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Women in Space

Published on June 18, 2013 By SpaceKate

  NASA’s new astronaut class is the first ever to have an even split of men and women. Of the eight new astronauts four are female. This is fantastic for space, fantastic for us dreamers and a fantastic inspiration for the next generation of space travellers. I’d like to congratulate all eight new astronaut candidates [...]

Free Space Apps for Android

Published on April 6, 2013 By SpaceKate

There are plenty of space-related apps to check out in the Google Play store. I decided to download a bunch, play with them for a bit and share the results. They are all freebies, this is not an exhaustive list, it’s just the start of a potentially useful list for other Android Space fans. I’ve [...]

Amazing Encounters: Apollo 16′s Charlie Duke

Published on October 26, 2012 By SpaceKate

Until last Saturday, the only thing that I associated with Pontefract in West Yorkshire, was the bitter liquorice “Pontefract cakes” that my Dad used to eat on car journeys. It certainly wasn’t the sort of place that I would expect to meet someone that had walked on the Moon, and yet that’s exactly what happened. [...]

A Charlie Bolden "Wow" Moment

Published on August 5, 2011 By SpaceKate

This afternoon something very strange happened. I received a tweet from @katrobinsonthat said “@SpaceKate Administrator Bolden is talking about you! #NASATweetup”. My instant response? “ARE YOU SERIOUS?” Apparently she was, as this tweet was rapidly followed by several others from people who were also at the Juno TweetUp. Whoah! The Head. Of NASA. Was talking. About ME! [...]

NASA Launch TweetUp: STS-133, Discovery's final flight

Published on February 3, 2011 By SpaceKate

I’ve spoken before about my excitement about getting chosen for the NASA Tweet-up for the launch of STS-133, and how wonderful it was that the tweet-up members formed such a great community, even before we met in real life. Now I guess it’s time I shared my experience of the Tweet-Up itself, especially as I’m [...]

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