Gene Cernan: Last Man on the Moon – film review
A large bull fills the screen, then there’s a bucking bronco – not the sort you see at events, but a shot […]
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Rosetta’s Awake!
Do you have trouble waking up in the morning when your alarm goes off? Me too, but today I don’t feel so […]
Amazing Encounters: Apollo 16’s Charlie Duke
Until last Saturday, the only thing that I associated with Pontefract in West Yorkshire, was the bitter liquorice “Pontefract cakes” that my […]
OMG: JPL for MSL landing!
It was a somewhat cheeky email I sent, just lightly mentioning that I was hoping to be at JPL for the Mars […]
How the Canadian Space Agency punches above its weight – advice for other small space-faring nations
In comparison to NASA’s (approximately) $18 billion budget, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) budget of $300 million looks like small change. Despite […]
The Chinese Space Programme
2012 is the Chinese year of the Dragon, which is surely a good sign for SpaceX who will be launching their combined […]
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission
I was lucky enough to hear Richard Garriott, gaming impresario and private astronaut, recount his personal tale of his mission to space […]
Dear Science Museum… don't hide the star exhibit
I love the Science Museum in London. I always have, whether it was because it had lots of buttons to press as a child, […]
Spacetacular! Yuri's Night 2011 in London
Yesterday was a very special day. It not only marked the 50th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight which saw Yuri Gagarin, […]
My first shuttle launch – there are no words
Yesterday I watched shuttle Discovery land for the final time, and I realised that I’ve not yet posted a piece here […]