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Title: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: Chris Bergin on 06/28/2010 03:03 pm
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jyvVj7CBVslHON_iNf-6L-JlwOzw

Anyone know where and when they'll be in Durham?
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: AnalogMan on 06/28/2010 03:58 pm
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/28/2010 03:03 pm
Anyone know where and when they'll be in Durham?

Here's an itinerary (mostly schools, but the Durham & Newcastle stop-off looks like it might be more openly accessible):

http://www.isset.org/programmes2/STS-132Visit.php
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: jacqmans on 06/28/2010 04:02 pm
Do they only tour the UK or other parts of Europe as well ??
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: Chris Bergin on 06/29/2010 02:00 pm
Small picture of the crew at Fratton Park (Portsmouth Football Club - relegated from the Premiership last season):

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Spacemen--out-of-this.6388023.jp

Looks like a really nice event with 5,000 kids in part of that stand.

More:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Mission-accomplished-to-Portsmouth-and.6389661.jp

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Roar-of-crowd-greets-the.6389509.jp

Really seems to have been a great event for the crew too. Nice :)
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: Tourmaline on 07/01/2010 03:39 pm
Another couple of pics from the Portsmouth Festivities Victorian Family Day:

http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk/
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: Space Pete on 07/01/2010 05:14 pm
BBC News: "Atlantis shuttle crew visit children in Portsmouth".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/10431594.stm
Title: Re: STS-132 Crew's UK Tour
Post by: aurora899 on 07/02/2010 01:27 pm
Piers Sellers was actually a guest on BBC Breakfast News the other morning. Unfortunately, I only caught it just as he was coming on and there wasn't time to alert anybody.