The events are organised by Cork's international award-winning Blackrock Castle Observatory along with Science Foundation Ireland and European Space Education Resource Office.
Over 100 events in 18 counties will be hosted by world-leading experts and highlights include:
*Extreme Space
A talk about pushing human limits to the extreme by the former Deputy Administrator of NASA.
(CIT Cork Monday 9th October (daytime); Blackrock Castle Observatory (free open night): UCD Dublin Tuesday 10th October)
* Mars
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dava Newman will focus on space travel to Mars. She is now designing space suits to combat things like extreme bone loss.
(CIT Cork Monday 9th October (daytime); Blackrock Castle Observatory (free open night): UCD Dublin Tuesday 10th October)
*Visual Talk
This will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Voyager 1 and 2, Cassini to Saturn and proposed missions to the nearest stars.
(National gallery Dublin, Thursday 5th October.)
* Open Night
This talk is at CIT’s Blackrock Castle Observatory; free screening of The Farthest, an incredible Irish documentary that tells the tale of the amazing Voyager spacecraft now more than 12 billion miles away, about to leave our Solar System and enter deep space – the first human-made object ever to do so. stargazing, launch of art exhibits by CUIG, Mayfield Arts Centre, Jackie Manley and Sarah Roseingrave.
(Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork, Friday 6th October)
*Dive into Space
Get a spectacular chance to dip your toes into the deep world of space! The Irish Underwater Council (IUC) and Science Foundation Ireland are running this event which combines space, weightlessness and diving. Following talks by experts in extreme environment living Ireland’s top SCUBA instructors will be on hand to bring you through the experience of weightlessness in the safety of the Leisureworld Bishopstown pool. The talk is free to attend and tickets for scuba diving are only €5. Booking is essential. Please note the scuba diving element is available of over 14’s only. Snorkeling is available for all age groups.
(Leisureworld Bishopstown, CIT Cork, Saturday 7 October)
