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25 years later – Challenger deserves better

Posted by SpaceKate on January 29, 2011 at 11:37 am

Photograph courtesy of NASA: Official portrait of the STS 51-L crewmembers. In the back row (l.-r.) Mission specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Teacher in Space Participant Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis and Mission specialist Judy Resnik. In the front row (l.-r.) Pilot Mike Smith, Commander Dick Scobee, and Mission specialist Ron McNair. Today (January […]

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon Capsule Launch – aka My first rocket launch!

Posted by SpaceKate on December 9, 2010 at 2:16 pm

So I’ve been dreaming about getting into space, and I’m merrily living my life as a Space Nomad, chasing space stuff around the United States, but despite all this, I’ve never actually seen a rocket launch. Until yesterday. SpaceX managed to do what NASA couldn’t – launch a rocket while I was in town to see […]

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I want to go to space.
I’m going to get there, somehow.
But I’m going to need your help.

I’ve just turned 30. By the time I’m 40, I want to be able to say I’ve been to space. There’s got to be a way, and I’m going to find it. Somehow.

This site will follow my journey of discovery as I find out about what options there are for getting astronauts into space, what the future holds for commercial space flight and how you night get a random girl from East London up there too.

I do hope you'll come along for the ride...