Christmas Get-Together – The Last Men on the Moon
Those of us who looked forward to seeing the first men on the Moon never thought that we might also see the last …
In December 1972, Apollo 17 completed mankind’s first ‘in-person’ programme of exploration of another world. Yet when Gene Cernan stood on the surface of the Moon and said; ‘We came … as we shall return’, no-one dreamed how long we would have to wait until that return might take pl ...
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British Interplanetary Society
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Destination Titan: A Journey into Documentary Film Making
The scientific and technical achievements of the Cassini-Huygens mission are well known within the worldwide scientific and space communities through the normal channels of the scientific and technical literature. But how to disseminate the story of the labours of more than 15 years and in particular some of the personal stories involved has been in some ways as challenging as the mission itself. ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Digital Astrophotography for Beginners
This introductory course provides an excellent introduction to digital astrophotography for anyone from budding photographers to amateur astronomers. The course provides information and advice on equipment, planning shoots and processing images.
This course is of most benefit to those owning a digital SLR camera. No prior knowledge or experience is required.
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Event at:
Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Introduction to Astronomy 2012
A fantastic introduction to astronomy for beginners, providing an introduction to the night sky and exploring a broad range of topics, from planetary systems and stars to galaxies and cosmology. It is an excellent stand-alone course, but can provide a stepping stone to more advanced courses. This course will run twice in the 2012-13 academic year.
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Event at:
Royal Observatory
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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The RAF-s Manned Space Programme
BIS Member John Hazelwood, recently retired, but with a lifelong interest in astronomy and space flight, will be talking about The RAF’s Manned Space Programme, an update of one given at RAF Cranwell last year.
The RAF Space Programme was the natural outcome of the post war Empire Defence Policy and the situation at the time. What was achieved was remarkable - comprehensive facilities for the d ...
Event at:
BIS
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Apollo Symposium
To mark the 40th anniversary of the last Apollo Moon landing in December 1972, Spaceflight is presenting a special day-long symposium to celebrate the contribution made by British scientists and engineers. This will be a unique opportunity to chat with scientists and engineers from the Apollo era who worked on the Moon landing missions or were instrumental in ensuring their success.
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27/29 South Lambeth Road
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Space talk: Destination Mars
On 6 August 2012 NASA’s Curiosity Rover touched down on the surface of Mars. As part of the Royal Observatory’s Spacetalk series Dr Peter Grindrod of University College London will talk about the Rover’s latest findings and describe its mission to unravel the history of water and the possibility of past life on Mars.
Touching on other missions to explore the Red Planet, Peter will explain how ...
Event at:
National Maritime Museum
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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BIS West Midlands Group
14.00 -14.15 - Meet old and new BIS member’s friends and colleagues.
14.15 - 15.15 - The talk will begin with an introduction to the main types of rocket and the handling and properties of various liquid oxidisers. I will discuss the challenges of hybrid rocket design and some of the ways we are dealing with these in the hybrid development programme including:
•Catalyst pack development
•Th ...
Event at:
The Gallery
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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The astrology of 2012, the influence of dark moon lilith and asteroids
The Friday night introduction will lay the groundwork for the workshop by looking at the current celestial patterns as they relate to this opening of a new consciousness. We will then experience the 12 archetypes through movement, music, and yoga which will lead into a deeper understanding particularly of the Black Moon Lilith archetype in your natal chart. This archetype of the powerful feminine ...
Event at:
The Special yoga centre
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Interpreting signals from astrophysical transient experiments
Organised by Professor Paul O’Brien, Professor Stephen Smartt, Professor Ralph Wijers and Professor Kenneth Pounds CBE FRS
Astronomers have developed a range of international observing facilities to observe violent, transient phenomena from across the Universe. This work increasingly depends on complex data analysis and data mining techniques. Our interdisciplinary meeting brings togeth ...
Event at:
Kavli Royal Society International Centre
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London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Further Astronomy
This course is ideal for those who already have a little knowledge of astronomy but would like to build on it further. This accessible course explores fundamental areas of on-going research in modern astronomy and space exploration, investigating the solar system, galaxy and wider universe. The course explores some of the big questions that remain unanswered and how we might go about answering the ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Introduction to Astronomy (6 weeks)
This short 6-week course offers a fantastic introduction to astronomy for beginners, providing an introduction to the night sky and exploring a broad range of topics, from planetary systems and stars to galaxies and cosmology. Students have access to a unique range of resources, from a state-of-the-art digital planetarium to a historic 28-inch visual refracting telescope. The course will be repeat ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 flight was a research mission probing unknown areas of ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 has been organised by the West Midlands Group and i ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 projects but through his writing he helped to giv ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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, Royal Observatory ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 planet without ever leaving the house!
Age: suitable ...
Event at:
National Maritime Museum
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 human habitation and the challenges therein. I will ...
Event at:
BIS
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 the step from interplanetary towards interstellar ex ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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+.
Note: If high winds, rain or cloud-cover preve ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 how stars are born, grow up, grow old and die, th ...
Event at:
National Maritime Museum
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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+ ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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. ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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. It can be used as a microgravity research platform ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 ...
Event at:
PUSHKIN HOUSE
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 and dark matter and why are they fundamentally dif ...
Event at:
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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. ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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.
This was the nation that erected skydiving t ...
Event at:
PUSHKIN HOUSE
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 compounds as a signature of stars in the process of formin ...
Event at:
British Interplanetary Society
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 work, discover the stories of the people who made an ...
Event at:
The Science Museum
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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Cosford
Following on from two previous events organised by the British Interplanetary Society History Committee, a third event is to be held over the weekend of 5 and 6 November 2011.
A different approach has been adopted from the previous two programmes and includes historical reviews, current status and a forward looking finale. Thus, this programme promises something for everyone. There will also be ...
Event at:
RAF Museum
in
Cosford
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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+.
Note: If high winds, rain or cloud-cover prev ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 everything from the equipment required, through planni ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
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United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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 the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, if visibility is ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
-
United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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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. ...
Event at:
Royal Observatory Greenwich
in
London
-
United Kingdom
Type of Event:
Astronomy - Space Events
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