19 July 2019
The day humanity walked on the Moon
... been made and the following year president John F Kennedy told the world that the US "should commit itself... more enjoyed," said Collins in a recent interview with Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana while reminiscing about his experience on this...
09 June 2016
Winners of NASA's 2016 Invention of the Year Competition Announced
... invention “Hydrogen Sensing Pigments in Manufactured Polymer Composites (a.k.a. Hydrogen Leak Detection Tape)”, from the Kennedy Space Center. The invention is a chemochromic sensor for detecting a combustible gas, such as hydrogen. This technology...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
... launched as part of the cargo headed for the ISS on a SpaceX Falcon F9 rocket in July. I was able to travel to Kennedy Space Center and was joined by one of my patients and his mother to watch the launch. It is hard to describe the depth...
11 August 2025
Saying goodbye to my favourite astronaut
...’s Apollo era led me to him. My first major project had been a monument to the Apollo 11 crew, unveiled at Kennedy Space Center during the mission’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The success of that tribute inspired me to pursue a monument to the...
20 April 2016
Satellite company OneWeb announce ambitious plans for world-wide internet coverage
..., a 50-50 joint venture between OneWeb LLC and Airbus, intends to build a factory just outside the gates of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to build its 900 satellite constellation - that will ultimately see the company churning them out...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... station. “This is critical to our future as a nation,” said Bob Cabana, a former astronaut and current director of the Kennedy Space Center. “We’ve got to get astronauts flying on US rockets out of here on US soil and not have to rely on our Russian...
