Category Archives: Space

Jim Lovell

Posted on 8 August 2025 by pws

The death was announced today of American astronaut Jim Lovell. For those of us alive in the 1960s who were even vaguely interested in space exploration, there were two types of astronaut: famous and a part of history, eg John … Continue reading →

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Space Patrol

Posted on 4 December 2024 by pws

One of our favourite tv series from the very early 1960s was Space Patrol. This is the UK puppet (actually marionette) series about Captain Larry Dart and his crew who fly round the galaxy (actually, just the solar system) trying … Continue reading →

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Aliens

Posted on 13 June 2020 by pws

If you are interested in science, physics and mathematics in particluar, then you may well enjoy Sabine Hossenfelder’s YouTube place:

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