This is an online event from America (2pm EDT on Fri 24 Apr = 7pm on 24 Apr BST).

To register, and more info, visit Eventbrite on this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intrepid-museum-virtual-astronomy-live-headlined-by-astronauts-bolden-massimino-stott-tickets-92076877419

On Friday, April 24, the Intrepid Museum will present its first-ever Virtual Astronomy Live. Join us as our star-studded guests celebrate 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope and discuss the parallels between isolation in space and the conditions many are experiencing during the current pandemic.

Hubble is the first major optical telescope to be placed in space, providing an unobstructed view of the universe. Scientists have used Hubble to observe the most distant stars and galaxies as well as the planets in our solar system. Hubble’s launch and deployment in April 1990 marked the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo’s telescope. Thanks to five servicing missions and more than 25 years of operation, our view of the universe and our place within it has never been the same.

The guests will also discuss the importance of the James Webb Space Telescope, the planned successor to Hubble.

After a virtual Q&A session, the conversation will shift to how astronauts dealt with isolation and how their experience can help the rest of us to manage the current situation.