Something that you may be interested in if you are local to Manchester. The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is running its Festival of Transport” between 30th July and 7th August. Lots going on. The festival is open to the public and it is free. During the Transport Festival, I will be doing a […]
Archives for July 2011
Episode 47:25th July 2011: Yuri Gagarin Statue in London
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Links to audio and video below. The 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s UK visit was marked by the unveiling of an aluminium statue of Gagarin, an exact copy of the one outside Lyubertsy Technical School number 10 where Gagarin started his training as a foundryman. The statue, a gift from the Russian federal space agency […]
The Final Shuttle Flight and the Shuttle landing Facility – a personal memory
I had watched the channel 4 documentary on Saturday evening and inevitably ended up comparing it to the one on BBC last night. The ad breaks aside, the BBC’s version came out on top because of the focus on people, perhaps because of Kevin Fong’s connection to the shuttle program. The personal emotional contributions from […]
Events to mark the 50th Anniversary of Gagarin’s visit to Britain
Here is a quick summary Episode 46 of Astrotalkuk on my podcast has about my book, audio and video testimony from those who saw and met him. Follow @YuriGagarin50 for a series of tweets over 5 days starting tomorrow at (11th July) at 10:29 when Gagarin arrived at London Heathrow exactly 50 years ago. @YuriGagarin50 […]
Episode 46:10th July 2011: Yuri Gagarin in London and Manchester. New Book and Personal recollections
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On his first visit outside the eastern bloc, Yuri Gagarin arrived in London for a 5 day visit on Tuesday July 11th 1961. He was greeted with a tumultuous and sincere warm welcome everywhere he went including his meetings with the Prime minister and the Queen. The British government juggled with acknowledging Gagarin personal courage […]
Episode 45: 4th July 2011: Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Al Worden
Probably the most scientifically demanding Apollo mission, Apollo 15 was launched on 26th July 1971 on a two week mission. Al Worden in the command module orbited the Moon for 75 orbits whilst Dave Scott and James Irwin explored the south eastern edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon’s surface. Apollo 15 launched with the […]
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