Interplanetary mission with Leicester-built tech begins Mercury arrival phase
Texts and games that show how children were taught about astronomy in the 18th and 19th centuries will be explored during a free talk at Space Park Leicester.
Texts and games that show how children were taught about astronomy in the 18th and 19th centuries will be explored during a free talk at Space Park Leicester.
Representatives from Space Park Leicester will be on hand at the UK’s largest and most influential space industry event to provide a rare look at the pioneering technology behind two of their major scientific instruments earmarked to launch this spring.
A spacecraft carrying an instrument designed and built by University of Leicester scientists has completed its final flyby of Mercury, in preparation for entering orbit ready for the start of its start of the science mission in 2026/7.
School children and members of the community descended on Space Park Leicester to take part in a major Earth Day celebration.