Moonwalkers
It was with great sadness that I heard Neil Armstrong had passed away. I never had the chance to meet him, but […]
Category: Events
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 […]
Did you know? UK celebrates 50 years in space
In the past few years we’ve celebrated 50 years since the first person, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, made it to space, 50 […]
Welcome home!
I’m letting out a big sigh of relief. There’s a tear in my eye. I’m an emotional wreck! Anton is home. Back […]
Yuri's First Orbit
It’s Yuri’s Night 2012. My third Yuri’s Night since that fateful day when Dr Chris McKay gave me my treasured NASA pin badge and […]
ATV3 Docking and the ATVTweetUp
In a fantastic trip for my SpaceNomad alter-ego, I was part of the lucky group invited by ESA and CNES (the French […]
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 […]
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 […]