Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw
Royal Festival Hall
Monday, 12 December 2011
Friday, 2 December 2011
Friday, 28 October 2011
BIS Lecture
THE SPACE SHUTTLE: Thirty years of flights, thirty years of lessons learned
Dr Matt Melis (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Saturday, 22 October 2011
UCL Astronomy weekend - lectures
Working on Mars Time
Craig Leff, MSc
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LIFE: Origins on Earth and searching the cosmos
Dr Lewis Dartnell & Dr Nick Lane
UCL Astronomy weekend - lectures
The Space Shuttle: Final Mission & Legacy
Dr Kevin Fong
University College London
His talk started with his background, he did an astrophysics degree then medical degree, then worked with NASA after having applied to the Johnson Space Centre for funding. This lecture was to cover the extra footage he would have liked to have included which the BBC thought too much.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Autographica
Autographica was a weekend event in London, in October 2011. We started with a drinks reception Friday night, followed by a day of speaking with the astronauts, obtaining signatures and attending talks. When I approached Jerry Bostick for his autograph, and handed him a copy of his book, he was stunned that I had obtained a copy and jumped up and hugged me! I got it from here, though I notice it appears to be available on Amazon now.
On Saturday evening we had dinner with Bruce McCandless, who regaled us with many stories and was happy to answer our questions. On Sunday we attended more talks, some for the second time, and chatted with the astronauts when they did not have queues at their tables. A great weekend!
On Saturday evening we had dinner with Bruce McCandless, who regaled us with many stories and was happy to answer our questions. On Sunday we attended more talks, some for the second time, and chatted with the astronauts when they did not have queues at their tables. A great weekend!
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| Jerry Bostick |
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| Ed Mitchell |
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| Norman Thagard, Kathryn Thornton, Bill Oefelein, Tom Jones, Bruce McCandless |
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| Bruce McCandless |
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| Tom Jones |
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Delta IV launch
This spectacular Delta IV night launch took place from the US Airforce Base at Cape Canaveral at
02:46 on Saturday 16th July, 2011. It successfully launched a GPS IIF-2 satellite into orbit.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Lunch with Tim Taylor
"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all".
So says the poster that hung on his dorm wall, and led to his amazing life as an
engineer, entrepreneur, husband, father, venture capitalist and NASA controller.
So says the poster that hung on his dorm wall, and led to his amazing life as an
engineer, entrepreneur, husband, father, venture capitalist and NASA controller.
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"Eternity lives in every true connection, every moment that opens your
eyes to something new and deepens your internal spring" - Thad Roberts
"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile,
nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes
to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and
is willing to trust you with a friendship"- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friday, 8 July 2011
STS-135 Space Shuttle launch
The final shuttle launch on 8th July 2011, which I viewed from the Saturn V Center, at Kennedy Space Center.
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