JOIN the National Space Centre in Leicester for an evening dedicated to the amazing spacecraft, telescopes, and engineering that allow us to explore the universe.

The centre will be joined by special guests who will share their experiences of building things that go into space at the special event, on Friday, July 14.

Discover how space has made a difference to your everyday life, make Soyuz or Saturn V rocket, learn about how robotic technology is helping us explore our Solar System, find out more telescopes and get hands on with some artefacts from its vaults.

Choose to finish your evening with some live stargazing (weather dependent) or add a film screening to your package and sit back in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium for a night of Contact, with Jodi Foster.

To find out more, or to book, please visit the National Space Centre website at http://spacecentre.co.uk/ - here is the timetable of events:

6pm - Building Opens Sungazing begins

6.30pm - It is Rocket Science! LIVE Space

6.45pm - Tour of the Night Sky Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium

7pm - Staying Alive in Space Prof Anu Ojha in LIVE Space

7pm - How to Buy a Telescope Leicester Astronomical Association in Boosters Caf

7.25pm - Tour of the Night Sky Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium

7.30pm - Why Cant We Fly into Space in A Plane? Dr Nigel Bannister, University of Leicester in LIVE Space

7.45pm - Into the Unknown film from Northrop Grumman (38 min) Shuttle Suites

8pm - How to Buy a Telescope Leicester Astronomical Association in Boosters Caf

8pm - Building Things That Go into Space Piyal Samara-Ratna, University of Leicester in LIVE Space

8.05pm - Tour of the Night Sky Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium

8.30pm - ExoMars Rover: Engineering for the Red Planet Paul Meacham, Airbus in LIVE Space

8.45pm - Into the Unknown film from Northrop Grumman (38 min) Shuttle Suites

8.45pm - FILM Contact PG (additional ticket required)

9.20pm - Sunset Stargazing begins

10pm - Building closed to non-film guests

11pm - Film ends and Building Closes

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