Astronaut
# astronaut - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Here’s Commander Hadfield’s first Earth meal after months in space
“The smell is like an old friend.” Can you guess what he went for?
# astronaut - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Column: Chris Hadfield is inspiring a new generation of astronauts
With photos shared on social media and down-to-earth video interviews, Commander Chris Hadfield is surely inspiring many young people to become astronauts and to work in other areas of the space industry, writes Colm Quinn.
# astronaut - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
“My head just exploded”- Irish director’s film chosen for Cannes
Last Day on Mars by Ruairí Robinson stars Liev Schreiber and Romola Garai and has been selected for the prestigious Director’s Fortnight at Cannes.
# astronaut - Monday 18 February, 2013
‘My daughter is in Ireland’: Astronaut Chris Hadfield says ‘ask me anything’
Here are our nine favourite questions and responses from the International Space Station
# astronaut - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Column: Why I want to be Ireland’s first female astronaut
Engineer, Norah Patten, has always been fascinated with space and has even made a career out of it. Now she wants to be Ireland’s first female astronaut. Here she tells us why.
# astronaut - Monday 14 January, 2013
# astronaut - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Pic: This is what Dublin looks like from space
We’re not half bad looking from far away…
# astronaut - Saturday 24 November, 2012
‘We aren’t superheroes’: An astronaut tells all
Paolo Nespoli has been to space twice – and thinks that it won’t be long before space tourism is a reality.
# astronaut - Friday 16 November, 2012
Space man: Astronaut Paolo Nespoli to give talk in Dublin
Nespoli is in Ireland and will give a talk from 12pm – 1pm tomorrow at the Little Museum of Dublin. What would you like to ask him?
# astronaut - Sunday 26 August, 2012
VIDEO: Neil Armstrong recounts his 1969 visit to the moon
The late astronaut spoke to the BBC about his lunar experiences in the months following his return from the Apollo 11 mission.
# astronaut - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies aged 82
The former NASA research pilot and engineer served as spacecraft commander on the landmark Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
# astronaut - Thursday 23 August, 2012
# astronaut - Monday 30 July, 2012
Astronaut Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming out
The first American woman in space kept her coming out until her self-penned obituary. Some wish she’d done it earlier.
# astronaut - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
First US woman astronaut in space dies aged 61
Sally Ride was the only person to serve on the investigations into both the Challenger and Columbia disasters.
# astronaut - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Ireland to become Nasa’s first international research partner
The major announcement comes as the Euroscience Open Forum, a biennial meeting on scientific research and innovation, kicks off in Dublin.
# astronaut - Saturday 30 June, 2012
In photos: Chinese astronauts crash land after almost two weeks in space
The three astronauts landed safely in Inner Mongolia yesterday.
# astronaut - Saturday 31 March, 2012
US congressional candidate can say he is an astronaut on ballot paper
A court in California has ruled that former NASA employee Jose Hernandez can keep the moniker on the ballot paper in the June vote.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning…
# astronaut - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Ashton Kutcher wants to be a space cadet
Richard Branson revealed that the actor is the latest addition to his Virgin Galactic space flight on his blog.
# astronaut - Friday 18 November, 2011
Ireland’s role in keeping astronauts healthy in space
Two European Space Agency contracts were won by two Irish men in Dublin universities, to help them undertake research on ‘accelerated ageing’ and lack of exercise in space.
# astronaut - Tuesday 15 November, 2011
Will injured US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords run for reelection?
Giffords has had her first TV interview since she was seriously injured in January’s shooting, speaking clearly but haltingly.
# astronaut - Thursday 16 June, 2011
Giffords discharged from hospital five months after shooting
The Arizona congresswoman had spent five months in various hospitals, but will still require intense daily therapy.
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