June 2019
Space industry prime directive
... had 30 years of Shuttle and I was privileged to be there from the very beginning. The final landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center was an emotional time for us. It was the right decision, no question whatsoever, but it’s one thing to know what...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... software. The rover hardware is being designed and built by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the instruments are provided by Ames, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and commercial partner Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California.
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
... the duration of her flight and didn’t eat during her three days in space. Surviving members of the original Mercury 13 on a Kennedy Space Center visit to witness a Space Shuttle launch - though they were not given the chance to become astronauts and...
November 2019
Space for Art – Reflections on the Moon
... of Astronomical Artists (IAAA). Responsible for curating the 50th anniversary celebration of Apollo 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Stott’s objective was to create an immersive storytelling experience of the positive impact on humanity...
January 2020
Apollo girl - camaraderie and discrimination in the Apollo era
...Award (presented personally by the astronauts) and a Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) Award, which included a trip to Kennedy Space Center to view the launch of Apollo 17. These two awards are part of the MFA programme, designed to recognise individuals...
11 October 2018
Apollo Program Development Plan
... displays, for example, how the spacesuit manufacturer reported to the Manned Spacecraft Center and the Crawler transporter supplier reported to Kennedy Space Center. Most people consider the Apollo programme a triumph of engineering and technology...
