Wings into Space
Why did the Shuttle configuration look the way it did? We take a whistle-stop tour of winged space-planes, from Saenger to the Shuttle, via von Braun’s delta-winged space ferry, the X-15 and DynaSoar, with information obtained from Shuttle Orbiter flights as to how these earlier designs would have fared, had they been built. Every last Orbiter flig ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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BIS West Midlands
Astronomers to space authors to rocket scientists - meet them all at Space Day
For some time a group of BIS members in the UK West Midlands have been discussing with HQ the setup of a BIS regional group. Good news - on the 21st of Jan 2012 the first of the West Midlands Group events “Space Day” will be happening at Droitwich library. The event h ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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Clarke Odyssey Lecture - Arthur-s Vision for Man in Space
Sir Arthur C Clarke was born in December 1917 and died in March 2008. During the decades of his life he managed to make a significant impact on our civilization, especially in the field of astronautics. His technical output was outstanding and his hard science fiction inspirational for many. Not only was he directly involved with many space related ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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Saturday Space Explorers (Dec)
From finding planets in the night sky to predicting the phases of the moon, these workshops offer a great introduction to astronomy for younger visitors.
These workshops are drop-in events, providing opportunities to explore aspects of astronomy using simple cardboard kits that children can take away and use at home.
Venue: Learning Centre, ...
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Royal Observatory
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London
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Spacetalk: Christmas Lecture
In the last 15 years astronomers have discovered over 500 planets orbiting distant stars and the hunt is now on for Earth-like worlds which could support life. The public can help with this exciting quest. In this Christmas edition of Spacetalk astronomer and presenter of the BBC’s Sky At Night Dr Chris Lintott explains how you can discover a plane ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Planetary Science
The talk will encompass our local celestial neighbourhood, the Solar System, shedding light on the planets and other bodies in terms of origin, formation, similarities and differences from Earth and other aspects as you have (hopefully) never seen them before. I will introduce future planetary exploration missions and discuss the possibilities of h ...
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BIS
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London
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United Kingdom
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An Evening with the Stars (Dec)
For a truly unique experience, book a place on a unique observing session. The programme includes a planetarium show, some time on the prime meridian with a hot drink and astronomers to hand, and a chance to look through our 18-tonne Victorian telescope at whatever the night sky has to offer.
Observing evenings are suitable for children aged 7+. ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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Christmas Get-Together
From Daedalus to Dan Dare to Daedalus: How seriously can we take the prospect of Interstellar Travel?
The BIS had a long history of innovation from its beginning, so having seen its early predictions become reality in the heady space exploration days of the 1960s and 70s, a group of its members lead by Alan Bond decided to investigate whether th ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
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Signing Space: Deaf Astronomy Day
A day of BSL interpreted events at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in conjunction with the British Deaf Astronomical Association (BDAA) celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2011.
During the day you will have the opportunity to:
• Take a tour of the Milky Way where we visit the planets of our Solar System
• Watch a captivating show exploring ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Explore Saturdays at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (December)
Hear about the world-changing discoveries in time and navigation made at this historic site.
Age: Suitable for ages 6+ ...
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Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
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SpaceX DragonLab
DragonLab (DL) is a free-flying, reusable orbital microgravity platform capable of hosting pressurized and unpressurized payloads to and from space. It will be launched to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle built by Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX). It will be useful for standard deployment of satellites or powered return payloads. ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Sky Tonight: Christmas Stars planetarium show
This seasonally themed show looks at what the night sky has to offer over the Christmas period and beyond, including the Moon, planets, stars and constellations, and also explores the latest ideas about what the Christmas Star might have been. This show is presented live by a Royal Observatory astronomer. ...
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Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
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Cosmology: what we do and don-t know about our peculiar Universe
Lecturers: Dr Malcolm Fairbairn
In this short course of six, 90 minute sessions, Dr Malcolm Fairbairn of King’s College London will try to explain how cosmologists try to answer questions such as:
- What was the big bang and was there anything before it?
- Why is there more matter than antimatter in the Universe?
- What are dark energy ...
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The Royal Institution of Great Britain
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London
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United Kingdom
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Gagarin
Exhibition
Gagarin
An exhibition of works by Oleg Tyrkin
Exhibition open to the public between 30 November and 8 December 2011, Monday to Friday 4:00pm to 7.00pm ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Saturday Space Explorers (Nov)
From finding planets in the night sky to predicting the phases of the moon, these workshops offer a great introduction to astronomy for younger visitors.
These workshops are drop-in events, providing opportunities to explore aspects of astronomy using simple cardboard kits that children can take away and use at home. ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Men Who Fell to Earth: How Russia-s Pilots, Parachutists and Pioneers Won the Space Race
In the 1950s and 1960s Sergei Korolev and the Soviet space programme laid a path to the stars. Now Russia is our only lifeline to the technologies and machines we have put in orbit.
Simon Ings is joined by Doug Millard, Senior Curator of ICT & Space Technology at London’s Science Museum, to trace Russia’s centuries-old obsession with flight ...
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PUSHKIN HOUSE
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London
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United Kingdom
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Attitudes to Human Spaceflight
I’m a post-doctoral research in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and a junior research fellow at Somerville College. My research grew out of work which centers on the application of astrochemical models of star formation to galaxies beyond the Milky Way; in particular, I have spent much of my time on the use of sulphur compound ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
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Cosmos and Culture: how astronomy has shaped our world
rich exhibition. From ancient heritage to cutting edge technology, trace the history of people and the stars through different stories drawn from around the world.
Cosmos & Culture uses a new multimedia display environment that allows you to explore objects in depth and find out about key scientific concepts. See how different instruments wo ...
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The Science Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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An Evening with the Stars (Nov)
For a truly unique experience, book a place on a unique observing session. The programme includes a planetarium show, some time on the prime meridian with a hot drink and astronomers to hand, and a chance to look through our 18-tonne Victorian telescope at whatever the night sky has to offer.
Observing evenings are suitable for children aged 7+ ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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Digital Astrophotography for Beginners
This course will run twice per year in November 2011 and February 2012.
NMM Members receive a concessionary price for adult learning courses.
Hot on the heels of our launch of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 competition, this introductory course provides an excellent introduction to digital astrophotography. The course covers ever ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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Practical Astronomy for Beginners
This course is intended for people who are interested in taking up astronomy as a hobby but don’t know where to start. It covers everything from selecting and using telescopes to planning your observing activity and finding your way around the night sky. This short course is an excellent introduction to the hobby, with opportunities for viewing at ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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Saturday Space Explorers (Oct)
From finding planets in the night sky to predicting the phases of the moon, these workshops offer a great introduction to astronomy for younger visitors.
These workshops are drop-in events, providing opportunities to explore aspects of astronomy using simple cardboard kits that children can take away and use at home. ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Space Shuttle: Thirty Years of Flight - Thirty Years of Lessons Learned
The Space Shuttle is the most complicated machine designed and built by human beings. An extraordinary team of thousands has tirelessly committed itself to safely flying this vehicle since 1981. Thirty years and 135 missions after STS-1, the final Shuttle mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011. During the three decades of Spac ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
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Science Festival Sci-Fi Fright Night
Celebrating the end of London Science Festival in the run up to Halloween, the Royal Observatory is screening a sci-fi horror movie in the planetarium alongside a short talk about the science (or lack thereof!) behind the film.
The film is to be confirmed: please check for updates.
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Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
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The Imagery of Apollo: A Visual and Technical Appraisal
Along with lunar soil and rock samples, arguably one of the most important legacies of the Apollo program was that of the photographs brought back by the astronauts. The imagery was instrumental in showing the US taxpayer what they were paying for, and the world what the program had achieved. Forty years on, the images have a timeless quality and s ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
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Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811): An Astronomical Career in Context
To commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Nevil Maskelyne, this symposium will look at his life and work from a variety of perspectives.
Speakers will look at Maskelyne's important astronomical work and at his role in directing the work of others at the Royal Observatory and elsewhere, as well as considering the more human side of the ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Spacetalk: Supermassive Black Holes
Enormous black holes containing millions to billions of times more mass than our Sun are now known to lie at the centre of nearly every galaxy. Our Spacetalk series begins with a discussion of how these elusive and fascinating objects are found and their surprisingly significant role in the formation and evolution of galaxies.
With Dr Omar Almai ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Behind the Scenes: The Astronomer-s Clothes
Behind the Scenes is a chance to get a special look at objects not normally on display with museum experts including conservators and curators. This season Behind the Scenes looks at objects connected to the Traders gallery.
A look at the clothing of the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811) and his family, and the connection of the cloth ...
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National Maritime Museum
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London
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United Kingdom
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Royal Observatory Astronomers
NMM Members receive a concessionary price for adult learning courses.
This wide-ranging course is presented by the astronomers who currently work at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Each week one of these astronomers will explore an area of astronomy related to their research expertise, painting a broad picture of modern astronomy and its futur ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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Planetary Geology
In this course you will investigate current theories concerning the formation of the solar system, examining the key factors that determine the original make-up of a planet’s geology. Focusing on the Earth and the Moon, the geological processes that shape solar system bodies will be explored. The deep geological history of the rocky planets will al ...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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London
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United Kingdom
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