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22.02.2026 10:10
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Looks like an #ArtemisII March launch is definitely off the cards now. Issacman confirmed on X rollback is going to happen
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On Radio 4 now - tech billionaires on the Moon, making the brain less selfish and navigating our way from fish discos to spinal injury breakthroughs.
Joined by the excellent @libbyjackson.com and @carolinesteel.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
Just when we had a launch date. NASA now troubleshooting a helium issue and considering a roll back to the VAB. That would rule out any attempts in the March window.
www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
Wishing the crewmember concerned the very best. It's good to see that they aren't using an emergency return scenario.
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There is still plenty of time to join in - You can make your own with just a few bits you're very likely to have at home or in the classroom. It will be a blast!
We continue tomorrow, Monday 15th December, marking the very moment the Soyuz rocket lifted off with a massive rocket launch. Tune in online via www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/lesson at 10.20am, when I'll be hosting a live lesson with Tim, culminating in the rocket launch.
We've had a fabulous day at the @sciencemuseum.org.uk today, celebrating 10 years since Tim Peake launched at the start of his six month #Principia Misson on the International Space Station. It was so much fun I failed to take photos, so this will have to do for today.
Still waiting... hopefully it will start soon #CM25
The ministers responsible for space in ESA's Member States, Associate Members and Cooperating States at the Ministerial Council #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, November 2025.
There are a few events you can follow along over the next couple of days, the most interesting will be the press conference tomorrow when its all over and done with.
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It's truly a meeting where things get decided. Unlike many international set pieces, it is not at all predetermined. Much preparation has been done, but it will come down to late night negotiations to decide which programmes go ahead.
Not only is today Budget day, but it's also the start of the two day ESA Council of Ministers. This event, which happens every 3 years, sees the 23 minsters from ESA Member States who are responsible for space meet, and armed with authorisations from their treasuries, decide on ESA's budgets.
Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...
Plus our season of space cinema kicks off on Monday with an IMAX screening of Apollo 13, on the 30th anniversary of the UK release. Come and join the party!
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/destination-...
It’s been a busy couple of weeks at @sciencemuseum.org.uk as we’ve been putting the finishing touches to our wonderful new Space gallery. It opens on Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of free space themed activities.
Where are all the birds?? It's very disconcerting how quiet everything is 😢
The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World...
The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!)
And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...
Waking up to news this morning, that the UK Space Agency is being absorbed by DSIT. I'm pleased to see the line that it will be "staffed by experts and retain the UK Space Agency name"
BBC News - UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World...
The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!)
And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...
Stephanie Shirley is perhaps one of the lesser known tech pioneers, but she shouldn't be. Back in the 60s she saw the potential for women in tech, setting up a company for them to code from home, going by the name Steve because it was a man's world. RIP Dame Shirley
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RIP Jim Lovell, photographed here in front of Apollo 10 on his visit to the Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk in 2013.
You can read more about that visit here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/apollo-13s-j...
Sad, sad news today. Another Apollo legend, Jim Lovell, joins the stars. Gemini 7 and 12, Apollo 8 and 13, each one full of iconic moments.
BBC News - Jim Lovell, who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth, dies aged 97
www.bbc.com/news/article...
STEM Learning are York based might have some suggestions
White House to withdraw Isaacman nomination to lead NASA
The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be administrator of NASA, throwing an agency already reeling from proposed massive budget cuts into further disarray.
Breaking News: President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.
BBC News - Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet.
Exciting stuff, tantalising.. Looking forward to more data.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Public service announcement. They are not Dire Wolves. They have 20 single letter changes in their entire genomes. I’ve done shits with more mutations.
Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.