August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
.... Some of the ideas are to build a zero gravity facility to mimic aspects of space travel, some space-related museums, and then there is a plan to build a mockup Martian city and Mars environment. All of these should be happening...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... 50 books on space and technology, Joe played a key role in creating a new permanent exhibit at the National Electronics Museum, Maryland, USA, titled ‘Satellites: Transforming Our Lives’.
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
... history. Neil Armstrong speaks at the Apollo 40th anniversary celebration held at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC on 20 July 2009. Practical legacy The Apollo programme was also, of course, hugely important in terms of its...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... 1968, resulting in termination of the Soviet programme. An early (c1962) model of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) on display at a museum in Titusville, Florida. In this concept the astronauts sat in seats to fly the LEM and would climb down...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
..., simulations, projections, scientific-artistic exhibitions, contests and discussion forums. These events are performed in schools, museums, planetariums and universities all over Mexico, which sponsor and organise activities locally. Dr Mendieta Jim...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... episode of The Cosmo Show, and can leap off at an AR experience at the Discovery Center or any number of partnering museums or locations. Even in the age range Cosmo is initially intended for - pre-schoolers up to eight years old...
