observador, September 2014. Published 1st November 2014.
285."Saiba que experiências se fazem em queda livre na atmosfera terrestre" (in Portuguese "Find out what experiments are done in free fall in Earth's atmosphere"), interview during the 61st ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Portuguese daily newspaper Observador, September 2014. Published 8 October 2014.
284."Flutuar como um astronauta num avião em queda livre" (in Portuguese "Float like an astronaut in a free-falling plane"), interview during the 61st ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Portuguese daily newspaper Observador, September 2014. Published 4 October 2014.
283."Jak zostałem wniebowzięty. "Mój Boże... nieważkość jest wspaniała"" (in Polish "How I was floating. "My God... weightlessness is wonderful""), interview during the 61st ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Polish daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, September 2014. Published 18 September 2014.
282."Production of energy from astronauts urine on ISS", telephone interview for Belgian radio RTBF La Première, Utopia, broadcast on 23 May 2014.
281."Cosa significa volare a zero g" (in Italian "What does it mean to fly in zero g"), interview during the 60th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Italian Liguria TV TGR, April 2014. Broadcast on 23 April 2014. Published on 1 May 2014.
279-280."Microgravity and parabolic flights", interview during the 60th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, April 2014 for:
- Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure, Brussels; published on 3 May 2014;
- EPFL Education TVI, Lausanne.
278."Vladimir Pletser, the Homo Parabolicus", interview for the website Career Paths of Belgian Space People, January 2014.
277."Mars One, a well-disguised rip-off", phone interview (in French) for Ciné Télé Revue, January 2013, p. 27.
276."Ein Selbstversuch in der Schwerelosigkeit" (in German, "A personal experience in weightlessness"), interview during the 59th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for German magazine Die Welt, Welt Am Sonntag. November 2013. Published in Nr 47, 24 November 2013, p.60-61.
275."Space, Education and the Suborbital Research Association", interview (in French) with Senator D. Tilmans and Dr P.F. Migeotte, for ’Le Forum de Midi’, Belgian radio RTBF La Premiere, Brussels, Belgium, 15 October 2013.
274."Preparation for parabolic flights", interview during meeting with ‘After Earth’ prize contest winner, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, September 2013.
273."Cash-strapped? Try the poor man's space travel with a parabolic flight", interview during the 58th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, June 2013 for CNN Business International, broadcasted on mid-July 2013.
272."3D Printing to build a Moon base" (telephone interview), Belgian Radio RTBF, 25 March 2013
271."Diving and weightlessness for a Candidate Astronaut", Dutch Duiken magazine, Diving Pool Nemo33, Brussels, 22 March 2013.
270."First weightlessness discovery parabolic flights for the general public", telephone interview for the Belgian Radio RTBF O positive, Bordeaux, 14 March 2013, broadcasted on 15 March 2013.
269."Sensibilisation aux études scientifiques: une conférence à St André à Ramegnies-Chin" (in French, "Raising awareness of scientific studies: a conference at St André in Ramegnies-Chin", interview for Belgian Regional TV NoTele, at Institut Saint André, Ramegnies-Chin, Tournai, Belgium, 7 February 2013. Broadcast 21 March 2013.
268."Factchecker: Mars exploration and the Mars One project", telephone interview for the Dutch Knack magazine, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 21 January 2013. Published 29 January 2013.
267."Microgravity, parabolic flights and the Myoton experiment", interview during the 57th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Estonian eTV, October 2012. Broadcasted on 31 October and 7 November 2012
266."Microgravity and parabolic flights", interview during the 57th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the German ARD TV and Bayerischer Rundfunk, October 2012. Broadcast on 7 and 8 November 2012.
265."Neil Armstrong as inspiration for a candidate astronaut", TV interview at the sad occasion of Neil Armstrong’s death, during the Hottolfiades, Hotton, Belgium, for RTL-TvI, broadcast on 27 August 2012.
264."Zero-G: extreme scientific fun", interview during the 56th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for UK daily newspaper Financial Times, May 2012. Published on 29 June 2012.
263."Una odisea 'marciana' en gravedad cero" (in Spanish, "A 'Martian' odyssey in zero gravity"), interview during the 56th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Spnish daily newspaper El Mundo, May 2012. Published on 3 June 2012, p. 51-53.
262"Enseignement Vladimir Pletser à l’école Jean Rolland de Saint-Ghislain: Un astronaute à l’école" (in French "Teaching Vladimir Pletser at the Jean Rolland school in Saint-Ghislain: An astronaut at school"), interview during a school visit for Mission-X project in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium, for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 23 March 2012, p. 23.
261."La tête dans les étoiles" (in French "Head in the stars"), interview during a school visit for Mission-X project in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium, for Belgian daily newspaper La Dernière Heure, 23 March 2012.
260."The ESA/CNES/DLR Joint European Partial-g Parabolic Flight (JEPPF) campaign", interview during the JEPPF campaign, Bordeaux, for French Television France3, June 2011.
259."«Un astronauta que viajara a Marte no tendría fuerza para aterrizar»’" (in Spanish, "An astronaut travelling to Mars would not have the strength to land"), interview during 54th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Spanish newspaper ABC, May 2011. Published 18 June 2011.
258."Dentro de un vuelo en gravedad cero: 22 segundos de infarto" (in Spanish, "Inside a zero gravity flight: 22 seconds of heart attack"), interview during 54th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Spanish newspaper ABC, May 2011. Published 18 June 2011.
257."ESA parabolic flights: the 54th ESA campaign", interview during 54th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, with free-lance journalist R. Jawarthadana for his book on Extreme science, May 2011.
256."Education in sciences", telephone interview (in French) for ’Le Forum de Midi’, Belgian radio RTBF, 29 March 2011.
255."A Guinness World Record for Vladimir Pletser: the most aircraft flown in parabolas by an individual", interview for ESA intranet Webportal, 18 November 2011.
254."Conferences in secondary schools as part of the Awareness programme of the Region of Brussels-Capital", interview (in French), Athénée Charles Janssens, Ixelles, Bruxelles, for Belgian regional TV Tele-Bruxelles, 17 September 2010. See ‘Devenir un jour astronaute’, Broadcast 5 October 2010.
253."ESA parabolic flights: the 52nd ESA campaign", interviews during 52nd campaign, Bordeaux, for Finnish TV YLE, 5 May 2010.
252."Mars exploration and the OasISS mission of F. Dewinne", interview for local Belgian Antwerpen TV ATV, 2 December 2009.
250."On Symposium for 25 years of ESA Parabolic Flight Campaigns", video interview for ESA HSF Portal website, ESTEC, 20 November 2009.
249."25 years of ESA Parabolic Flight Campaigns", interview for ESA Intranet website, ESTEC, 9 November 2009, online 18 November 2009.
253-255."ESA parabolic flights: the 51st ESA campaign", interviews during ESA's 51st campaign, Bordeaux, France, for:
- Spanish TV Antena 3, broadcasted on 6 November 2009;
- French Science magazine L’Optimum N°20, p. 132- 133 (in French), 2010 ;
- French regional TV TV7 (in French).
252."Preparation of future Mars missions", telephone interview (in French) for Belgian magazine Telepro, 11 September 2009.
251."Profile of a Belgian Astronaut Candidate", live interview (in French) by F. Vande Meersche for Belgian radio RTBF La Première, L’invité de l’été, Brussels, 25 July 2009.
250."Weightlessnes during parabolic flights", interview (in French) for French Science magazine Science & Vie Junior, 13 May 2009, published in Science & Vie Junior, No 238, July 2009, p. 38-41.
249."Mars simulation mission at MDRS in February 2009", interview (in French) by telephone for Swiss radio La Première, Radio Suisse Romande, ESTEC, 3 July 2009. Broadcast in Ciels d’été on 13 July 2009.
248."Microgravity platforms, Mars re-entry vehicles, Moon landing", interview (in French) for Belgian television RTL-TvI, ESTEC, 18 June 2009. Broadcast on 19 July 2009.
245-247."The mission OasISS: launch, vehicles, ISS, experiments", live interviews (in French) at Euro Space Centre, Transinne, Belgium, during the launch of Soyuz TMA15, 27 May 2009, for :
- Belgian RTBF Radio La Première;
- Belgian RTBF-TV La Une;
- Belgian Flemish magazine ‘Dag Allemaal’.
243-244."Mars Society Belgium: why and for whom ?", interview (in French) for Belgian local newspapers (2x), Vielsalm, Belgium, 19 May 2009, published in Les Echos, Vielsalm-Stavelot, 27 May 2009.
242."ESA parabolic flights: the 50th ESA campaign", interview during ESA's 50th campaign, Bordeaux, France, for ESA TV website portal, 13 May 2009.
241."My flight aboard the 'vomit comet'", interview during ESA's 50th campaign, Bordeaux, France, for British radio BBC Radio Four, Science series, 14 May 2009. Broadcast on 28 May 2009.
240."Zoom arrière: La conquête de l'espace" (in French, "Zoom out: The conquest of space"), interview (in French) as main guest for Belgian Television RTBF-TV series ‘Zoom arrière’ at the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the man landing on the Moon", Charleroi, Belgium, 28 April 2009. Broadcast on 12 June 2009.
239."Importance of space research for youngsters", interview (in French) for Belgian Television RTL-TVi, Brussels, 24 April 2009. Broadcast on 26 May 2009.
238."Spin-offs and applications of space research in everyday life", interview (in French) for Places to Be magazine, Brussels, 23 April 2009; published in Places to Be magazine, No 9, 56-59, June 2009.
237."Profession astronaut: selection, training, mission preparation", interview for Belgian Flemish TV VRT Canvas, ESTEC, 8 April 2009. Broadcasted in ‘Beroep Astronaut’, 26 May 2009 and 2 June 2009.
236."Selection, training and professional activities of an astronaut candidate", interview (in French) by pupils of Ecole Sainte-Marie, Suarlée, Namur, Belgium, 27 March 2009.
235."Pedagogical space activities in schools", interview (in French) for local Belgian TV Canal C, Ecole Sainte-Marie, Suarlée, Namur, Belgium, 27 March 2009.
234."Simulation at the Mars Desert Research Station: operations and experiments", interview (in French) for the science programme ‘Matière Grise’, French-speaking Belgian TV RTBF, at Mars Desert Research Station MDRS, Utah, 10-12 February 2009.
233."Simulation at the Mars Desert Research Station: Relations with the Utopia concept", interview with J. Dasal for a book to be published, at Mars Desert Research Station MDRS, Utah, 7 February 2009.
232."Human Exploration of Mars – from dreams to reality", interview for ESA Intranet Portal, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, January 2009.
231."Invitation to weightless land", interview for Belgian newspaper Nivelles-Capital, No 38, p. 42, December 2008.
230."Montigny-le-Tilleul: Des astronautes sur les bancs de l’école: La tête dans les étoiles" (in French, "Montigny-le-Tilleul: Astronauts on the school benches: Head in the stars"), Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 17 December 2008.
229."Mars500 selection and Euro-Geo-Mars mission at MDRS ", interview for Belgian newspaper Sud-Presse, 5 December 2008.
228."Research in microgravity and parabolic flights", interview for science programme ‘Matière Grise’ of the Belgian French-speaking Television RTBF-TV, Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, 1 October 2008.
227."ISS Flight of a child drawing for the Celebrities United for Child Protection contest", interview for the children's programme ‘Les News’ of the Belgian French-speaking Television RTBF-TV, Brussels, Belgium, 26 September 2008.
226."Youngster awareness programme for scientific and technical studies", interview for Belgian French-speaking Radio-Contact, Liège, Belgium, 9 April 2008.
225."5000ème parabole pour «Monsieur Microgravité»!" (in French: "500th parabola for «Mister Microgravity»!"), interview during the 48th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign, for the ESA Space in Member States, Belgium - Français Webpage, 31 March 2008.
224."5000 keer in vrije val" (in Flemish: "5000 times in free-fall"), interview during the 48th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign, for the ESA Space in Member States, Belgium - Nederlands Webpage, 17 March 2008.
220-223."5000th parabolas during the 48th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign of March 2008", interviews on 5 March 2008 for:
- Belgian magazine LeVif – L’Express, 18 March 2008;
- French Espace Magazine, No 37, May-June 2008, p. 73;
- Belgian Newspaper Metro, 26 March 2008, p. 09;
- WALLONIE ESPACE n° 37 March-April 2008, p. 48-50.
219."Physical and Life Sciences experiments of the 47th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign of December 2007", interview on 10 December 2007 for Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure, 18 December 2007. Published on 23 December 2007, p.8.
218."Importance of the scientific and technical studies awareness programme in the Region of Brussels-Capital", interview for Brussels Television Tele-Bruxelles, 19 November 2007.
217.“General overview of the Foton M3 mission”, ESA Webstreaming Network, Mission report #4, 26 September 2007.
216."The Mars 500 simulation at IBMP: why and how", telephone interview for Belgian newspaper Sud-Presse, 15 August 2007.
212-215."Importance of a radio contact with the ISS for students", interview during Wallonia's first contact radio with astronaut Sunny Williams on ISS on 29 May 2007 at Ecole Sainte-Marie, Suarlée, Namur, for :
- Belgian television RTBF;
- Belgian television RTL-TVi;
- Local Belgian Namur television Contact C;
- Belgian newspaper Vers l’Avenir, published in No 125, 30 May 2007, p.4.
211."Presentation of a new book ‘Bruxelles, une Région dans l’Espace’", live interview (in French) with T. Pirard for Belgian regional Brussels Television Tele-Bruxelles, 15 March 2007.
210."Destination Mars. Next stop: the Moon", interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian regional newspaper 7 Dimanche, p. 9, No 61, 10 December 2006.
209."Nomination among the 200 Brussels celebrities who make Brussels move", Brussels, Belgium, Belgian regional newspaper La Tribune de Bruxelles, p. 23, 7 December 2006.
207-208."ESA Parabolic Flight campaigns, organisation and historical aspects", interviews for :
- German Radio MDR, Bordeaux, France, 24 October 2006.
- Spanish International Television, Bordeaux, France, 25 October 2006.
206."Parabolic Flight campaigns for Students: why and how?", interview for German TV NTV, Bordeaux, France, 4 September 2006.
205."Zweven voor de wetenschap" (in Flemish, "Floating for science"), interview during Student Parabolic Flight Campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Belgian Flemish magazine Knack, published on 19 September 2006.
204."Organization of Parabolic Flight Campaigns", interview (in French) for Belgian newspaper Le Soir Magazine, 28 March 2006. Published in Le Soir Magazine No 3856 17 May 2006, 35-38.
203."Pour dix minutes d’apesanteur en plus" (in French "For ten more minutes of weightlessness"), interview during the 42nd ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps, 16 March 2006. Published on 21 March 2006, p. 35.
202."Pedagogical presentations on space research in Brussels secondary schools", interview (in French) with Brussels-Capital Region Minister B. Cerexhe for Belgian Radio RTBF, 13 January 2006.
201."Portrait of a Belgian Astronaut Candidate", interview (in French) for Brussels newspaper La Tribune de Bruxelles, 25 November 2005. Published on 1 December 2005.
200."Pedagogical presentations on space research in Brussels secondary schools and student parabolic flights for secondary schools", interview (in French) for Belgian radio Bel-RTL FM Bruxelles, 25 November 2005.
199."Belgian student parabolic flights for secondary schools", interview (in French) for Brussels newspaper Metro, Brussels, Belgium, 17 November 2005. Published on 21 November 2005.
198."ESA parabolic flight campaigns and their use", interview during 41st campaign, Bordeaux, France, for German radio WDR, October 2005. Broadcast on 30 October 2005.
196-197."Delay of landing of the RTF Shuttle mission", interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium, 9 August 2005, for:
- Belgian RTBF-TV news journal, broadcasted the same evening;
- Belgian newspaper La Capitale, Quotidien de Bruxelles, SudPresse, p.3.
190-195."ESA parabolic flight campaigns and their use", interview during the 40th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, June 2005 for:
- Italian newspaper, published in Magazine supplement, 30 July 2005, p.M2-M3;
- German newspaper Sachsische Zeitung, published in July 2005;
- Swiss newspaper Zurich Zeitung, published in July 2005;
- Swiss newspaper Le Temps, published in July 2005;
- Belgian RTL-TVi series 'Tout s'explique' (in French);
- Agence France-Presse (in French).
189."Parabolic flights and commercial access to space", telephone interview (in French), French magazine Technikart, ESTEC, 9 June 2005.
188."Shuttle Return To Flight and the International Space Station construction", interview (in French), Belgian RTL-TVi, Brussels, 29 April 2005. Broadcast on 27 July 2005.
187."Experiments of the 39th ESA parabolic flight campaigns", interview (in French) during 39th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for ESA Space Chronicle, 23 March 2005.
186."Preparation of ESA parabolic flight campaigns", interview during 39th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, for Italian Radio 24 Ore, 23 March 2005.
185."The role of Belgium in the robotic Mars exploration", interview, Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian TV RTBF, 7 March 2005.
184."Leven buiten de Aarde" (Life outside the Earth), interview for research work of school students of the Montessori Lyceum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 2004.
183."Parabolic flight experience and preparation of Mars human exploration", interview during 38th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for German TV N-TV, 28 October 2004.
182."Preparation of a Mars voyage and adaptation to various gravity levels", interview for the series Découvertes of the Swiss Radio Suisse Romande, Chabeuil, France, October 2004.
181."Spanish experiments during the 7th Student parabolic flight campaign", interview during 7th ESA Student parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Spanish Newspaper of Baleares, 15 July 2004.
180."Student parabolic flight campaign and Swiss experiments", interview during 7th ESA Student parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, for German-speaking Swiss Newspaper, 13 July 2004.
179."Interest for parabolic flight experimentation", interview (in French) during 7th ESA Student parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Swiss Radio, 13 July 2004.
178."Technique of a parabolic flight manoeuvre", in-flight interview (in French) during 7th ESA Student parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, for French TV M6, 7 July 2004.
177."Preparation of Human exploration of Mars and role of The Mars Society", interview (in French), for the youth magazine ID, 25 June 2004. Published in December 2004 issue, p. 10.
176."The 2nd ESA Parabolic Flight campaign of 2004 to prepare to space missions", interview, in NewsBriefs, Space News Vol. 15 No 24, 14 June 2004, p. 19.
174-175."The 37th ESA Parabolic Flight programme and its experiments", interviews during 37th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for:
- German Giga TV station, 7 June 2004;
- NBC Europe, 10 June 2004.
173."The ESA Parabolic Flight programme and its future", interview during the 37th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Austrian ORF-TV, 9th June 2004.
172."Destiny of a Louvain University alumni", interview (in French) for the Magazine Louvain; No 148, June 2004, p.29.
171."Preparation of manned Mars exploration and research in microgravity", interview (in French), scientific series 'Semences de curieux', Belgian radio RTBF - La Première, 27 April 2004. Broadcast 9 May 2004.
170."The Dutch astronaut André Kuipers as my colleague at ESA", interview by phone for a Dutch news agency, at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 31 March 2004.
169."Experiment debriefings of the 36th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign", live webbroadcast during the 36th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for ESA website video streaming, 23-24 March 2004.
168."Parabolic flight on the Airbus A300 Zero-G", interview during the 36th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for NBC Europe, Bordeaux, 24 March 2004.
167."ESA Parabolic Flight Responsable and Belgian Astronaut Candidate", interview (in French) for Cosmopif, les invites de la semaine, No 12, 16 February 2004.
166."On board the Airbus A300 Zero-G", interview (in French) for Espace Magazine, March-April 2004, 26-29.
165."New discoveries from present Mars expeditions", interview (in French) for the series Boulevard du Temps, Belgian radio RTBF, 30 January 2004.
164."What is so tragic to die on Mars? - Participation in The Mars Society's simulation campaigns of manned Mars missions in the Arctic and in the desert", interview for a Belgian Flemish newspaper Het Belang van Limburg, 20 January 2004. Published on 24-25 January 2004, p.8.
163."On to Mars! - Participation in The Mars Society's simulation campaigns of manned Mars missions in the Arctic and in the desert", interview for a Belgian Flemish newspaper De Standaard, 14 January 2004. Published on 17-18 January 2004, p.39. (See also here).
162."Objectif Mars: Mars la rouge fascine et invite l'homme à s'y poser - En avant, Mars ! - Sur la Terre des martionautes «Symbole de progrès et d'humanisme»" (in French, "Objective Mars" Red Mars fascinates and invites man to land there - On to Mars! - On the Earth of the martionauts «Symbol of progress and humanism»"), interview (in French) for the Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 10 January 2004. Published on 10-11 January 2004, p.1 and p.6.
161."Belgian candidate astronaut profile and parabolic flight campaign organisation", interview on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 35th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Chilean TV, 16 October 2003.
160."The 35th ESA parabolic flight campaign" on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 35th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Dutch TV RTL4, 15 October 2003. Broadcast on 17 October 2003.
159."Experiment debriefing after each parabolic flight during the 35th ESA campaign", leading interviews for the ESA website TV, Bordeaux. France, 14-15 October 2003. Broadcast on same days.
158."Parabolic flights and their use", interview (in French) on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 35th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the French TV Antenne 2, 14 October 2003. Broadcast during evening journal on 16 October 2003
157."Parabolic flights and participation of Greece in ESA programs", interview on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 35th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Greek TV Star news, 14 October 2003.
156."Astronaut selection, Belgium role at ESA, and Mars manned exploration", interview (in French) for the School Radio Rad' Yo!, Collège de la Fraternité, Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium, 10 October 2003.
155."Mars manned exploration", interview (in French) on the 'En avant, Mars !' book promotion for the BelgianTV AB-3, 26 September 2003.
154."Future of Mars human exploration", live interview (in French) by telephone on the 'En avant, Mars!' book promotion for the Belgian RTBF-Radio, Midi-Première, 4 September 2003.
151-153."Preparation and operation of the 'Brussels 0G Experience' parabolic flight campaign for secondary schools of the Brussels-Capital Region", three interviews (in French) for the RTBF-TV series 'Matiere Grise' (Grey matter) in Redu, Belgium, April 2003; Bordeaux, France, May 2003; Brussels, Belgium, July 2003. Broadcast on 9 September 2003.
150."What are parabolic flights used for?", interview (in French) on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 6th ESA Student campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the French TV M6, 24 July 2003. Broadcast same day.
145-149."The 'Brussels 0G Experience' parabolic flight campaign for secondary schools of the Brussels-Capital region", interviews (in French) during the 6th ESA Student campaign, Melsbroek military airport, Brussels, Belgium, 22 July 2003, for Belgian medias with broadcast same day:
- national TV RTBF-TV News;
- national TV RTL-TVi News;
- regional TV Tele-Bruxelles News;
- national TV AB3-TV;
- national Radio RTBF-Radio.
144."Expérience « d'enfer » en apesanteur" (in French, "A "hellish" experience in weightlessness"), interview (in French) during the 6th ESA Student campaign, Melsbroek military airport, Brussels, Belgium, for the Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 23 July 2003.
143."Award of flight suits to laureates of the International Space Camp contest by Dirk Frimout", reportage series on Belgian regional Brabant Wallon RTBF-TV, 16 July 2003.
142."View from space and impact of Irak war", plateau interview during charity tele-marathon for children casualties of Irak war, Thessaloniki TV100, Greece, 11 April 2003.
135-141."Importance of space research for Greece and zeolite research in microgravity", interviews in Thessaloniki, Greece, 10-11 April 2003, for:
- Greek national Alter TV;
- Greek national Makedonia TV;
- Greek national ET-3 TV;
- Greek newspaper Makedonia, published in Makedonia-Koinonia, 11 April 2003, p. 21;
- newspaper Thessaloniki, in Thessaloniki-Koinonia, 14 April 2003, p. 58;
- Thessaloniki TV100;
- Thessaloniki Radio 100.
134."Experiments on the 34th ESA parabolic flight campaigns", interview on board Airbus A300 Zero-G during the 34th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, 3 April 2003.
131-133."ESA parabolic flight campaigns", three interviews during the 34th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for the ESA D-MSM TV-Web Video, 3 April 2003.
130."Orbit or not orbit ?", interview (in French) on space tourism for the journal Dialogue Wallonie, No 17, Mars 2003, p. 35.
129."Selection of parabolic flight experiment proposals for the Brussels Zero-G Experience", interview (in French) for the Belgian radio Radio-FM, 26 March 2003.
128."On to Mars!: the book", interview (in French) for the Belgian newspaper Metro, 13 March 2003.
127."Brussels in orbit", interview (in French) for the Belgian newspaper Vlan 2, 30 September 2002. Published 23 0ctober 2002, p. 1, 6.
126."Martian mission simulations", interview by telephone (in French) for the Belgian RTBF-Radio, 14 August 2002. Broadcast on 15 August 2002.
125."Ixelles Vladimir Pletzer à Saint-Boniface - L'astronaute belge à la conquête des vocations" (in French, "Ixelles Vladimir Pletzer in Saint-Boniface - The Belgian astronaut in search of vocations"), interview (in French) for the Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, Brussels, Belgium, 14 May 2002. Published on 15 May 2002.
124."Mars passionne les jeunes. Ce mardi, l'astronaute Vladimir Pletser s'est posé sur la planète Saint-Boniface, à Ixelles" (in French, "Mars fascinates young people. This Tuesday, the astronaut Vladimir Pletser landed on the planet Saint-Boniface, in Ixelles"), interview (in French) for the Belgian daily newspaper La Derniere Heure, Brussels, Belgium, 14 May 2002. Published on 15 May 2002.
123."Conclusions of a year and half cycle of conferences in schools in the frame of the youth science awareness programme", live telephone interview (in French) for Belgian Radio RTBF-Radio 'Matin Premiere', 15 May 2002 (6h45).
122."Participation in a simulation campaign of a Martian mission in The Mars Society Desert Research Station", interview (in French) for the Belgian TV RTL-TV, Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 2002. Broadcast on 16 May and 15 July 2002.
121."Comments on the launch of the second space tourist to the ISS", telephone interview (in French) at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, for the Belgian newspaper La Meuse - La Lanterne, 26 April 2002. Published on 26 April 2002.
120."Un vol qui donne des ailes" (in French, "A flight that gives you wings"), interview (in French) for the Belgian news magazine Le Vif / L'Express, 19 April 2002, p. 106-108.
112-119."Participation in a simulation campaign of a Martian mission in The Mars Society Desert Research Station (MDRS)", interviews at MDRS Hab, Utah Desert, USA, 21 April 2002, for:
- Spanish daily newspaper El Pais Semanal, Madrid; published in No 1349, 4 August 2002, p. 30-37;
- Courrier International, Paris; published in No 610, 11-17 July 2002, p. 28-29;
- Irish Independent Weekend, Dublin; published on 18 May 2002, p. 12-14;
- Sunday Telegraph, London - New York; published on 5 May 2002;
- Fox 10 TV, Phenix, Arizona, USA;
- RTL-TV, Germany;
- Swedish TV;
- Dallas News newspaper.
111.“Crew 5 Profile - Dr. Vladimir Pletser" by David Real / Belo Interactive, during the Crew 5 Mars mission simulation, at MDRS, Utah Desert, USA, for The Mars Society Website, April 2002.
110."Objectif Mars, un astronaute belge en isolement total dans le désert de l'Utah" (in French "Objective Mars, a Belgian astronaut in total isolation in the Utah desert"), interview for Belgian daily newspaper La Derniere Heure, Brussels, Belgium, 5 April 2002. Published on 8 April 2002.
108-109."Selection of a Belgian Astronaut Candidate for a simulation campaign of a Martian mission", interviews at the Euro Space Centre, Transinne, Belgium, 28 March 2002, for:
- Belgian regional TV Tele-Luxembourg; broadcast on 1st April 2002;
- Belgian national TV RTBF-TV, for the Evening News; broadcast on 30 March 2002.
104-107."The 32nd ESA parabolic flight campaign of March 2002", interviews during the campaign, Bordeaux, France, for:
- Belgian weekly magazine Le Vif/L'Express; published on 19 April 2002, p. 106-108;
- Belgian Radio RTBF-Radio; two broadcasts on 26 March 2002;
- Belgian national TV RTBF-TV, scientific magazine 'Matiere Grise'; broadcast in October 2002;
- Italian TV RAI International; broadcast on 25 March 2002.
103."The 32nd ESA parabolic flight campaign of March 2002", live debate with Prof. M. Hinsenkamp and Prof. P. Willems Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian Radio RTBF-Radio, 28 March 2002.
102."Automatic and human exploration of the planet Mars", interview with Prof. Jaumotte, Dr V. Dehant for Belgian Radio RTBF, series 'Boulevard du Temps', Brussels, Belgium, 6 November 2001. Broadcast on 7 December 2001.
101."Interest of scientific and technical studies for today's youngsters: example of space professions", interview for Belgian TV AB3, Brussels, Belgium, 6 November 2001.
100."The position of Europe in space research", interview (in French) for the Internet e-news Le Midi, Paris, France, 9 September 2001.
99."Simulation campaign of a Martian mission", interview for the Internet e-news Het Middag, Brussels, Belgium, 5 September 2001.
98."The project of flying the Ishango bone on the ISS", interview for Belgian TV RTBF-TV, Brussels, Belgium, 5 September 2001.
95-97."Importance of water detection on Mars by a geophysics seismic experiment", interviews during human Mars exploration mission simulation, Devon Island, Canada, July 2001, for:
- Discovery TV Channel; broadcast in USA in October 2001; broadcast in Europe in May 2002;
- Popular Science magazine, published in October 2001, p.52-58;
- CNN science news; broadcast in July 2001.
94."Vladimir's Postcards From Proto-Mars", interview in Devon Island, Canadian Arctic, for MarsDaily, Mars Daily website, 9 July 2001.
93."Espace: Un Belge sur Mars pendant dix jours - Le docteur Pletser séjourne dans un module martien... posé en Arctique - Un univers minéral" (in French, "Space: A Belgian on Mars for ten days - Dr. Pletser stays in a Mars module... landed in the Arctic - A mineral universe"), interview (in French) for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 3 July 2001. Published on 12 July 2001.
92."Sciences, les mal-aimés ?", interview (in French) for La Meuse-La Lanterne newspaper, Brussels, Belgium, 16 May 2001.
91."Vulgarisation Vladimir Pletser, un lien entre le lointain et le quotidien, comme l'explique ce futur astronaute belge, les retombées de l'espace sont innombrables dans notre vie de tous les jours" (in French "Vulgarization Vladimir Pletser, a link between the distant and the everyday as explained by this future Belgian astronaut, the benefits of space are countless in our everyday life"), telephone interview (in French) for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 12 May 2001.
90."Educational conferences in secondary schools in Brussels", interview (in French) for RTBF Tele-Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 11 May 2001.
89."Selection for a simulation campaign of a Martian misson", telephone interview (in French) for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 10 April 2001.
88."Utilisation of Parabolic Flights to prepare for the International Space Station", interview during the 29th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for German TV RTL-Nacht Journal 22 November 2000.
87."Presentation of a Belgian Astronaut Candidate", interview (in French) for the Belgian Radio RTBF Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels, 8 November 2000. Broadcast on 9 and 10 November 2000 during morning 8h news.
86."European participation in the ISS programme at the occasion of the docking of the Expedition One crew to ISS", telephone interview (in French) for the Belgian Radio RTBF, at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2 November 2000. Broadcast same day during national news at 12h, 13h and 23h.
85."Launch of Expedition One crew to ISS", telephone interview (in French) for the Belgian Radio Energie, at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 31 October 2000. Broadcast same day.
84."Sport and astronaut candidate training", interview (in French) for the web journal www.net-up.com, sport section, Bordeaux, France, October 2000.
83."Organisation of parabolic flight campaigns", interview (in French) during the 3rd ESA Student campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, October 2000. Published in Victor supplement of week-end 18-19 November 2000.
82."Overview of the International Space Station: guided tour in virtual reality", interview for the Dutch TV channel BNN, Erasmus Users Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 25 April 2000. Broadcast on 21 May 2000.
81."What can we expect in the XXIst century from science and technology? Twenty-nine experts have a peek in the future", interview for Belgian science and technology magazine EOS Wetenschap, No 4, April 2000, p. 70-71.
71-80."Awareness program of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region to scientific and technical studies for secondary school students", interviews in Brussels, Belgium, on 16-17 February 2000, for:
- Belgian national TV RTBF-TV;
- Belgian regional Flemish-speaking TV TV Brussel;
- Belgian national Flemish-speaking radio BRT-2 Radio;
- Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir;
- Belgian daily newspaper La Dernière Heure;
- Belgian daily newspaper La Lanterne;
- Belgian daily newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws;
- Belgian daily newspaper Het Nieuwsblad;
- Belgian daily newspaper Het Volk;
- Radio Catholique Francophone (by phone).
69-70."The 27th ESA parabolic flight campaign", reportage series (in French) during the 27th ESA parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, October 1999, for:
- Belgian national TV RTL-TVi, with Luc Gilson; broadcast 25 January 2000;
- French national TV FR3 TV, with Elise Lucet; broadcast on FR3 in December 1999 and on TV5 (French International Channel) in July 2000.
68."The 27th ESA parabolic flight campaign and the International Space Station" interview by phone (in French) during the 27th ESA parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Radio France Internationale RFI, 28 October 99. Short wave broadcast, 30 October 1999.
67."Candidate Astronaut and the International Space Station", interview during the 30th anniversary celebration of the first man Moon landing, Genk Europlanetarium, for Belgian Flemish TV Event TV, 21 July 1999. Broadcast on 23 July 1999.
66."The flight of the Ishango Rod in microgravity", series of reportage during the 26th ESA parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux, France, with Prof. D. Huylebrouck, and G. Kamanayo, June 1999. Broadcast on TV5 in July 1999 and on 'Inside Africa', CNN (Cable News Network), 14-15 August 2000.
65."The ESA parabolic flight programme and the future adhesion of Greece to ESA", interview during the 26th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Greek television Mega-TV channel, '7+7' series, 1-2 June 1999. Broadcast on 21 June 1999.
64."The ESA parabolic flight programme", interview (in French) during the 26th ESA campaign, Bordeaux, France, for Belgian radio NRJ-Belgium, June 1999. Broadcast in June 1999.
63."Microgravity research on parabolic flights and the International Space Station and spin-offs", interview (in French) for Space Connection, Brussels, Belgium, 12 March 99. Published in Space Connection Nr 29, October 99, p. 11-13.
62."Belgian Astronaut Candidate" interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian television Event TV, 7 February 1999.
61."ESA selection of a Belgian Astronaut, during the 14th ASE Congress", live interview (in French) with Prof. Vandervorst and T. Pirard for Belgian radio RTBF-Liege, 21 October 1998.
60."The big QSO interview: astronautics and the space station", interview (in Dutch) for the Amateur Astronomy Society Quasar, Ostend, Belgium, 17 April 1998. Published in Q.S.O. Club Newsletter, Vol. 14, No 2, June 1998, p. 12-14.
59."3...2...1...Lift off, Vladimir Pletser, second Belgian in space?", interview (in Dutch) for the Amateur Astronomy Society Astra, Brugge, Belgium, May 1998. Published in Astra, XXVII, no 139, May-June 1998, p. 3-8.
58."Interview of the Belgian Astronaut Candidate", interview for Belgian radio Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Brussels, Belgium, 5 February 1998. Short wave broadcast same day to Africa.
57."The Ishango bone, the first mankind mathematical tool, in space" (in French), radio interview for Belgian Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Brussels, 5 February 1998, short wave broadcast to Africa on 14 March 98.
56."The Ishango bone, the first mankind mathematical tool", filmed interview (in French) at Museum of Africa and Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium, for International French Television TV5, 4 February 1998. Broadcast in June 1998.
55."Interview of an Astronaut Candidate", interview (in French) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, for the Cocktail Maison series, Radio Hellena, 24 November 1997.
54."Microgravity and Astronaut application", interview at Euro Space Center, Transinne, for the Belgian television BRTN-TV1 science series "De Kip of het Ei, 29 August 1997. Broadcast on 8 September 1997.
53."A space rugbyman, the Catholic University of Louvain in the scrum", interview (in French) in Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian daily newspaper La Libre Belgique, 8 July 1997. Published in supplément Sport à l'UCL 1997-98, 15 September 1997.
52."Candidate Astronaut Profile and experience", interview (in French) at Noordwijk Space Expo, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, for Youngster Newspaper in Belgium, 10 June 1997.
50-51."Launch of the STS-84 mission ", interview, live reporting and News flash (in French) at NASA-KSC, Florida, USA, with P.E. Paulis, for Belgian radio Radio-Contact, 15 May 1997.
49."Future of mankind in space and the International Space Station", interview at NASA-KSC, Florida, USA, before STS-84 launch, for Florida's Radio Networks FRN, 15 May 1997.
48."Astronaut mission preparation and ESA experiments on STS-84", interview (in French) with S. Steeman and P.E. Paulis at Huy, Belgium, for Belgian radio Radio-Contact, 18 April 1997.
47."Spaceflight, a vision for mankind seen as an Astronaut Candidate", interview for Finnish radio Radio Mafia, Antwerpen, Belgium, 11 April 1997.
46."Independence Day: an astronaut's opinion", interview (in French) by internet, for Nout, journal of the Astro Coram amateur astronomer group, Mouscron, Belgium, January 1997. Published in Vol. A, n°1, January - March 1997, p. 20-21.
45."Would man go to Mars?" (in French), answer to children questions, radio series 'Big Palou', RTBF, 8 January 1997.
44."An half hour of space odyssey", interview (in French) on a school presentation, in Vers l'Avenir, 23 November 1996
43."Microgravity and space exploration", interview (in French) for Belgian radio Radio-Contact, Ferrières, Belgium, 20 November 1996.
42."An astronaut opinion on the 'Independence Day" movie", interview (in French) by internet, for La Salop, journal of the Cercle Industriel, Engineer Student Union, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 19 November 1996, p. 19-20.
41."Astronaut Candidate presentation", interview (in French) for Belgian newspaper Vers L'Avenir, Ottignies, Belgium, 24 October 1996.
40."Links with space", interview (in Dutch) for Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, Ostend, Belgium, p.17, 22 October 1996,
39."Fluid Physics experiments with ESA's BDPU", interview during Spacelab LMS mission, NASA-MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama, USA, for NASA Select TV, July 1996.
38."Profession : Astronaut Candidate", for the Belgian national radio series 'Grandeur Nature', RTBF-Namur, Namur, Belgium, 17 February 1996.
37."Pour quelques secondes de microgravité pour planer, il faut la sante. Comment et pourquoi des vols paraboliques" (in French, "For a few seconds of microgravity to float, you need a good health. How and why parabolic flights"), interview (in French) during the 2nd ESA Student campaign, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 25 November 1995. Published same day, p. 27.
36."Parabolic flights: second ESA campaign for students", interview (in French) during the 2nd ESA Student campaign, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande, 20 November 1995.
35."Interview of an astronaut candidate" (in French), in Revue d'Astronomie and d'Aerospatial Nout (Review of Amateur Astronomer Club), Mouscron, Belgium. Published in Vol. 4, n°5, August-September 1995, p. 14-17.
34."ESA to increase parabolic experiment funding", quoted in article of Space News, Vol. 5, n° 47, p. 12-18 December 1994.
27-33."Parabolic flights: first ESA campaign for students", interviews during the 1st ESA Student campaign, Bretigny, France, for:
- English newspaper The Daily Telegraph, 14 December 1994;
- Belgian Flemish-speaking newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen, 7 December 1994;
- Swiss French-speaking newspaper 24 Heures, 28 November 1994, p. 10-11;
- Swiss French-speaking newspaper Le Matin, 28 November 1994, p. 10-11;
- French TV France 2 and French International television TV5; broadcast on 25 November 1994;
- English TV BBC youth series Blue Peter, November and December 1994;
- international TV Italian-speaking Euronews, November 1994.
26."Parabolic flights: the 20th ESA campaign", interview for Belgian Flemish TV VTM, October 1994.
25."Astronaut selection and future space programmes" interview (in French) for Belgian Radio Contact, Villers, Belgium, 21 July 1994.
24."Parabolic flights: the 19th ESA campaign in preparation to Euromir-94", interview during the 19th ESA campaign, Bretigny. France, for Frankfurter Rundschau (in German), 13 August 1994,
23."Parabolic flights: the 18th ESA campaign", interview (in French) during the 18th ESA campaign, Bretigny. France, for French TV Canal+, 18, 19, 21 April 1994.
22."Parabolic flights: the 18th ESA campaign", live interview (n French) during the 18th ESA campaign, Bretigny. France, for Belgian radio RTBF-Namur, 21 May 1994.
21."Microgravity simulation for engineering underwater tests", interview (in French) at Euro Space Centre, Redu, Belgium, at the occasion of the 24h underwater challenge for Research on Leukemia, for Luxemburg television RTL-TV, 6 March 1994. Broadcast on 7 March 1994.
20."Parabolic flights: the 17th ESA campaign", interview for the Belgian Flemish-speaking TV BRTN, 'Droomfabriek' series, broadcast on 4 February 1994.
19."Astronomy and Geophysics in Africa and the role of the European Space Agency", interview (in French) in Bujumbura, Burundi, for Burundi National Television RTNB, 'Sciences and Technics' series, 7 April 1993. Broadcast on 8 April 1993.
18."Parabolic flights: the 16th ESA campaign", interview (in French) in Athena, monthly magazine of technological development, Brussels, Belgium May 1993. Published in n° 91, p. 43-47.
17."Goals of parabolic flight experimentation", interview (in French) at Centre d'Essais en Vol (French Test Flight Centre), Brétigny, France, for French TV France 3, 27 January 1993. Broadcast in March 1993.
16."Parabolic flights: purpose and experiments", interview at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, for Radio France International RFI broadcast to Europe in English, and in-flight entertainment on Cathay Pacific airline, 13 August 1992.
15."Space missions and astronaut selection", live interview (in French) at Euro Space Center, Redu, Belgium, for Belgian radio RTBF, June 1991.
14."Selection as Belgian astronaut candidate", interview (in French) at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, for Belgian television RTBF-T, Youth series, 21 May 1991.
11-13."Preselection as Belgian astronaut candidate", interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium,2 May 1991, for :
- Luxemburg television RTL-TVi;
- Belgian television RTBF-TV;
- Belgian radio RTBF.
10."Impressions after 8-g centrifuge, Belgian astronaut selection", interview at Soesterberg, The Netherlands, for Belgian television BRT, 9 April 1991. Bradcast on Belgian TV BRT-2, 'Herover de Aarde' series on 3 May 1991.
9."Cinq belges prets a partir a la conquete de l'espace, Vladimir Pletser peut officiellement rever d'Hermes" (in French, "Five Belgians ready to conquer space, Vladimir Pletser can officially dream of Hermes"), interview for Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, 3 May 1991, p.17.
8."Microgravity, parabolic flights and astronaut selection", interview (in French) for Athena, monthly magazine of technological development, Brussels, Belgium, March 1991. Published in n° 69, p. 10-14.
7."Parabolic flights and preparation of Columbus space station systems", interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium, for Belgian television RTBF-TV, 20 March 1991.
6."Parabolic flights, astronaut training and space research spin off for Africa", interview (in French), Brussels, Belgium, for Dutch radio Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, short-wave broadcast to Africa, 19 December 1987.
5."Astronomy and its methods", live interview (in French), Kinshasa, Zaire, for Zairian television RTZ, 17 January 1985.
4."Astronomy at Mount Amba, Kinshasa campus", interview (in French), in Zairian newspaper Elima, Kinshasa, Zaire, 30 January 1985.
3."Bright planets and stars in Kinshasa sky", interview (in French), in Zairian newspaper Elima, Kinshasa, Zaire, 17 January 1985.
2."Belgian Rugby in Europe", interview (in French), in Sport Magazine, n°25, Brussels, Belgium, 14 January 1982, p. 39-41.
1."Boitsfort Rugby Club tour in California", interview in Star News newspaper, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA, 28 December 1980.