Fifty years ago today the first woman was launched into space by the Soviet Union. Valentina Tereshkova orbited our planet 48 times before returning to Earth, completing the final stage of her historic journey by parachute. At just 26 years of age when she flew, Tereshkova was ten years younger than the youngest of the […]
It was the biggest hackathon in the world apparently. 83 different locations around the globe hosting space fans, coders, designers and more as we tackled a range of pre-set challenges. Well, that’s what most people did, but when I signed up to attend the London event I didn’t realise that they’d give us challenges, so […]
This is not my usual style of blog post, but I thought I’d have a play and try to capture some of the moments of my latest #SpaceNomad adventure – a trip to Finland for an ESA Space Weather Seminar and a chance to see the northern lights. It’s wearing everything that won’t fit in […]
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. […]
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