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Robert Ince (2nd from right), Director of the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, explains to Ms. Cox that the observatory is located in the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, the first dark sky park in the UK. It is one of only five gold tier dark sky parks in the world and is the world’s only public use observatory in a dark sky park.

NASA engineer Nagin Cox speaks at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory to an audience of astronomers, researchers, and space enthusiasts about robotic missions to Mars including Curiosity.

Nagin Cox atDalmellington House with Mark Gibson, owner of the Graigengillan Estate. Mr. Gibson donated a tract of his land for the building of the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory and also helped fund its construction to provide a facility close to major UK population centers with excellent astronomical observation conditions and revitalize the local economy of Dalmellington.

Ms. Cox meets with students following her presentation at Doon Academy in Dalmellington, Ayrshire. The class has been studying space, science, and astronomy as a part of the ‘Dark Skies Project’ in association with the nearby Scottish Dark Sky Observatory.

Nagin Cox speaks to a group of schoolchildren from Doon Academy in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, about her involvementin NASA missions which have successfully sent robotic rovers to Mars.