18:30 - 19:00 – Astronaut Meet & Greet + Photo-op 📸
Meet NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold, who has spent 209 days in space and completed five spacewalks! Snap a selfie with a real astronaut and get ready for an evening of incredible space stories.

19:00 - 19:40 Steve Harridge & Julie Keeble: Muscling in on Space & Space Experiments 🛰️
Discover how space affects the human body and the fascinating science behind space experiments with experts Steve Harridge and Julie Keeble.

19:40 - 19:55 – Intermission (Please note: No refreshments will be available.)

19:55 - 21:00 – Ricky Arnold: From Earth to Space 🚀
Ricky’s journey took him from teaching in classrooms to floating 250 miles above Earth on the Space Shuttle Discovery and Russian Soyuz. Hear how he became an astronaut, lived on the ISS, and took on the ultimate challenge, spacewalking in the harsh vacuum of space. Throughout the evening, Ricky will share thrilling stories of spaceflight, life in orbit, and the future of human space exploration, with Q&A woven into his talk.