Flying in Space

Piers Sellers talks about his most recent space flight, STS-132. The space shuttle Atlantis was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) with a crew of six on 14th May 2010. This was the third Shuttle flight for astronaut Piers Sellers who will describe how after docking with the ISS, the crew installed a new 8-tonne Russian module, carried out three spacewalks and completed some repair work to the ISS. Go To Item

Register your interest to learn more about the Meet an Astronaut competition. 3 lucky people will meet face-to-face with NASA Astronaut Piers Sellers in December 2010 at the Royal Aeronautical Society headquarters.

Press Release

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is keenly anticipating the lift off of the final flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which is set to launch on 14th May. The reason for the anticipation is because British-born astronaut Dr Piers Sellers is taking the travelling medal of the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society on board. The President’s travelling medal is a lighter weight version of the Presidents official medal of office, normally the President carries the travelling medal when visiting the extensive network of branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Go To Item