Talk on the LIVE Space stage at Space Lates
National Space Centre

Space Lates - November

This month our Discovery team will be heading back to the Moon.

  • 15th Nov 2024
  • Tickets from £8.00
  • Highly Engaging Talks and Workshops
  • Very Limited Capacity

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  1. Space LATES demonstration in Home Planet gallery
    National Space Centre

    Space Lates

    Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in the UK, around the world, and out in space.

    For this Space Lates, we’re looking at our Return to the Moon.

    We’ve curated a special evening packed with guest speakers, interactive workshops and live demos, planetarium shows, and stargazing. It's not expected that you'll be able to catch everything during this jam-packed evening - instead it is designed to allow you to choose and explore your top picks.

    Take a look around our galleries after-hours and finish your evening with a live astronomy session with Leicester Astronomical Society (weather permitting).

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    Space Lates Sleepover

    A once a year opportunity to ‘camp out’ in the heart of the exhibition is opened up for adults and families to enjoy in addition to this Space Lates evening.

    After an evening packed with guest speakers, interactive workshops and live demos, planetarium shows, stargazing, and a chance to explore the galleries after-hours, complete your evening with a film screening in the UK’s largest planetarium before bedding down in one of the most unusual places to sleep… with no chance of rain.

    The fun continues in the morning with a screening of one of our award-winning planetarium shows, following a continental buffet breakfast under giant rockets.

    Find out more about our Space Lates Sleepover and book tickets.

    Space Lates Sleepover at the Space Centre

Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium
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Planetarium

CAPCOM GO!

18:45, 19:45 – pre-booked

Head to the UKs largest planetarium to discover the epic story behind the historic moment of humans first journeying to the Moon - guranteed to inspire the next generation of explorers, thinkers and dreamers..

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Space Lates talk on LIVE Space stage
National Space Centre

Talks

Head to our LIVE Space and Shuttle Suites to hear from our expert guest speakers.

  1. Lily Forward

    We shall return: How the UK is supporting Humanities Return to the Moon

    • Lily Forward
    • Systems Engineer – Lunar Pathfinder, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)
    • 18:15 and 20:15

    Join Lily as she take a meander through the reasoning behind our long awaited return to the Moon, with a discussion on who is going back to our lunar neighbour, and culminating on where and how the UK developments fit into humanity’s return.

  2. Meganne Christian

    What to pack to go to the Moon

    • Meganne Christian
    • Reserve Astronaut / Exploration Commercialisation Lead, UK Space Agency and European Space Agency
    • 18:15 and 19:15

    With the Artemis missions underway, we plan to go back to the Moon, this time to stay. What will humans be doing on Gateway, the station orbiting the Moon, and on the lunar surface in the years to come? How will they prepare and how will they survive there? What is the role of robotic missions and how does the commercial sector fit in?

  3. John Chinner

    The European Service Module - Powering Humankind’s Return to the Moon and beyond.

    • John Chinner
    • Head of Outreach, Airbus Defence and Space
    • 19:15 and 20:15

    More than 50 years after the first crewed Moon landing in 1969, NASA is again planning a Moon landing, and Europe and Airbus are playing a major role in this ambitious project: For the first time ever, NASA has entrusted a non-US company to build a mission-critical element for an American Human Spaceflight Mission. 

Children at a UK in Space Festival
National Space Centre

Activities

Join our science communication team and supporting contributors throughout the evening to explore a range of different activities.

  1. Two children dressed in flight suits posing in a model of the Columbus Module from the International Space Station.

    Astronaut training

    • 18:00-21:00 (drop-in)
    • National Space Centre

    Have you got what it takes to be an astronaut? Try out some astronaut training exercises and test your memory, reaction, and coordination skills.

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    From the Vaults

    • 18:00-21:00 (drop-in)
    • National Space Centre

    Join our space communications team to explore some of our collection items that were used as humans first attempted to travel to the Moon.

  3. Two children looking at space rocks in the Solar System gallery
    National Space Centre

    Water on the Moon

    • 18:00-21:00 (drop-in)
    • National Space Centre

    Put your scientific skills to the test in our sample return activity. Collect lunar rock samples and find out more about the search for water on the Moon.

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    Leicester Astronomical Society

    Stargazing

    • 18:00 - 21:00 (drop-in)

    Meet the Leicester Astronomical Society to find out more about stargazing and to look through their telescopes.

    *weather permitting

    Limited availability (first come, first served basis): Bring your own telescope along and members of the Leicester Astronomical Society will happily offer telescope setting-up advice. 

About Space Lates

All talks and activities are aimed at adults and families interested in science.
Children are welcome; however, parents/guardians need to decide if children are happy to attend accessible and engaging 30-minute talks.

You are free to explore our galleries throughout the night.
Please note that the Rocket Tower and Tetrastar Spaceport will not be open.

Hot food can be pre-ordered when purchasing your ticket.
Our café will be open throughout the evening.

Space Lates FAQs

No, this is an additional evening event that is exempt from the FREE Annual Pass upgrade offer.

This event is suitable for adults and families with an interest in space.

There are 400 free car parking spaces available on site. We are happy to call taxis for people and there is a bus stop to the 54 route within a 6 minute walk of the Centre.

Food and drink will not be allowed to be brought onto the premises

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No, tickets are non transferable or refundable.

No, once a ticket is purchased no changes can be made.

Either a printed ticket, or a ticket on your phone or tablet (we like the non-printing option, it is better for the planet).

All tickets are non-refundable.