Science on Sunday
This week, I started counting steps as part of my ongoing attempts to recover my fitness after a partial foot amputation several years ago. Needless to say it’s been a long process, but I finally feel able to put my best foot forward (pun intended!) and measure my walking. So far, I’ve managed about 7000 […]
What’s up? (In space!) Summer 2021
Welcome to the summer installment of What’s up? (In space!), a seasonal look at upcoming events in the world of space developments, projects, and people. Space stories have been mainstream news recently with Ingenuity’s first flights, and the first photos from China’s Zhurong rover, not to mention the exciting announcement of a CSA/NASA partnership to […]
What’s up? (In space!) Spring 2021
Welcome to the spring installment of What’s Up? (In space!), a seasonal look at what’s ahead in the world of space developments, projects, and people. It’s been an exciting start to the year with so much Mars-related activity including, of course, the incredibly impressive Perseverance landing. So what else is in store for the next […]
What’s up? (In space!) Winter 2020
Welcome to the third installment of What’s Up? (In space!), a seasonal look at what’s ahead in the world of space developments, projects, and people. Deck the hullsAs we approach a holiday season that will be quite unlike any other we’ve experienced, let’s spare a thought for the team on the ISS as they celebrate […]
What’s up? (In space!) Fall 2020
The summer drama of the first SpaceX crewed launch to the ISS is behind us, and Doug and Bob (being brought up on The Time Tunnel, I really think it should have been Doug and Tony! 😉 ) successfully negotiated their big splashdown. But space endeavors continue unabated and there’s lots to anticipate as we […]
Lunacy-Back In Style!
Last week China announced its intention to establish a base on the Moon within ten years. Exciting news for sure, conjuring up images of a lunar colony (dare I say Moonbase Alpha?), and certainly an idea set to warm the cockles of any sci-fi fan. The timeline would have to be described as aggressive, though. […]