Mission Update: SpaceKate at 40
Ten years ago – just as I was turning 30 – I decided that I wanted to get to space, and I […]
Category: SpaceNomad
We have a winner!
Seven years ago, half way through my #SpaceNomad adventure waiting for STS-133 to launch, I found myself in a bar in Portland, […]
Three years since STS-133
Three years ago today, I saw something magnificent, something awe-inspiring, something powerful, something scary, something that made me shake (in more ways […]
It’s #ESAAurora!
This is not my usual style of blog post, but I thought I’d have a play and try to capture some of […]
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 […]
A Summer of Space!
The next step of my #SpaceNomad adventure has begun and I find myself back in sunny Florida once more. In fact […]
I’m going to space (university)!
Just a quick post to let you know that I’ve gained a place on the International Space University summer programme this year, […]
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 […]
Exploring the Cite de l’espace, Toulouse
I’ve been thinking for a long while that I should write reviews of different space centres and museums, and my visit […]