posted 01-31-2003 04:03 PM            

The villagers of Butterton were awarded a national UK Lottery grant to publish a social history of the village. This has now been published and I have been awarded a generous two age spread showing The Millennium Rock and its story.

This same Rock went on to be displan UK and even went across to NASA's KSC Visitor Center.

In a few weeks time it will be centre stage at my keypoint lecture during UK National Science week and at Chester Astronomical Society lecture I deliver.

Only a few copies of the Butterton Social History have been published - so I suppose it kinda counts as a collectible. Additionally,unbeknown to me until a few weeks back, they had manufactured a large milk jug and the centrepiece logo was The Millennium Space Rock orbiting an Earth globe and the wording Butterton underneath.

They awarded four of these jugs (I think 20 were produced,one went local museum the rest to local villagers.)

posted 01-31-2003 08:04 PM               

Let me know when your delivering your speech., are the public invited to the lectures do you know ?

Regards,

posted 02-01-2003 11:08 AM            

As the owner of the only flight flown Shuttle onboard computers outside USA,I am devasted. The reason? The computers I have flew on Columbia before its refit. (One of the two units flew on Challenger as well).

Yes,Chester Astronomical Society does exist!

From my viewpoint,all interested members of the public are welcome but,as I am the guest of the host Society it will be their decision . The talk - with flown exhibits - is on 26th February 2003 starting at 730pm.

Its at Waverton Chester the meeting.

I'll contact the Secretary and determine exact details and post details later here.

In March I am doing another presentation at Hanley Stoke-on Trent museum. I'll give first details here for you

Have to go since local media are banging on door needing 'expert opinion' about Shuttle.