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UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
The University of Leicester is home to the amazing Space Research Centre and the Physics and Astronomy department. The Space Now stage will host Professor Ken Pounds as he looks at the Ariel programme, which celebrates it's 50th anniversary this year.
18.00 Building Opens
18.30 Are you Suited for Space? - Space Now
19.30 Professor Ken Pounds The Ariel Programme – Space Now
20.30 Tour of the Night Sky – Planetarium
21.00 Building Closes.
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ARIEL 1
Ariel was a British satellite research programme conducted between the early 1960s and 1980s. Six satellites were launched as part of the programme, starting with the first British satellite, Ariel 1, which was launched on 26 April 1962, and concluding with the launch of Ariel 6 on 2 June 1979. The first four were devoted to studying the ionosphere, the remaining two to X-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray studies.
