An evening with astronaut Michael Foale - Reading

Michael Foale is the most experienced British-born astronaut in the history of human space travel, having clocked over 373 days in space, flown on six Space Shuttle missions and a Soyuz, and commanded the International Space Station. He was the first Briton to perform a space walk, during which he saved the Hubble Space Telescope. Mike was also responsible for saving the Russian Mir Space Station when it was hit by a supply craft, lost power and tumbled out of control. He was recently inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. Come and listen to him talk about these experiences and share his stories and videos with you at this event.

The Sun is a fairly benign star in astrophysical terms. But it's not adverse to the occasional violent outburst. Such space weather poses a threat to technologies like satellites and the power grid, as well as to astronauts and crew/passengers on high-altitude flights. By looking at the invisible Sun, I'll introduce the science of space weather and how we're now beginning to routinely forecast it.

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