World Space Week, celebrated every year in October, is the inspiration behind this month’s programme at the Palace of Science. We will begin our journey into space with a lecture by astronomy popularizer Branko Simonović on the origins and evolution of spacesuits.
Imagine working for six hours in a place with no air, where one half of your body is exposed to sunlight, with temperatures that can exceed 200°C, while the other half remains in shadow, exposed to an unimaginable temperature as low as -120°C. This is what a spacewalk looks like.
From humanity’s first steps into space to future interstellar journeys, clothing designed for extraterrestrial conditions has played, and will continue to play, a crucial role. As the only thing standing between an astronaut and infinite space, a spacesuit must protect against the vacuum and micrometeoroids while also allowing freedom of movement and the ability to perform complex tasks. Join us on October 14 and discover the answers to questions you maybe hadn’t realized you were curious about: What did the first spacesuits look like, and how have they evolved throughout the history of space exploration? What does the future hold for them?
Admission to the lecture is free and no registration is required.