<http://astronomy.ie/newyearsale2011.html> New Year Sale <http://www.astronomy.ie/Events2011.php> 2011 Events <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> DVDs <http://astronomy.ie/shop/> Shop New Year Lecture The Future of the European and Irish Space Industry With billions of euro worth of spacecraft currently scanning the Cosmos, the Director of the European Space Agency will deliver Astronomy Ireland's New Year Public Lecture <http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture201101.php> on January 10th, 2011. Professor David Southwood - the Director of Robotic Space Exploration - will speak to an audience in Trinity College Dublin and tell them how he manages and controls billions of euro worth of spacecraft, the same craft that take the amazing images we see all over the media today. Astronomers, scientists, and engineers all over Ireland create and develop spacecraft, instruments, and computer software worth millions of euro that are used to bring Ireland and Europe into space. Since joining the European Space Agency in 1980, Ireland's space industry has grown to exceptional levels, allowing science and technology graduates to be employed in this amazing sector, contributing to Ireland's economic growth. Ireland's contribution to ESA and our phenomenal work allow Europe to develop exciting and state-of-the-art spacecraft, including: * James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble's replacement that will allow us to peer deeper into the Cosmos * SOHO, which monitors the Sun for potentially dangerous outbursts that could wreak havoc on Earth * Rosetta, which will land on a comet in the near future * Cassini-Huygens, which travelled to Saturn and landed on its moon Titan and returned images of what resembled a young Earth This will also be the last lecture Professor Southwood will have in Ireland as the Director of Robotic Space Exploration, so it will be even more special! Professor Southwood will also feature on Today with Pat Kenny on RTE1 on Tuesday, January 11th, The lecture takes place in the Ed Burke Theatre <http://www.tcd.ie/Maps/map.php> (Arts Building), Trinity College Dublin, on Monday, January 10th. Tickets cost 7euro (5euro member's rate) and there is a DVD <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> available for anyone who cannot make it to the talk on the night. After the lecture there will be a party in The Lombard. All our welcome to attend and you will have the opportunity to chat with Professor Southwood, other guests, and Astronomy Ireland staff and volunteers. <https://astro1.securesites.com/sub/201101lectickets.htm> BOOK TICKETS <http://www.astronomy.ie/lectureDVD.php> ORDER DVD Astronomy <http://www.astronomy.ie/> Ireland The world's most popular Astronomy Club <http://www.astronomy.ie/> www.astronomy.ie ( <http://lists.redbrick.dcu.ie/mailman/listinfo/astronomy> subscribe / unsubscribe )