Peter Rea

Peter is a founder member of the Cleethorpes and District Astronomical Society which celebrated its 50^th anniversary in 2019. He started school in the same year that the first artificial satellite was launched (Sputnik 1 in October 1957) he has followed with great interest in the exploration of space ever since.  In April 1972 aged 20, he was at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to see the launch of Apollo 16, the second to last Apollo moon landing mission. Now retired he spends a lot of time writing and giving lectures across the country to various astronomical societies. Since 2016 he has been a contributing author to the annual “Yearbook of Astronomy” first published by Patrick Moore in 1962. In December 2019 Peter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society for his contributions to astronomy over the last 50 years.

Forthcoming Events

• Thursday, 5th June 2025 - How it Began – The Origins of Planetary Exploration 1961 to 1981 (Part 2) (Guest Speaker)

Previous Events

• Thursday, 23rd February 2023 - How it Began - The Origins of Lunar Exploration 1958 to 1978

• Thursday, 23rd June 2022 - ETA Carinae - Chance encounter and journey of discovery

• Thursday, 4th February 2021 - The Space Shuttle History Part 3 – Science and Assembly.

• Thursday, 17th December 2020 - The Space Shuttle History Pt. 2 – Satellite Launcher and Repairman

• Thursday, 29th October 2020 - Space Shuttle history. Part 1. Origins and Concepts.

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