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Japan – the great space enabler?

Posted by on July 27, 2017 at 7:42 pm

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi may have made the mainstream media with his photos from the international space station some years ago, but ask the average person in the street to name the big players in space, and I’m willing to bet that Japan wouldn’t be at the top of their list. Us space geeks on […]

Moonwalkers

Posted by on October 14, 2012 at 1:02 pm

It was with great sadness that I heard Neil Armstrong had passed away. I never had the chance to meet him, but he still had an impact on my life. Mine and many others. I was very moved to hear Buzz Aldrin’s words and memories of Neil at this year’s International Astronautical Conference in Naples. […]

Did you know? UK celebrates 50 years in space

Posted by on April 30, 2012 at 1:42 am

In the past few years we’ve celebrated 50 years since the first person, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, made it to space, 50 years since the first American, Alan Shepherd followed suit and it’s even the 50th anniversary of the iconic space hub that is Kennedy Space Centre. But did you know that the UK is […]