It has been almost a month since the UK Space Conference, but I’ve only just found the time to reflect on this biennial event that cannot be missed by anyone in or interested in the UK space industry. Having attended the 2015 conference in Liverpool previously, this year’s one was equally unmissable.
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Words of Wisdom: Shawna Pandya
Happy International Women’s Day!
To celebrate, I’ve decided to publish my recent interview with the incredibly inspirational Shawna Pandya. Shawna is a Canadian of Indian origin and a physician with a background in neuroscience, martial artist with a black belt in Taekwondo, pilot, skydiver, scuba diver, and to top it all off, a citizen scientist astronaut candidate!
Canada chooses!
Earlier this month, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) unveiled the shortlist of candidates still remaining in contention to be Canada’s next astronaut.
Astronaut profiles
A few months ago, before I had even applied for a PhD, I was wondering what it took to become an astronaut. Was it something that all astronauts had in common; “The Right Stuff?” Or was it something else? Continue reading “Astronaut profiles”