Name: An evening with astronaut Ricky Arnold
Start: 2025-07-09T19:00:00
End: 2025-07-09T21:00:00
Location: Lecture Theatre 1

Join Ricky for an unforgettable evening of space stories, adventure, and inspiration. Ask your burning questions, and snap a selfie with a real astronaut!

Concessions available for: children (16 years old and under), students of any age (with ID), people 65 years and older and people with a disability. Carers go free - please email and we will add to your ticket.

WE'RE SORRY NO REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE

Ricky Arnold: From Earth to Space

Ricky Arnold (NASA astronaut)

Ricky’s journey took him from teaching in classrooms to floating 250 miles above Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery and Russian Soyuz. Hear how he became a NASA astronaut, lived on the ISS, and took on the ultimate challenge, spacewalking in the harsh vacuum of space. Throughout the evening, Ricky will share thrilling stories of spaceflight, life in orbit, and the future of human space exploration, with Q&A woven into his talk.

209 days in space
5 spacewalks, over 32 hours in total
Lived underwater for NASA’s NEEMO 13 mission
Former teacher turned astronaut
Helps prepare astronauts for future Moon missions
Passionate about STEM education and inspiring students

Muscling in on Space & Space Experiments

Dr Julie Keeble (Director of Biological Services at King's College London and Chief Scientist at ISSET)

Professor Steve Harridge (Co-Director of Ageing Research at King’s and Editor-in-Chief of a top sports science journal.)

Discover how space affects the human body and the fascinating science behind space experiments with experts Steve Harridge and Julie Keeble.

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 – Astronaut Meet & Greet + Photo-op

19:00 - 19:40 – Steve Harridge & Julie Keeble: Muscling in on Space & Space Experiments

19:40 - 19:55 – Intermission (Please note: No refreshments will be available.)

19:55 - 21:00 – Ricky Arnold: From Earth to Space

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