Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs 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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![In December 2014, a Delta IV Heavy rocket will thunder skywards from Florida, launching NASA’s first Orion spacecraft to an altitude that has not been achieved by a human spacecraft […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-ORION-MPCV-115x115.jpg "Orion Shall Rise!")
Orion Shall Rise!
Posted on March 23, 2012 | 4 CommentsIn December 2014, a Delta IV Heavy rocket will thunder skywards from Florida, launching NASA’s first Orion spacecraft to an altitude that has not been achieved by a human spacecraft […] -
![Fewer than 600 people have ever seen our world from space and only a couple of dozen have travelled far enough away to seen the Earth as a planet against […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Tracy-Caldwell-Dyson-115x115.jpg "Hello Earth!")
Hello Earth!
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsFewer than 600 people have ever seen our world from space and only a couple of dozen have travelled far enough away to seen the Earth as a planet against […] -
![What exciting space events has 2012 in store for us? What important space anniversaries are coming up this year? Welcome to our annual guide to what the Universe has waiting […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Dragon-at-ISS-115x115.jpg "2012’s Space Odysseys")
2012’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 3 CommentsWhat exciting space events has 2012 in store for us? What important space anniversaries are coming up this year? Welcome to our annual guide to what the Universe has waiting […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![EuropeтАЩs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Image-of-ATV-launch-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: the view from the top!")
Image of the Month: the view from the top!
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 1 CommentEuropeтАЩs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […] -
![This year we could have witnessed a Christmas-time shuttle flight as November’s STS-133 mission had been re-scheduled to 17 December, but once again Discovery’s final flight has been postponed, this […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Image-of-Sts133-crew-115x115.jpg "Christmas is cancelled for Shuttle Discovery")
Christmas is cancelled for Shuttle Discovery
Posted on December 15, 2010 | No CommentsThis year we could have witnessed a Christmas-time shuttle flight as November’s STS-133 mission had been re-scheduled to 17 December, but once again Discovery’s final flight has been postponed, this […] -
![While you are opening your presents under the Christmas tree, singing some Christmas carols or sitting down to tuck into your turkey dinner on 25 December, spare a thought for […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Image-of-xmas-stockings-on-ISS-115x115.jpg "Christmas Day in Space")
Christmas Day in Space
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhile you are opening your presents under the Christmas tree, singing some Christmas carols or sitting down to tuck into your turkey dinner on 25 December, spare a thought for […]