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Did you know that¿ today is World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day? Posted: 11 Apr 2012 11:33 PM PDT World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day commemorates the first manned space flight. On 12th April 1961 the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (video European Space Agency) aboard the spaceship “Vostok 1” became the first man to travel to outer space and orbit around the Earth for 89 minutes. Curiously it was on the same day twenty years later, on 12th April 1981, when the first manned space shuttle (the Columbia) became NASA’s first to carry out missions beyond the Earth. In the “Zero Gravity” exhibition you will find spectacular and previously unpublished space images together with a rundown of the current and future space missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) in fields such as observation of the Earth and meteorology, satellite communications and navigation; launchers, manned flights and space laboratories, and the exploration of the solar system and deep space. All this is illustrated with numerous photographs taken by the Hubble space telescope during its 20 years in orbit, which have allowed the capturing, among other things, of impressive images of stars, planets, and galaxies. Part of the exhibition is devoted to ESA space rockets. The 1.4 scale models of the Ariane, Soyuz, and Vega allow the visitor to become familiar with the functions of these spacecraft, i.e. transporting satellites and freeing them in space or transferring astronauts and various materials from the Earth to the International Space Station (ISS). An Ariane 5 launch campaign, for example, normally lasts some five weeks. During the first weeks the rocket is checked and prepared. A day before takeoff the spaceship is transported along rails to the launch pad, which is 12 kilometres from the Control Centre where the countdown takes place. The ascent through the atmosphere is monitored in great detail as this is one of the most critical and dangerous moments. Forty minutes later the spaceship is already in orbit. The model of the artificial satellite Cluster is another exhibit that the public can get to know. It consists of four more or less equal parts resembling drums, which were given the amusing names of “Salsa”; “Samba”, “Rumba”, and “Tango” by ESA scientists. This satellite was launched in the year 2000 to study the phenomena of the aurora borealis and aurora australis, and has discovered that the Earth and other planets give off very powerful natural radio signals. If we can detect these emissions, those of our own planet are 10,000 times more intense than the most powerful military radio signals; this will make it easier for scientists to locate new planets in the immensity of the Universe. Another major attraction of “Zero Gravity” is the projection room where the visitor can experience the feeling of flying through space. A succession of incredible images taken by the ESA missions will transport you on a voyage of space exploration so you can rediscover the Earth from this new perspective and let yourself be surrounded by the extraordinary beauty that space observation offers us.

The Art Promenade of the Umbracle is hosting the exhibition 'Sweet' Posted: 10 Apr 2012 04:26 PM PDT This consists of twenty grand sculptures of almost three metres in height in the form of giant sweets. This French artist uses works of art as a way of transmitting concepts and desires. Through this exhibition Jenkell invites us to relive our childhood through one of its greatest symbols; a sweet. Hence, the contemplation of these giant sweets is linked to the memory of the pleasurable sensations that tasting the sweetness of a delicious sweet as it melted in our mouths provoked in all of us. Formally, the sculptures are made in Plexiglas, a suitable material for achieving both the bright colours of the wrappings and the twists at their ends. In terms of her style, Jenkell’s work is clearly influenced by schools of art such as Pop Art, New Realism and the Nice School. Laurence Jenkell was born in 1965 in Bourges. Her work is on permanent display in several countries around the world such as the United States, Germany, France and Venezuela in such prestigious galleries as the Opera Gallery, Addiction Gallery, De Buck Gallery or the Mansing Hamm-Rhyrern Gallery. The exhibition is free of charge and can be seen until 14th October 2012.

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