4th-10th October is World Space Week

Those interested in space and European efforts especially may find this of Interest:

 

4th-10th October is World Space Week. The UK Space Agency are holding a series of 'Tweet the Expert' one hour twitter Q&As each day from 15.00-16.00. Twitter followers are invited to tweet a range of space experts, including European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, who will be answering questions on their areas of expertise each day.

Please join us on twitter (@spacegovuk) for the event where ever you are and feel free to pass round details to anyone you think might be interested.

During the live period, simply tweet your question to @spacegovuk and the @ of the expert you want to ask, e.g. “@spacegovuk @astro_timpeake What is your daily routine? #wsw2012”.

Or send us your questions now either via twitter @spacegovuk, facebook or email steven.watson@ukspaceagency.bis.gsi.gov.uk and we will put them to our experts via twitter. Again, please make sure you indicate who you want to ask.

The hashtag for the event will be #wsw2012.

You can find more information on our website here: http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/news-and-events/2012/Sep/tweet-the-expert-world-space-week-4th-10th-october-2012  

I hope you can join us!

Best wishes,

Madeleine

Madeleine Russell | Projects and Events Officer | UK Space Agency | Department for Business, Innovation & Skills | madeleine.russell@ukspaceagency.bis.gsi.gov.uk | http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency | http://twitter.com/spacegovuk | http://www.youtube.com/user/spacegovuk

The UK Space Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and is at the heart of the UK efforts to explore and benefit from space.

Thursday 4th October - Space Science - Prof Matt Griffin @ Principal Investigator for the Herschel-SPIRE instrument

Friday 5th October - The ESA Astronaut Corps - Tim Peake @astro_timpeake European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut

Saturday 6th October - Space Exploration - Ralph Cordey @RalphCordey Head of Robotic Exploration Business Development

Monday 8th October - Space Security and Near Earth Objects - Richard Crowther @spacegovuk Chief Engineer at the UK Space Agency

Tuesday 9th October - Space Careers - Emma Lord @spacegovuk Director of Policy and Operations at the UK Space Agency