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Throwback Thursday: Six years ago I was living on

Throwback Thursday: Six years ago I was living on #Mars (ish).
In January 2017,I spent 15 days in the high Utah desert at the Mars Desert Research Station with 4 international crew mates, with one main focus- to live as if we were surviving on #mars. It was an experience which changed how I chose to live, and reminded me to better appreciate our beautiful planet #Earth. And that a great crew can get you through everything. Thanks again to my crewmates for an awesome experience.
#earth #palebluedot #mars #mdrs #throwbackrhursday #analoguemissions #tt

I went to see the audio visual 360 projected show

I went to see the audio visual 360 projected show called ‘Space’ at Area 15 in Las Vegas.
If you’re a space fan you will adore it. But it was more than just an homage to space for space lovers. It’s done in an abstract way such that you can simply just enjoy the music & lighting wash over you. It’s calming and really beautifully done.
If you’re in the area, I would highly recommend a visit. Also @area15official has a lot more activities & experiences to enjoy.
Loved it!
#earth #space #palebluedot #area15 #area15lasvegas #inspiring #ireland #spaceforhumanity

Two articles out this week for me: The Irish Tim

Two articles out this week for me:
The Irish Times piece about @rhiannon_adam & her @dearmoonproject mission to the #moon. It was a pleasure to chat with ⁦such a great Irish artist about her hopes for the Dear Moon‬⁩ lunar art residency. Delighted to be writing for our national paper on #space topics.
@bbcskyatnightmag January edition: I write about my year of covering @nasaartemis from rollout on Mar 17th, the two failed launch attempts in Aug/Sept while at @nasakennedy & then watching the launch from Ireland in November. I’m determined to see Artemis II launch!
#earth #palebluedot #space #dreambig #friday #manifest

Here’s how we got on at the ‘Lightscape’ eve

Here’s how we got on at the ‘Lightscape’ event at the @laarboretum.
A multi-sensory feast, and a lovely night stroll through a beautiful park too. We caught the last night but it promises to return Dec 2023.
#earth #palebluedot #sunday #la #losangeles #spaceinsociety #dreambig

NEW YEARS EVE 2022: Bryce Canyon Utah I discovere

NEW YEARS EVE 2022: Bryce Canyon Utah
I discovered a gorgeous way to bring in the New Year! David & I got up at sunrise and hiked for 2hours into Bryce Canyon. It certainly cleared out the cobwebs in my body.
Bryce Canyon is home to the largest collection of hoodoos (irregularly-eroded rock spires) in the world. We travelled down about 200m into the canyon to see the hoodoos from below and above. It was a stunning trek of snow, trees and this vivid orange of the rock. Just ahead of the crowds we also had the canyon to ourselves. Hiking along in the path, I reflected on 2022, thankful for everything it gave me. There were some challenges but overall the year was a good one. Thank you to everyone who s joined me this year in sharing stories about space and science.
2022 for me was a year of new adventures in space and Earth. Here’s to an awesome 2023 for the space sector and our beautiful pale blue dot.
#earth #palebluedot #brycecanyon #utah #newyearseve2022 #dreambig #stem #space #inspire

Happy Christmas from California! So this was a f

Happy Christmas from California!
So this was a first for me on Christmas Day- taking a break from prepping dinner by sitting out in the back yard in the late afternoon watching birds feast from our new seed feeder.
#earth #palebluedot #birdwatching #california #christmas #nature #sunday #december25th

Wednesday Dec 7th, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil Ha

Wednesday Dec 7th, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Hanging out at Brazil Space Agency (INPE) and Brazilian Air Force (ITA) all this week to plan @spaceuniversity Space Studies Program happening next summer. We’re packing in a lot in our 12hr days of meetings and site visits, but from time to time I catch a glimpse of the stunning vegetation and landscapes in the region. Facilities for the programme are wonderful and the region is stunning. The press conference yesterday was attended by national TV, radio and print media, and so the local interest in the programme is also very good.
I think it’s going to be a terrific summer of Brazilian space.
#earth #palebluedot #brazil #ssp23 #wednesday #spaceinspires #dreambig #ireland

A summary of my Science week 2022! From Nov 13th

A summary of my Science week 2022!
From Nov 13th to the 20th I spoke with over 2,500 pupils, teachers and families at events across 9 counties, often in libraries and schools talking all things space. We had an event for Int Mens Day, for Int Day of the Girl, we hosted a livestream show ‘Science Week, Live!’ in partnership with @scienceireland & transition year students across Ireland (gaining over 6.5k views & counting), we also made a podcast series with the transition year students which aired in @rteplayer. And the impact continues.
Thanks to everyone who joined me this year in conversation on all things science and space. Tks to SFI & ESERO Ireland for the Discover Programme funding award and @louthlibraryservice, Kildare & @sdcclibraries for all the work we did together as part of ‘Sssh! @ The Library’.
Ok, time to get crunching some evaluation numbers in preparation for all the plans in store as a consequence of all this Co-created work. I’ve had a blast. But I’m a bit tired now. So it’s time for a little rest.
More space and science adventures to come, but for now, my Science week is officially over.
Thank you!
#earth #palebluedot #space #scienceweekireland #dreambig

PODCAST CHATS: I got to be a guest on Síle’s sh

PODCAST CHATS: I got to be a guest on Síle’s show ‘Ready to Be Real’ wonderful podcast series.
I’ve been lucky to cross paths with Sile over the years, & it’s always been a privilege to work with her.
We talked #space, our passions, changing the stories that hold us back from living our fullest and most authentic life. And we laughed. A lot!!
Thanks Sile 🙏🏻💕
#earth #palebluedot #friday #oldfriends #spaceinsociety #changingperceptions
#readytobereal #podcasts #DreamBig

New experiences post @week.of.science. Will share

New experiences post @week.of.science. Will share new adventures over the next few days. Hope you all had a super Science week!!
#earth #palebluedot #climatechange #space4climate #livinglife #thursday

Happy Thanksgiving to my lovely US pals. Have a s

Happy Thanksgiving to my lovely US pals. Have a super day everyone giving thanks.
I’m especially thankful to have this wonderful US citizen in my life 🙏🏻
#earth #palebluedot #thanksgiving #spacepals

SCIENCE WEEK DAY 1: HAPPY SCIENCE WEEK everyone!!

SCIENCE WEEK DAY 1:
HAPPY SCIENCE WEEK everyone!! Here we go! A very exciting week ahead. Join me TODAY from 2.45pm for #ScienceWeekLIVE working with transition year students from St Louis Secondary School Dundalk. Join us online here: youtu.be/de-Jum4L9N0
#earth #palebluedot #monday #scienceweek

The most beautiful curious little minds touched my

The most beautiful curious little minds touched my heart today at @mother_of_divine_grace_school
Thank you to those who made my visit possible 🙏🏻
#earth #palebluedot #spaceinspires #friday

SCIENCE WEEK APPROACHES!! Just 5 more sleeps unt

SCIENCE WEEK APPROACHES!!
Just 5 more sleeps until we get to our first episode of Science Week, Live! on Monday Nov 14th at 2.45pm on the @scienceireland YouTube channel SFI Discover.
I’ve been travelling across Ireland all this week to meet and work with these three awesome schools - @st_louis_dundalk_ @rmc_cansat & Sion Hill and their TY students.
We’ve had a fantastically positive response too from science experts who have agreed to join us - astronauts, musicians, immunologists as well as people hosting events as part of @week.of.science.
We have an incredible production team behind us to give that extra gloss to the whole thing, so we hope you join us next week in celebrating science but also finding out more about the science that matters to our young Irish adults.
I’m involved in a lot of other events for Science week & will let you know more over the next few days.
#earth #palebluedot #scienceweek #ireland #stem #science #tys

SCIENCE WEEK 2022 NEWS: Thrilled to announce that

SCIENCE WEEK 2022 NEWS:
Thrilled to announce that our online science show, Science Week Live! returns to @week.of.science for another year on Nov 14th, 16th & 18th streamed live on @scienceIreland YouTube channel.
To prepare for our three live shows, I've been working with a craic team of transition year students from across Ireland, poring over the Science Week programme, exploring what science means to our young Irish citizens and what their priorities are in creating their future.
Coming live from a gorgeous production studio this year, we're very excited to share what we have in store. The show will have special guests, reviews of science festivals, prizes, science gossip, and epic fails! Created wholly by TY pupils for the TY generation, the show is streamed during the school day to encourage TY students across Ireland to get involved in the conversation.
Coming live from a gorgeous production studio this year, we're very excited to share what we have in store. Created wholly by TY pupils for the TY generation, the show is streamed during the school day to encourage TY students across Ireland to get involved in the conversation.
And we want YOU to join in the conversation and share your views on the best events, the best science, and the best stories, and tell us what YOU'RE most curious about.
Science Week Live 2022! is your show and this is where all the best chats begin. Please tune in on the 14th, 16th & 18th of November at 2:45 PM Irish time to watch our transition year students from Ireland brew exciting conversations on various Science topics 🚀🧪⚗️🧫📡🧬
Subscribe to the SFI YouTube channel for Science Week Live 2022!, 2:45 PM:
November 14th - https://youtu.be/de-Jum4L9N0
November 16th - https://youtu.be/EUFrWh17IZU
November 18th - https://youtu.be/ixQWEvnK884
Science Week Live 2022 is funded by Science Foundation Ireland for Science Week Ireland 2022, and co-created with the TY teachers and pupils at St Louis Secondary School Dundalk, Regina Mundi, Cork, Sion Hill Dublin and St Brendan's Community School, Birr.
#scienceweek #swl2022 #dreambig #Inspiration #Science #ScienceReporter #STEA #earth #palebluedot #ireland #tuesday

Thursday Oct 28th FINALLY an in-person chat with

Thursday Oct 28th
FINALLY an in-person chat with @jenzamparelli in studio at @rte2fm. We’ve been talking all things #space a fair bit over the last year or so, but this was our first time chatting in the studio.
Thanks Jen, shure you’re only amazing. Love our space chats always & thanks for having me on the show.
We chatted about the upcoming launch of Irelands first satellite, @eirsat1, the growing Irish space sector and all the awesome Irish companies, and Irish people working at @europeanspaceagency. And lastly why the @jameswebb_nasa telescope is such a rockstar of astronomy.
Happy Thursday everyone!!
#earth #palebluedot #thursday #ireland #space #zombiecrew #halloween #dreambig #jwst #eirsat1 #irelandinspace

A chance encounter with this lovely @tarsilakruse

A chance encounter with this lovely @tarsilakruse during my visit to St Joseph’s school this week led to the discovery that she had drawn beautiful illustrations of Irish #space people and places in their book ‘My Little Album of Ireland’ from @theobrienpress. Thanks so much for my signed copy Tarsila, and for highlighting Irelands amazing space heritage @birrcastledemesne @blackrockcastleobservatory @lofarireland @armaghplanet @spacenorah & more! 🚀🙏🏻 @europeanspaceagency #space #irelandinspace

Happy Hallowe’en everyone! @europeanspaceagency

Happy Hallowe’en everyone! @europeanspaceagency are gathering their #zombiecrew to give you an extra special spooktacular holiday that’s out of this world!! Follow #zombiecrew for more scary stories!! #space #thisisesa #halloween

It’s been quite another week! I’m coming to th

It’s been quite another week! I’m coming to the end of a STEM community outreach project, which I called Sssh!@The Library funded by Science Foundation Ireland and ESERO Ireland.
And it’s time to thank those who have worked with me on some of the projects that formed part of the project.
Yesterday I visited St Joseph’s NS in Dundalk, because one of the teachers there, Emma Nelson has been working with me all year on creating a new space-themed STEM/art teachers resource. Alongside Sharon Jenkins at Sacred Heart in Tallaght (who I visited on Monday) & Maire Springate & Orla O’Toole at Scoil Mhuire in Newbridge (and I visited them last week), we worked together for many months, after their long day at school. We still have a long way to go with the resources but their input has been vital.
So in exchange for their time, I offered to visit their schools to share some of my recent launch experiences. I was delighted to do it. But I never expected such a huge response when I did come to visit. All 3 school visits have been really rewarding.
And so my last school of 3 was a trip to Emma’s school, St Joseph’s. I was lucky to meet all the pupils aged 7years and upwards. And we had a fine time chatting about ESA’s recent launches from NASA Kennedy & Baikonur Cosmodrome.
It’s been a very special week visiting these schools, overwhelming at times. I’m not sure I deserve everything they did for me during my visit, I’m merely a messenger for those doing amazing things in space. But it doesn’t diminish in any way how much I appreciate their effort.
Thank you so much again SFI & ESERO Ireland for funding this project, working with Louth, Kildare & South Dublin County libraries. I think my best work is emerging. Too soon to say yet, but I’m hopeful.
#stemeducation #spaceinsociety #earth #palebluedot #tuesday #dundalk

MONDAY OCT 24th 2022. Dublin. I had quite the da

MONDAY OCT 24th 2022. Dublin.
I had quite the day! Wonderful pupils and thank you for the welcome, Sacred Heart National School.
6th class teacher Sharon Jenkins has been working with me on developing a new space-themed STEM/art Inspiration pack for primary schools. And by way of thanks, I promised to come visit. And it was super!!
We talked ESA astronauts, we talked Crew 4 launch, we talked about the Artemis mission and how much more powerful rockets need to be in order to get to the Moon. The questions kept coming, and they were smart and insightful questions. Definitely a roomful of curious minds with a fundamental understanding of science and the Universe around them. I’m knackered, but it was so rewarding. I have the best gigs!!
By the way, the blue jacket is the best gift ever! Thank you again to @sofiatelescope mission for your generous gift in being one of the lucky educators awarded a seat on one of their last science flights. I’ve added all my @europeanspaceagency patches to it & kids are loving it!
Thank you Science Foundation Ireland for funding Sssh!@The Library, my informal science learning pilot project, and an opportunity to work directly with libraries on seeking out groups in their community where the need is greatest. 🙏🏻
#earth #palebluedot #steam #rockets #esa #inspire #monday #dublin #ireland

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