29 March 2019
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
... have been in there in the past. The chamber hosted missions from the Ranger Moon probes to the Voyagers to Cassini, and every Mars rover ever flown. To see our helicopter in there reminded me we are on our way...
19 June 2019
Shoot for the Moon
...-century – it’s important to keep stoking the fire! The book’s subtitle – The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 (abbreviated on the cover) – gives some indication of its coverage, but it’s important to note that this is not...
01 October 2019
Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11
... the net-savvy, games-oriented children of today to engage with Apollo 11 any more than, say, the voyages of Columbus, but (given the right presentation) they can still be excited by tales of daring and exploration. Any...
31 March 2021
Inspiration4 names final crew members for world’s first all-civilian mission to space
... to space, yesterday announced the final two members of the four-person crew that will undertake a historic voyage to the stars later this year. Christopher Sembroski of Everett, WA and Dr. Sian Proctor of Tempe, AZ will join previously...
08 January 2023
The Light of Earth: reflections on a life in space
... legacy. One is certainly left in no doubt about what Al thinks! The book concludes with “Thoughts after a Moon Voyage”, Worden’s views on the point of the space programme and a “Poem from the Far Side of the Moon...
