Leicester Space Park to open doors to community

Space Park Leicester, a £100m research institute, is offering a behind-the-scenes tour

One of the UK's biggest sites for space technology is due to open its doors to the local community.

Space Park Leicester, a £100m research institute that adjoins the National Space Centre, is offering a behind-the-scenes tour from 15:30 BST on Monday.Academics will be on hand to lead tours around the state-of-the-art facilities and to provide information about the ongoing research being conducted.Guests will also have the opportunity to learn about Leicester's involvement in the James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched on Christmas Day 2021.

Josh Barker, education and outreach manager at Space Park Leicester, said: "We are thrilled to once again have the opportunity to give our fantastic Leicester community exclusive access to our wonderful research hub."It is great to see that the presence of Space Park Leicester is steadily rising not only in the city of Leicester but in the region and the UK as a whole."

Developed by the University of Leicester in collaboration with partners, the site provides a base for space researchers and business minds to work together from offices and laboratories.

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