Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!
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Space Shuttle Archive
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![Ever fancied yourself in a spacesuit? Whether in fact you believe that a spacesuit makes desirable fancy dress, it is undoubtedly, more so than any other profession in which a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMAGE-6-115x115.jpg "Spacesuits: Fashion of the Future!")
Spacesuits: Fashion of the Future!
Posted on February 14, 2013 | 2 CommentsEver fancied yourself in a spacesuit? Whether in fact you believe that a spacesuit makes desirable fancy dress, it is undoubtedly, more so than any other profession in which a […] -
![1 February 2013 will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. After a routine science mission the orbiter was making a daytime […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-columbia-crew-115x115.jpg "Columbia Tragedy: A Horrifying Memory")
Columbia Tragedy: A Horrifying Memory
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 1 Comment1 February 2013 will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. After a routine science mission the orbiter was making a daytime […] -
![This year has started off with perhaps a little more promise than the last, not only did the world not end but a new Mayan calendar has started, mysterious planet […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image-of-Comet-kohoutek-115x115.jpg "2013’s Space Odysseys")
2013’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis year has started off with perhaps a little more promise than the last, not only did the world not end but a new Mayan calendar has started, mysterious planet […] -
![Space enthusiasts world-wide have been shocked and saddened by the death of NASA astronaut Sally Ride after a prolonged struggle with cancer.Dr Ride, a physicist, was recruited by NASA in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Image-of-Sally-Ride-115x115.jpg "Sally Ride, Astronaut, Scientist and Teacher")
Sally Ride, Astronaut, Scientist and Teacher
Posted on July 24, 2012 | No CommentsSpace enthusiasts world-wide have been shocked and saddened by the death of NASA astronaut Sally Ride after a prolonged struggle with cancer.Dr Ride, a physicist, was recruited by NASA in […] -
![Three years later after the first men walked on the Moon, the Apollo 16 mission, launched 16 April 1972 ,ˆà landed men on the moon successfully for the fifth time […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-family-photo-on-moon-115x115.jpg "Apollo 16: 40 Years On")
Apollo 16: 40 Years On
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 20 CommentsThree years later after the first men walked on the Moon, the Apollo 16 mission, launched 16 April 1972 ,ˆà landed men on the moon successfully for the fifth time […] -
![Once upon a time rockets were exciting symbols of a glorious and exciting future when everyone would get their chance to have a holiday on the Moon. ˆàWell the future […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-US-rockets-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Rockets Then and Now")
Image of the Month: Rockets Then and Now
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsOnce upon a time rockets were exciting symbols of a glorious and exciting future when everyone would get their chance to have a holiday on the Moon. ˆàWell the future […] -
![NASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Enterprise-115x115.jpg "The Shuttle and Me")
The Shuttle and Me
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 4 CommentsNASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […] -
![The Shuttle era is coming to an end this year thirty years after the launch of Columbia. ˆàWhile it can boast many successes and certainly caught the imagination of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-Final-Shuttle-Patch-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Space Shuttle: End of an Era")
NASA’s Space Shuttle: End of an Era
Posted on June 24, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Shuttle era is coming to an end this year thirty years after the launch of Columbia. ˆàWhile it can boast many successes and certainly caught the imagination of the […] -
![NASA’s Space Shuttles have become a familar sight in their thirty years of service, but there have been other shuttle designs which never left the ground.Some were ingenious alternative concepts […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Image-of-C-1057-concept-115x115.jpg "10 Space Shuttles which never flew")
10 Space Shuttles which never flew
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 22 CommentsNASA’s Space Shuttles have become a familar sight in their thirty years of service, but there have been other shuttle designs which never left the ground.Some were ingenious alternative concepts […] -
![This year will see both the end of space flights by NASA’s Shuttle fleet and the thirtieth anniversary of the first orbital mission by this historic spacecraft. Our coverage of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Image-of-shuttle-from-above-115x115.jpg "Space Shuttle: A thirty year history of tragedy and triumph")
Space Shuttle: A thirty year history of tragedy and triumph
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 11 CommentsThis year will see both the end of space flights by NASA’s Shuttle fleet and the thirtieth anniversary of the first orbital mission by this historic spacecraft. Our coverage of […]