Fly me to the Moon: Apollo and Artemis

Speaker: Mr Jeremy Turner MInstP, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham

An estimated 530 million people watched the Apollo 11 spacecraft land on the moon in July 1969; impressive when you consider the world’s population was half what it is today.

Going into space is now not unusual but it is over 50 years since humans last went to the moon.  This lecture will tell the story of how engineers landed people on the Moon in the 1960s and the challenges for the Artemis programme, which hopes to land people on the moon before the end of this decade.

The talk will be given by Jez Turner, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering at Nottingham University. Jez aims to make this a lively and interactive talk with a few surprises.  He will be bringing along two UK built rocket engines from the 50s and 60s to look at and touch as well as a few other space related displays (including his collection of meteorites).

Doors open at the venue at 18:30 with the talk beginning at 19:00. Please enter the Museum of Making via the Lombe Door. There is no parking at the venue but there is parking within 2-3 minutes walking distance.

There will be a bar available for the purchase of refreshments.

You must register for this talk as spaces are limited and it allows us to contact you should there be any changes to the talk details.