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Space Exploration

Is Pluto a Planet?

BLOODHOUND

Herstmonceux Observatory

Satellite Workshop

Galaxy Zoo

Space Greats Q&A

Space Greats Q&A Session (Secondary Schools Only)

When you book for the UKSC:KD you will be given an info pack for your pupils. They will be tasked with researching the following people on the internet, local libraries or other sources of information.

They are asked to write down at least one question for each member of the board, and we ask you to email them to us so we can decide which questions are most suitable.

After lunch all Secondary school parties will gather in the main hall and we will hear a short introduction. Selected pupils will be handed a card with their question to read out and the microphone. We will have a short period for hands-up type questions that pupils may have during the session.

These are the people we have so far, we are hoping to book more!

Reginald Turnill Reg was the BBC's aerospace correspondent during 60s. He witnessed much of the space race from Sputnik 1 though to the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. He was a keen supported of the British Space Program and has written several fascinating books about his experiences. So snatch up this opportunity to find out what it was really like at mission control during the moon landings!
George Abbey George has held a range of very important positions within NASA. A staunch supporter and driving force behind the International Space Station, he was also involved in the Skylab space stations project in 1973. Meet this highly influential and controversial figure from NASA's history.
Richard Garriott Richard Garriott became the sixth private space explorer when he travelled to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-13 in October. He is an entrepreneur, adventurer, legendary computer games designer, and of course now also an astronaut. Richard was born on July 4th, 1961 in Cambridge, England. He is the son of astronaut Owen Garriott (Skylab, Spacelab). Richard has held a passion towards the space industry and has invested in various related ventures such as the Zero-G corporation, X-Prize, Spacehab, and is currently vice-chairman of Space Adventures. He has even participated in many space simulated training activities such as Zero-G parabolas, centrifuge simulations of Soyuz launch and landing, and Mig 25 flights to the edge of space. To find out more visit http://www.richardinspace.com
Christopher Orlebar Chris was a British Concorde pilot with British Airways, and is now well-known as a lecturer and writer and as a frequent contributor to TV aviation documentaries, on aviation subjects generally, and on the Anglo-French aeroplane in particular. He became a Concorde pilot and instructor in 1976, flying the aircraft for 10 years. He went on to become a training Captain on the Boeing 737 from 1986, and retired from British Airways in 2000. Chris's book The Concorde Story has been a bestseller since its publication in 1986. It is acclaimed as the most thorough book on the topic of Concorde, telling the story from the start all the way through to, in later editions, the Paris tragedy of 2000.

Size of the Solar System Talk

Space Bus

Solar Telescopes

Inflatable Planetarium

Rocket Making Workshop