America’s return to human spaceflight
If you know me (and even if you don’t) it’s pretty obvious that I like rocket launches, which is why today, 27th […]
Tag: NASA
Liquid water on Mars – does it deserve the fuss?
It’s been an exciting 24 hours for the online (and indeed offline) space community – first there was the “Super Blood […]
Charlie Bolden’s Challenge
NASA Administrator Major General Charles Bolden was in London last week to receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Aeronautical Society. Attending […]
So you want to land on Mars?
So you wanna land on Mars? Yeah – sounds good. Got any tips? Well first off: Good luck! What do you mean […]
Women in Space
NASA’s new astronaut class is the first ever to have an even split of men and women. Of the eight new […]
Free Space Apps for Android
There are plenty of space-related apps to check out in the Google Play store. I decided to download a bunch, play with […]
Amazing Encounters: Apollo 16’s Charlie Duke
Until last Saturday, the only thing that I associated with Pontefract in West Yorkshire, was the bitter liquorice “Pontefract cakes” that my […]
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? […]
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. […]