SpaceKate
@spacekate.bsky.social
Space journalist, rocket chaser, storyteller. Advocate for diversity and women in STEM. ISU SSP12. Alter-ego of @radiokate.com
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PLD Space want to launch Miura 5 from Etlaq, but they’ve not broken ground on an orbital pad yet. Exciting to meet the team and see what they’ve achieved so far - plenty of potential. Love the fact that the site manager, often alone out there, has created a small garden a bit like The Martian! :)
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
PLD Space want to launch Miura 5 from Etlaq, but they’ve not broken ground on an orbital pad yet. Exciting to meet the team and see what they’ve achieved so far - plenty of potential. Love the fact that the site manager, often alone out there, has created a small garden a bit like The Martian! :)
Been a bit quiet as I’ve been travelling. First to Hanoi to run a SpaceWise Academy, currently in Oman, next stop Dubai where we’re taking an astronaut to meet students in a bunch of schools.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Been a bit quiet as I’ve been travelling. First to Hanoi to run a SpaceWise Academy, currently in Oman, next stop Dubai where we’re taking an astronaut to meet students in a bunch of schools.
On a brighter note, the Soyuz lighting and display allowed me to spot something I’d not seen before. The rather wonderful - simple - instructions in Russian and English explaining how to open the capsule in case it landed in the wrong place. ☺️
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
On a brighter note, the Soyuz lighting and display allowed me to spot something I’d not seen before. The rather wonderful - simple - instructions in Russian and English explaining how to open the capsule in case it landed in the wrong place. ☺️
It is displayed so much more nicely than it used to be, and it’s cool to see it beside Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule.
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It is displayed so much more nicely than it used to be, and it’s cool to see it beside Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule.
Woohoo! *Finally* the Apollo 10 capsule - the only Apollo capsule not in the US - is in the (new, free) *space* gallery at the Science Museum. I’ve waited a long time for this.
September 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Woohoo! *Finally* the Apollo 10 capsule - the only Apollo capsule not in the US - is in the (new, free) *space* gallery at the Science Museum. I’ve waited a long time for this.
I know this is my space account, but hotdamn the Red Arrows are cool. Was amazing having them fly right over me on the Mall yesterday to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day. #VEDay80
May 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I know this is my space account, but hotdamn the Red Arrows are cool. Was amazing having them fly right over me on the Mall yesterday to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day. #VEDay80
Timeline cleanse - my new friend
April 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline cleanse - my new friend
ZOMG. @space-jim.bsky.social - make it stop! Please!
Can’t tell if this is more shameful or embarrassing. #Crew9
Can’t tell if this is more shameful or embarrassing. #Crew9
March 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ZOMG. @space-jim.bsky.social - make it stop! Please!
Can’t tell if this is more shameful or embarrassing. #Crew9
Can’t tell if this is more shameful or embarrassing. #Crew9
Cosmonaut Kirill Peskov taking a moment to rest before launch. Apparently some shuttle astros used to nap during the wait for launch as it was first time in a while they didn’t have much to do. I often struggle to sleep, so it blew my mind, I’d be too excited! #Crew10
March 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Cosmonaut Kirill Peskov taking a moment to rest before launch. Apparently some shuttle astros used to nap during the wait for launch as it was first time in a while they didn’t have much to do. I often struggle to sleep, so it blew my mind, I’d be too excited! #Crew10
ESA’s goals for 2025 and beyond - explained by ESA DG Josef Aschbacher at Royal Astro Soc.
March 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ESA’s goals for 2025 and beyond - explained by ESA DG Josef Aschbacher at Royal Astro Soc.
Josef Aschbacher when asked what ESA does: “We deliver”. This slide shows some of their successes of 2024, including 13 new satellites.
March 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Josef Aschbacher when asked what ESA does: “We deliver”. This slide shows some of their successes of 2024, including 13 new satellites.
I’m reading ‘A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World’ - latest book by @tom-phillips.com. It was published last week and is terrifyingly topical! #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’m reading ‘A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World’ - latest book by @tom-phillips.com. It was published last week and is terrifyingly topical! #WorldBookDay
First image is back from the Moon from the #BlueGhost #BGM1 mission that landed on the Moon this morning!
March 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
First image is back from the Moon from the #BlueGhost #BGM1 mission that landed on the Moon this morning!
Wooo! Go for powered descent initiation! #BlueGhost #Firefly
March 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Wooo! Go for powered descent initiation! #BlueGhost #Firefly
Added a sticker to my iPad case. It reminded me a bit of the XKCD Opportunity cartoon, which arguably played a part in my space adventures. This one is Percy. 😍
December 4, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Added a sticker to my iPad case. It reminded me a bit of the XKCD Opportunity cartoon, which arguably played a part in my space adventures. This one is Percy. 😍
Good morning from Dubai! Day one of the SpaceWise Academy and the students have been busy designing their mission patches already. I’m always impressed by their creativity.
December 4, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Good morning from Dubai! Day one of the SpaceWise Academy and the students have been busy designing their mission patches already. I’m always impressed by their creativity.
I continue to be irritated that Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning book “Orbital” won anything, let alone a literary prize. I know it has to be fiction to win the prize, but no excuse to get basic facts wrong. 😬
November 27, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I continue to be irritated that Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning book “Orbital” won anything, let alone a literary prize. I know it has to be fiction to win the prize, but no excuse to get basic facts wrong. 😬
Looks great! Fun learning new skills also. I’ve been attempting to learn how to bead snowflakes…
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Looks great! Fun learning new skills also. I’ve been attempting to learn how to bead snowflakes…
20 years ago today, my mother died. She was my world. I miss her so much, but I am so thankful for the time I had with her. She was the one that taught me to explore, to humbly ask cheeky questions, to be kind and thoughtful, and appreciate the small things. Today I enjoyed the colours of nature.
November 20, 2024 at 11:38 PM
20 years ago today, my mother died. She was my world. I miss her so much, but I am so thankful for the time I had with her. She was the one that taught me to explore, to humbly ask cheeky questions, to be kind and thoughtful, and appreciate the small things. Today I enjoyed the colours of nature.
“Quote post with a picture of yourself and show the newbies who they’re dealing with.”
Okay - here’s me smiling in the face of adversity!
Okay - here’s me smiling in the face of adversity!
November 13, 2024 at 1:18 PM
“Quote post with a picture of yourself and show the newbies who they’re dealing with.”
Okay - here’s me smiling in the face of adversity!
Okay - here’s me smiling in the face of adversity!