Mission 2026 (Try-out - 16+), Hetty Helsmoortel

In 2026, Hetty turned 40. According to average life expectancy, she is now statistically somewhere in the middle. It is high time to take stock. Because ever since the day she could read, her existence has been filled with science and curiosity. Collecting stones, drawing robots, or trying to build the most stable sandcastles on the beach in Ostend. But will science remain that loyal ally in the second half of her life? What if she receives a diagnosis at 75 for which there is no treatment yet? Will she be angry then, because perhaps too much time was wasted somewhere in 2026? Or will she be grateful for the things that did progress in that year? Will that latest laundry-folding robot, for which the foundation may have been laid in 2026, be a blessing by then... or just another appliance we have to descale? Because have we actually gained more time since the invention of the dishwasher and the tumble dryer? And will her childlike enthusiasm for the new and ever-further exploration of space—with the moon at the forefront in 2026—remain intact? Even if the moon has perhaps become a place by then where we have gone to seek as many resources as we have dreams? In Missie 2026, Hetty’s hope, humor, and wonder come together once again. She looks at the most remarkable scientific events of 2026 in her own unique way. **For the sixth time in a row, Hetty wants to send everyone out into the world after the show with enthusiasm and a head full of new insights.** (website only) This is a company performance. ABOUT HETTY Wetenschapswatcher Hetty Helsmoortel is a woman with a mission. She wants to inspire everyone with her passion for science and technology, in the most diverse ways. She is part of the intergalactically popular Nerdland Podcast and is a welcome guest on radio and television. After a PhD in health sciences and eight years of cancer research, her true calling surfaced. Hetty's mission is clear: to give science the place it deserves in our society, among the people. Because we live in a world that is becoming increasingly complex and chaotic. And in such a context, science can offer many people a foothold.