The Aerospace Bristol Museum is celebrating World Space Week during October 3rd to 9th 2026.
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (RRHT) members are invited to an open talk entitled:
'From Prospero to Mars'
7:15pm on Tuesday 06th October 2026
John James Lecture Theatre, Aerospace Bristol,
Hayes Way, Patchway BS34 5BZ
This illustrated talk by a veteran ‘Assembly and Test’ engineer will be an overview of the spacecraft built by Filton’s engineers that explored the Universe (and looked down to Earth too).
Since the late 1960s over 70 spacecraft have carried hardware into space, designed and built in and around Filton, Bristol. They have visited Halley’s Comet, monitored the Sun, explored the magnetosphere, landed on the planet Mars, and much more. Working with the European Space Agency, NASA and companies across Europe, Filton’s engineers designed built and tested hardware (and software) – and often helped to launch the spacecraft tells the story.
This talk will be administered as a normal BAT / RRHT talk at Aerospace Bristol (AB):
- Please aim to be at AB by 7:00pm to be in place for a prompt start at 7:15pm.
- No charge for entry.
- A voluntary ‘Bucket’ leaving collection supplemented by phone/card readers with all proceeds after deduction of speakers costs (if any) going to support AB.
Further information can be found ‘On-Line’ at:
aerospacebristol.org
Please address any RRHT queries:
There will be an additional October talk on Tuesday 13th October that will be covered by a separate email.
Looking forward to seeing you on 6th and 13th of October.
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (RRHT) members are invited to an open Bristol Aero Talk entitled:
'Operating at Range’
By Paul Shepherd,
7:15pm on Tuesday 13th October 2026
The Making Studio, Aerospace Bristol,
Hayes Way, Patchway BS34 5BZ
Paul Shepherd, a retired RAF navigator, will cover his involvement in the 1982 Falklands conflict, considering the operational and logistic impact of deploying a large scale force at extreme range with minimal third party support. He will examine the Vulcan Black Buck sorties; the longest range bombing operations achieved at that time.
The attached poster is also available in the Bristol section of 'What’s On' at the RRHT Website:
What’s on rolls-royce.com
This talk will be administered as a normal BAT / RRHT talk at Aerospace Bristol (AB):
- In the Making Studio is adjacent to the main entrance to the museum.
- Please aim to be at AB by 7:00pm to be in place for a prompt start at 7:15pm.
- No charge for entry.
- A voluntary ‘Bucket’ leaving collection supplemented by phone/card readers with all proceeds after deduction of speakers costs (if any) going to support AB.
Further information can be found ‘On-Line’ at:
Bristol Aero Talks
aerospacebristol.org
Please address any RRHT queries:
Looking forward to seeing you on 13th of October.