On Saturday, July 25 at 11:00 a.m., Rich Brewster, a Systems/Operations Engineer at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, will lead a family-oriented talk titled "Astronauts Return to the Hubble Space Telescope" at the Louisville Public Library. Using slide shows and videos, Mr. Brewster will discuss his role in the recent NASA mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

Mr. Brewster's discussion will illuminate the five spacewalks required to complete the repairs, demonstrating the excitement and challenges faced by an astronaut. After the talk, children will have a chance to try using the tools and hardware of the astronauts. They will also learn about space by creating paper models.

This event is part of Discover Space, an exhibition designed by the Space Science Institute. Discover Space features two exhibit areas: Space Storms introduces audiences to space weather topics such as sunspots, coronal mass ejections, and magnetic storms, and Star Quest explores how stars are born and how they die. The exhibit will be on display through September 30 th.

Ball Aerospace has played a crucial role in enabling deep space discovery. All of the instruments on board the Hubble Space Telescope were built by Ball Aerospace, including the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3. These tools enable scientists to capture larger amounts of information more efficiently than ever before and to observe phenomenon too faint to see through previous tools.

The Space Science Institute, a Boulder-based non-profit organization, aims to integrate research with education and public outreach, promoting inquiry-based learning and science literacy. Its programs include traveling museum exhibitions, award-winning educational media, hands-on teaching resources and activities, and educator workshops.

The Louisville Public Library, located at 951 Spruce St., is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.