European astronaut Tim Peake returning to Earth
As Britain gets ready to welcome astronaut Tim Peake home from space, I can’t help be distracted by the heartbreaking news about MP […]
Author: SpaceKate
Amazing Encounters: Apollo 13’s Jim Lovell
Captain James “Jim” Lovell, a veteran of four space flights, was part the Apollo crew that flew closer to the Sun than […]
Liquid water on Mars – does it deserve the fuss?
It’s been an exciting 24 hours for the online (and indeed offline) space community – first there was the “Super Blood […]
Amazing Encounters: Valentina Tereshkova
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova – first woman in space, and only female to have done a solo spaceflight – was always going to […]
Amazing Encounters: Sergey Krikalev
Sergey Krikalev is a softly spoken, humble gentleman. Meeting him, you wouldn’t guess he’s been awarded the highest accolades of both the […]
Charlie Bolden’s Challenge
NASA Administrator Major General Charles Bolden was in London last week to receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Aeronautical Society. Attending […]
So you want to land on Mars?
So you wanna land on Mars? Yeah – sounds good. Got any tips? Well first off: Good luck! What do you mean […]
Book Review: The Orbital Perspective by Ron Garan
Genial astronaut Ron Garan reminds us to put away our cynicism and rekindle the “anything is possible” attitude we had as bright […]
One giant leap for humankind, one giant leap backwards for equality
(Hastily written on tube journeys – forgive typos) This morning I’m full of conflicting emotions. So excited –so excited – that ESA […]
ESA’s Rosetta Mission is Making History
Today is a day we make history. After a ten year journey to comet 67P Churyumov-Grasimenko, the Rosetta spacecraft said goodbye to […]