Tracey Steel
@traceysteel.bsky.social
Space, books and big walks. #DCThomson All views and haverings are my own.
The perfect way to listen to the latest episode of @16sunsets.bsky.social What a treat! #Young #Crippen
March 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The perfect way to listen to the latest episode of @16sunsets.bsky.social What a treat! #Young #Crippen
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Sad date. March 27, 1968 the Planet lost its first man in space. Yuri #Gagarin and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin while on a flight from Chkalovsky Air Base lost their lives when their MiG-15 crashed near the town of Kirzhach.
Forever in our memories.
contactlight.de
Forever in our memories.
contactlight.de
March 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Sad date. March 27, 1968 the Planet lost its first man in space. Yuri #Gagarin and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin while on a flight from Chkalovsky Air Base lost their lives when their MiG-15 crashed near the town of Kirzhach.
Forever in our memories.
contactlight.de
Forever in our memories.
contactlight.de
Reposted by Tracey Steel
He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.
Remember #OTD James Irwin
(March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991)
#Apollo15
contactlight.de
Remember #OTD James Irwin
(March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991)
#Apollo15
contactlight.de
March 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.
Remember #OTD James Irwin
(March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991)
#Apollo15
contactlight.de
Remember #OTD James Irwin
(March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991)
#Apollo15
contactlight.de
Reposted by Tracey Steel
David R. Scott seen through window of Gemini VIII Spacecraft just before liftoff. March 16, 1966
contactlight.de
contactlight.de
March 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
David R. Scott seen through window of Gemini VIII Spacecraft just before liftoff. March 16, 1966
contactlight.de
contactlight.de
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Commander Dave Scott standing in the open hatch of CM "Gumdrop", #Apollo9 photographed by crew member Rusty Schweickart, during an EVA in low-Earth orbit on March 6, 1969.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
March 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Commander Dave Scott standing in the open hatch of CM "Gumdrop", #Apollo9 photographed by crew member Rusty Schweickart, during an EVA in low-Earth orbit on March 6, 1969.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
Reposted by Tracey Steel
#OTD in 1969, EVA's were undertaken on Apollo 9 by Dave Scott & Rusty Schweickart.
In this pin-sharp reprocessed image, Schweickart is floating around the LM window as he tests the PLSS for the first time.
The next time the PLSS was used, was by Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
In this pin-sharp reprocessed image, Schweickart is floating around the LM window as he tests the PLSS for the first time.
The next time the PLSS was used, was by Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
March 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#OTD in 1969, EVA's were undertaken on Apollo 9 by Dave Scott & Rusty Schweickart.
In this pin-sharp reprocessed image, Schweickart is floating around the LM window as he tests the PLSS for the first time.
The next time the PLSS was used, was by Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
In this pin-sharp reprocessed image, Schweickart is floating around the LM window as he tests the PLSS for the first time.
The next time the PLSS was used, was by Neil Armstrong on the Moon.
I just need the sea... and books.
February 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I just need the sea... and books.
The world's bloody mad. Things that take my mind off it.
1. Books
2. Big walks and podcasts
3. Cheese
4. Pals
5. Slippers
1. Books
2. Big walks and podcasts
3. Cheese
4. Pals
5. Slippers
February 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The world's bloody mad. Things that take my mind off it.
1. Books
2. Big walks and podcasts
3. Cheese
4. Pals
5. Slippers
1. Books
2. Big walks and podcasts
3. Cheese
4. Pals
5. Slippers
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Searching for Ed Mitchell, searching for Cone crater.
"[Let's] take a break, get the map, and see if we can find out exactly where we are."
Recovered from overexposed film, and a sun-struck dusty lens, here is Mitchell #OTD in 1971, checking his map during EVA-2 on Apollo 14:
"[Let's] take a break, get the map, and see if we can find out exactly where we are."
Recovered from overexposed film, and a sun-struck dusty lens, here is Mitchell #OTD in 1971, checking his map during EVA-2 on Apollo 14:
February 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Searching for Ed Mitchell, searching for Cone crater.
"[Let's] take a break, get the map, and see if we can find out exactly where we are."
Recovered from overexposed film, and a sun-struck dusty lens, here is Mitchell #OTD in 1971, checking his map during EVA-2 on Apollo 14:
"[Let's] take a break, get the map, and see if we can find out exactly where we are."
Recovered from overexposed film, and a sun-struck dusty lens, here is Mitchell #OTD in 1971, checking his map during EVA-2 on Apollo 14:
Reposted by Tracey Steel
For 500 years people have been coming up with technology after technology to replace, alter or disrupt books and they have all failed because business geniuses are somehow incapable of understanding that people really like reading
February 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For 500 years people have been coming up with technology after technology to replace, alter or disrupt books and they have all failed because business geniuses are somehow incapable of understanding that people really like reading
As the world burns, I will be here, working, trying to think of what to cook for dinner, entertaining the neighbour's cat and generally getting on with things.
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As the world burns, I will be here, working, trying to think of what to cook for dinner, entertaining the neighbour's cat and generally getting on with things.
Reposted by Tracey Steel
The beautiful cover of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE 💚🍍🍦
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
January 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The beautiful cover of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE 💚🍍🍦
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
Abir Mukherjee
@radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful'
PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur...
More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Happy 95th Birthday to Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin!
Born: Jan 20, 1930
Obviously best known for walking on the Moon with Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, but here he is, out in the void, during his earlier Gemini XII mission - Nov 12, 1966.
We're blessed to still have him with us 🚀
Born: Jan 20, 1930
Obviously best known for walking on the Moon with Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, but here he is, out in the void, during his earlier Gemini XII mission - Nov 12, 1966.
We're blessed to still have him with us 🚀
January 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Happy 95th Birthday to Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin!
Born: Jan 20, 1930
Obviously best known for walking on the Moon with Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, but here he is, out in the void, during his earlier Gemini XII mission - Nov 12, 1966.
We're blessed to still have him with us 🚀
Born: Jan 20, 1930
Obviously best known for walking on the Moon with Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11, but here he is, out in the void, during his earlier Gemini XII mission - Nov 12, 1966.
We're blessed to still have him with us 🚀
Today marks the 13th anniversary of me sending two of my three children to school dressed as pirates for "Pirate Day"... a week early...
January 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today marks the 13th anniversary of me sending two of my three children to school dressed as pirates for "Pirate Day"... a week early...
I don't have TikTok so the whole #BookTok thing is irrelevant, so those that used it...why not go into a library or a bookshop and look around instead?
January 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I don't have TikTok so the whole #BookTok thing is irrelevant, so those that used it...why not go into a library or a bookshop and look around instead?
Thank you to the entertainment community for the wonder of matinée performances!
Everyone over 40, am I right?
Everyone over 40, am I right?
January 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thank you to the entertainment community for the wonder of matinée performances!
Everyone over 40, am I right?
Everyone over 40, am I right?
Why does Friday afternoon drag on so much?
January 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Why does Friday afternoon drag on so much?
Books, plug-in blankets, pots of tea and relaxing is what January is all about. I love it.
January 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Books, plug-in blankets, pots of tea and relaxing is what January is all about. I love it.
Another cracking episode from @16sunsets.bsky.social "Enterprise" takes us from Leonard Nimoy's flares to Fred Haise! Unmissable.
December 15, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Another cracking episode from @16sunsets.bsky.social "Enterprise" takes us from Leonard Nimoy's flares to Fred Haise! Unmissable.
Perfect present! Photo stories, perms, pin-ups and pop stars!
www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-60-ye...
www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-60-ye...
Jackie - 60 Years Of Magic
The Ultimate Celebration
Sixty years ago the iconic Jackie magazine first hit the newsstand, and for millions of girls, nothing was ever the same.
Suddenly, they could hold in their hand, a guideboo...
www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Perfect present! Photo stories, perms, pin-ups and pop stars!
www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-60-ye...
www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-60-ye...
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Imagine looking out of your window and seeing the Moon, from 60 miles.
#OTD in 1972, Apollo 17 entered lunar orbit. The crew of Cernan, Schmitt and Evans were the last humans to view the Moon up close.
#OTD in 1972, Apollo 17 entered lunar orbit. The crew of Cernan, Schmitt and Evans were the last humans to view the Moon up close.
December 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Imagine looking out of your window and seeing the Moon, from 60 miles.
#OTD in 1972, Apollo 17 entered lunar orbit. The crew of Cernan, Schmitt and Evans were the last humans to view the Moon up close.
#OTD in 1972, Apollo 17 entered lunar orbit. The crew of Cernan, Schmitt and Evans were the last humans to view the Moon up close.
Reposted by Tracey Steel
The crew of Apollo 17 was about 28,000 miles away from Earth when they took the Blue Marble photo. It was the last time that astronauts, not robots, were on a lunar mission — since then, no people have gotten far enough away from Earth to take a photo like it. December 7, 1972
WWW.CONTACTLIGHT.DE
WWW.CONTACTLIGHT.DE
December 8, 2024 at 11:17 AM
The crew of Apollo 17 was about 28,000 miles away from Earth when they took the Blue Marble photo. It was the last time that astronauts, not robots, were on a lunar mission — since then, no people have gotten far enough away from Earth to take a photo like it. December 7, 1972
WWW.CONTACTLIGHT.DE
WWW.CONTACTLIGHT.DE
"It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all." Ernest Shackleton.
The wonderful Discovery Point in Dundee. Celebrating bravery and exploration. From ice to space.
The wonderful Discovery Point in Dundee. Celebrating bravery and exploration. From ice to space.
December 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
"It is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all." Ernest Shackleton.
The wonderful Discovery Point in Dundee. Celebrating bravery and exploration. From ice to space.
The wonderful Discovery Point in Dundee. Celebrating bravery and exploration. From ice to space.
Reposted by Tracey Steel
Earth a tiny blue marble in the vastness of space.
- How insignificant we truly are …
#Apollo17 astronaut photo from December 7, 1972 – portrayed as our Tiny Blue Marble.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
- How insignificant we truly are …
#Apollo17 astronaut photo from December 7, 1972 – portrayed as our Tiny Blue Marble.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
December 6, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Earth a tiny blue marble in the vastness of space.
- How insignificant we truly are …
#Apollo17 astronaut photo from December 7, 1972 – portrayed as our Tiny Blue Marble.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
- How insignificant we truly are …
#Apollo17 astronaut photo from December 7, 1972 – portrayed as our Tiny Blue Marble.
contactlight.de
forallmankind.de
Every year I buy the Radio Times bumper festive issue then only watch Doctor Who.
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Every year I buy the Radio Times bumper festive issue then only watch Doctor Who.