Image Credit: NASA The American astronaut Jim Lovell died on 7 August aged 97. He went into space for NASA on four missions. In 1965 in Gemini 7 Jim spent 2 weeks in a cramped seat and in Gemini 12 in 1966 did 3 spacewalks outside the capsule. However, he will be remembered more as crew member of Apollo 8 being the first mission that sent 3 men to orbit the Moon in December…
Our Next Meeting: 18, September – Summercourt
Image Credit: Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, The main talk of the evening will be given by Glynn Bennallick: Long Haired Rock Stars – Comets – Strange spectacular visitors to our planet, some revisiting us but some swing by never to return. How did ancient people understand them? Were they omens for good or ill? Where did they come from and what causes that tail? Discover the missions sent to find out up-close what they are and see…