Bristol Aero Talks Series

FREE (No booking required)

John James Theatre

Multiple dates - see list

Aerospace Bristol’s Aero Talks presents an exciting and thought-provoking series of talks featuring guest speakers and experts.

The talks showcase amazing stories on a variety of topics including: space, flight, engineering, WW2 and more.

See below find out more about our upcoming talks and speakers.

Our Bristol Aero Talks Series is free and you do not need to book. Please arrive at 7:15pm at our admissions for the talk which take place in the John James Theatre.

Upcoming Talks

The Hubble Space Telescope and Bristol’s contribution to it

Tuesday 27 January, 7:15pm | by Nigel Wright

In his talk Dr Nigel Wright, who was the BAe Design Manager for the Solar Arrays, will look back at the history of the project, its complex organisation and its impact, the design constraints driving the unique solar array design, the impacts arising from the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the problems encountered in orbit after the launch and their subsequent recovery and the return of the hardware to Earth and the unique opportunity this afforded us to learn about the space environment. 

More information can be found by clicking here.

Breaking the Chain

Tuesday 24th February 7:15pm | by John Britton

John Britton will give a talk: "Breaking the Chain” covering investigation of the Concorde crash at Paris in 2003 and the steps taken to restore the Concorde fleet to service.

Past Talks

Find out about past talks by visiting Bristol Aero Talks website by clicking here.