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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![After an amazingly brief 17 months of designing and testing, the òÀØMoon buggyòÀÙ, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), or Lunar Rover was used from 1971-1972 as a key component of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image_of-abandoned-LRV-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Lunar Rover: Everything You Need to Know")
NASA’s Lunar Rover: Everything You Need to Know
Posted on January 18, 2013 | 56 CommentsAfter an amazingly brief 17 months of designing and testing, the òÀØMoon buggyòÀÙ, the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV), or Lunar Rover was used from 1971-1972 as a key component of […] -
![Neil Armstrong was born in 1930 in Ohio and died in 2012 in Ohio. Between those two dates he became immortal on the Moon. Think about it, as long as […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-Armstrong-in-Gemini-spacesuit-115x115.jpg "Neil Armstrong R.I.P.")
Neil Armstrong R.I.P.
Posted on August 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsNeil Armstrong was born in 1930 in Ohio and died in 2012 in Ohio. Between those two dates he became immortal on the Moon. Think about it, as long as […] -
![Unidentified Flying Objects seem to be here to stay. Once, I wrote a piece Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery which I hoped would be my last word […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-gordon-Cooper-115x115.jpg "Astronauts, Aeroplanes and UFOs")
Astronauts, Aeroplanes and UFOs
Posted on July 30, 2012 | 23 CommentsUnidentified Flying Objects seem to be here to stay. Once, I wrote a piece Revealed: 5 secret solutions to the UFO mystery which I hoped would be my last word […] -
![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 […] -
![On 20 February 1962, John Glenn (b1921) became the fifth human to enter space. For his spaceflight Glenn, a US Marine Corps aviator was strapped into a tiny Mercury capsule […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/image-of-friendship7-launch-115x115.jpg "John Glenn’s First Spaceflight")
John Glenn’s First Spaceflight
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsOn 20 February 1962, John Glenn (b1921) became the fifth human to enter space. For his spaceflight Glenn, a US Marine Corps aviator was strapped into a tiny Mercury capsule […] -
![Apollo 15 was sent to the Moon in July 1971, its primary mission goals to explore the spectacular Hadley-Appenine region, carry out scientific experiments from orbit and evaluation of new […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Hadley-base-115x115.jpg "Apollo 15: Into the Mountains of the Moon")
Apollo 15: Into the Mountains of the Moon
Posted on July 28, 2011 | 13 CommentsApollo 15 was sent to the Moon in July 1971, its primary mission goals to explore the spectacular Hadley-Appenine region, carry out scientific experiments from orbit and evaluation of new […] -
![It is June 30 1971, and a ground crew in Kazakhstan are waiting to recover three cosmonauts from the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. The trio, the first space station crew, are […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-Soyuz-11-Crew-115x115.jpg "Soyuz 11: The Truth About the Salyut 1 Space Disaster")
Soyuz 11: The Truth About the Salyut 1 Space Disaster
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 4 CommentsIt is June 30 1971, and a ground crew in Kazakhstan are waiting to recover three cosmonauts from the Soyuz 11 spacecraft. The trio, the first space station crew, are […] -
![The first American in space, Alan Shepard, made his historic flight fifty years ago. Part of Project Mercury, the flight of Freedom 7 followed mere weeks after Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Image-of-Freedom-7-launch-115x115.jpg "Alan Shepard: First American in Space")
Alan Shepard: First American in Space
Posted on May 4, 2011 | 5 CommentsThe first American in space, Alan Shepard, made his historic flight fifty years ago. Part of Project Mercury, the flight of Freedom 7 followed mere weeks after Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering […] -
![Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut, paved the way for space exploration and truly went where no man had been before. He was the first human in space, Sinead McNicholl tells his […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/yuri-gagarin1-115x115.jpg "Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space")
Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 20 CommentsYuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut, paved the way for space exploration and truly went where no man had been before. He was the first human in space, Sinead McNicholl tells his […]