Meet an astronaut in Melbourne or Canberra

Article Date: 16/01/2012


Brought to you by the International Space University Summer Space Program, Engineers Australia National Committee for Space Engineering, VSSEC and CSIRO, astronaut Dr Soyeon Yi will be giving free public talks in Australia.
 
Dr Yi was the first South Korean and the second Asian woman to fly in space. During her mission, she carried out 18 science experiments for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
 
Dr Yi's first talk, on Thursday 19 January 2012, will be held in Melbourne at Engineers Australia, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne. It will begin at 5:30pm for a 6:30pm start (register tickets online).
 
On Friday 20 January 2012, Dr Yi will give two talks in Canberra at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. The first session, at 3:00pm, is targeted to school aged students and will be on the topic My Life as an Astronaut (register tickets online).  The second session, at 6:00pm, is aimed towards the general public, and the topic is Science in Space (register tickets online).
 
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet, question and speak with a real astronaut, who has lived and conducted experiments in the International Space Station.