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 […]
Category: TweetUp
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 […]
A Charlie Bolden "Wow" Moment
This afternoon something very strange happened. I received a tweet from @katrobinson that said “@SpaceKate Administrator Bolden is talking about you! #NASATweetup”. My instant response? […]
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 […]
How to photograph a shuttle launch
It’s launch day! Today! After one hell of an adventure (I promise I’ll explain more later) the #spacenomad is back in Florida […]
NASA Launch TweetUp: STS-133, Discovery's final flight
I’ve spoken before about my excitement about getting chosen for the NASA Tweet-up for the launch of STS-133, and how wonderful it […]
The importance of outreach
I was chosen as one of the lucky few to be part of NASA’s STS-133 launch tweet-up, back in September last year. […]
STS-133 rollercoaster continues
“I would say that the space shuttle is an American icon and it represents the best that America has to offer… […]
Trying to keep my feet on the ground
Okay, so, for a blog about trying to get into space, the title of blog post may not seem to make much […]
NASATweetUp: A slight delay
I was greeted at Orlando Airport by fellow tweet-up attendees Danny Sussman and Leslie Berg – and what a nice thing to have […]