5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Lift off,  for Stewards Space Science Evening. Six of the eight labs were open for two hours on Wednesday evening so that the community could find out about Space Science; how Space has influenced innovations in science research and technology. Primary school children and their parents came in droves to take part in the activities making rockets, balloon buggies and satellites. They made planispheres, maps of the night sky, and learnt how to use them and dabbled in space inspired art sessions. Space engineers from Nortel talked about how glass optical fibre was made and it’s uses in the space industry and navigation systems.

 Isaac Lucia ( Year 7),  a budding cosmologist,  said: ‘I definitely enjoyed the evening, as it appealed to all sorts of different tastes (art, science, engineering....). I also found that some of the things we learnt could be applied to astronomy. It was a pleasant and well organised evening.’

 A parent commented: ‘A great evening. Lots of engaging activities for all three of my children.’