SpaceKate

Photography

Something to aim for

Posted by SpaceKate on September 19, 2010 at 2:08 am

I’ve been watching the International Space Station flying over my garden in London over the last few months. I used it as an excuse to try and learn how to use my camera to take photographs at night. There are a few of the results in my Flickr stream – some are quite nice. I […]

Almost in Space

Posted by SpaceKate on September 19, 2010 at 1:52 am

This is the closest that I’ve ever got to space, although really, it wasn’t me, it was a high altitude balloon. I did pack the camera in polystyrene so that it could go up there though – does that count? Read more about how I got to take this photo on radiokate.com

What’s the story?

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...