Have you seen the real thing… come and see

The inspiration for our City of Light event are files from the City of Perth, one of the many local government authorities represented in our collection.  The files include a summary from then Lord Mayor, Sir Harry Howard, detailing his concerns about the effectiveness of the idea of a light for John Glenn, as well as his later warm endorsement for the project.  Sir Harry later travelled to New York to take part in the tick

Frequently Asked Questions

There are lots of Frequently Asked Questions pages on astronauts and cosmonauts in general, but there are a few questions that are specific to this event that keep coming up, so I’ll attempt to address them in our own Astronaut FAQ.

Who are the astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) and where are they from?
Expedition 30 is currently aboard the ISS which consists of 6 astronauts and cosmonauts. They are –

T minus four weeks

Four weeks to go 'til our live connection to the space travellers on the International Space Station (ISS) from the Northbridge Piazza!

What’s been happening in the last week in preparation for this event?

We’ve reached the halfway mark for people to enter the competition, and it’s good to see there are lots of entries coming in – but of course we want more! So what would YOU ask an astronaut???

City of Light - 50 years in space

Mercury/Atlas rocket on the launchpad. Image courtesy of NASA.I’ve been interested in space flight since I was a child. Born in an era of moon landings, Star Trek, and I Dream of Jeannie, NASA and the men and women who travel into space have always been bright on my radar of interests, even recently when I watched the last two shuttle launches live on my computer via NASA’s video stream.

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