astronauts Archive
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Tim Peake: Astronaut with the Right Stuff
Posted on December 3, 2015 | No CommentsTim Peake is clearly a man who likes a challenge and has a keen sense of adventure, for in his spare time the father of two enjoys skiing, cross-country running, […] -
Shaking Hands in Orbit: the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Posted on June 22, 2015 | 2 CommentsThe space programmes of the USA and USSR began in a spirit of bitter Cold War rivalry but by the early 1970s internation tensions had eased a little into a […] -
The One Year Crew
Posted on March 25, 2015 | No CommentsOne year or 365.25 days, the length of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbital path around the Sun and the length of time American astronaut Scott Kelly […] -
2015’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 22, 2015 | No CommentsAlthough not quite the тАЩ12 days of ChristmasтАЩ gift inventoryтАЩ, the following checklist should give us a quick peak at some significant events connected with space that we can look […] -
Astronaut training at Armagh Planetarium
Posted on January 12, 2015 | No CommentsEvery child at some stage dreams of reaching the stars and sadly as we grow up the reality of becoming an astronaut often disappears as it seems to become unreachable. […] -
To Space and Back with Reid Wiseman
Posted on January 7, 2015 | No CommentsWhen Chris Hadfield revealed the heavens to people across the world by making us feel like we were there with him with his beautiful images and excellent videos he really […] -
Apollo 12: 1969тАЩs Other Moon Landing
Posted on October 23, 2014 | 7 CommentsThe second human Moon landing might have ended in disaster 36 seconds after liftoff. It was 14 November 1969 and the mighty Saturn 5 rocket carrying the crew of Apollo […]