Thank you for thr kind words Peter :-) it was an honour to be a part of the coverage for such a moment.

European Service Module teams working on console at the Mission Evaluation Room in the Netherlands during the Artemis II mission.

We hear from the teams here in the @esa.int's Eagle room that the European Service Module thrusters are working flawlessly.

The reaction control thrusters are having a great performance and allowing for precise manoeuvres during the proximity operations.

Big smiles from Jenny and Dan last night as our Mission Operations team started successfully tracking 'Integrity' – the Artemis II Orion capsule!

Our first data has been delivered to NASA and we're excited to provide lots more in the coming days. 🌖 🚀 📡

Artemis II Flight Update: Crew and Ground Teams Successfully Troubleshoot Orion’s Toilet - NASA The Artemis II crew, working closely with mission control in Houston, were able to restore the Orion spacecraft’s toilet to normal operations following the

An early start ahead of #BBCBreakfast. NASA are reporting the Prox Ops Demo went well - this is where the crew put Orion through its paces, testing out rendezvous manoeuvres with the upper stage of SLS. And the toilet is fixed! www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

External view showing part of Orion and the Earth.

Good: getting some external images from Orion.
Bad: the crew is troubleshooting the toilet.

NASA Releases Artemis II Moon Mission Launch Countdown - NASA Before NASA sends its astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on their Artemis II

Morning! It's #ArtemisII launch day and the countdown is continuing towards a planned launch at 23.24BST (22.24UTC). Weather looks good but there is still lots to do. Watch out for the poll for tanking, at L-10h50m and then the progress of thr fuel filling after that.

www.nasa.gov/general/nasa...

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Now that really is an unfair handicap…

NASA preparing for Artemis 2 rollback to fix upper stage problem Just 24 hours after setting a March 6 launch date for the Artemis 2 mission, NASA announced Feb. 21 that a problem with the rocket will delay the launch.

Looks like an #ArtemisII March launch is definitely off the cards now. Issacman confirmed on X rollback is going to happen

spacenews.com/nasa-prepari...

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Will there be a city on the moon in ten years? What would it really take to build a city on the moon?

On Radio 4 now - tech billionaires on the Moon, making the brain less selfish and navigating our way from fish discos to spinal injury breakthroughs.
Joined by the excellent @libbyjackson.com and @carolinesteel.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Just when we had a launch date. NASA now troubleshooting a helium issue and considering a roll back to the VAB. That would rule out any attempts in the March window.

www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

Medical issue prompts early return of Crew-11 from ISS NASA has decided to bring home early four members of the International Space Station crew because of a medical issue with one of them, a first for NASA.

Wishing the crewmember concerned the very best. It's good to see that they aren't using an emergency return scenario.

spacenews.com/medical-issu...

There is still plenty of time to join in - You can make your own with just a few bits you're very likely to have at home or in the classroom. It will be a blast!

Tim Peake Live Lesson: Celebrating 10 Years Since Blast Off | Science Museum To mark a decade since the launch of British ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the International Space Station, the Science Museum and Tim are teaming up for a live lesson to schools on M...

We continue tomorrow, Monday 15th December, marking the very moment the Soyuz rocket lifted off with a massive rocket launch. Tune in online via www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/lesson at 10.20am, when I'll be hosting a live lesson with Tim, culminating in the rocket launch.

We've had a fabulous day at the @sciencemuseum.org.uk today, celebrating 10 years since Tim Peake launched at the start of his six month #Principia Misson on the International Space Station. It was so much fun I failed to take photos, so this will have to do for today.

Still waiting... hopefully it will start soon #CM25

The ministers responsible for space in ESA's Member States, Associate Members and Cooperating States at the Ministerial Council #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, November 2025.

Follow CM25 online The European Space Agency's Ministerial Council – more formally Council at Ministerial level – takes place in Bremen, Germany on 26 and 27 November 2025. 

There are a few events you can follow along over the next couple of days, the most interesting will be the press conference tomorrow when its all over and done with.
www.esa.int/About_Us/Min...

It's truly a meeting where things get decided. Unlike many international set pieces, it is not at all predetermined. Much preparation has been done, but it will come down to late night negotiations to decide which programmes go ahead.

Not only is today Budget day, but it's also the start of the two day ESA Council of Ministers. This event, which happens every 3 years, sees the 23 minsters from ESA Member States who are responsible for space meet, and armed with authorisations from their treasuries, decide on ESA's budgets.

Why Space Needs Explaining - Science Museum Blog Rockets grab attention, but satellites keep Britain running. Libby Jackson, Head of Space, agrees with the conclusions of a new House of Lords report: understanding space is not a luxury — it’s critic...

Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...

Destination Space | Science Museum Celebrate our new Space gallery with a galaxy of free activities over opening weekend, as well as screenings and experiences across the autumn.

Plus our season of space cinema kicks off on Monday with an IMAX screening of Apollo 13, on the 30th anniversary of the UK release. Come and join the party!

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/destination-...

It’s been a busy couple of weeks at @sciencemuseum.org.uk as we’ve been putting the finishing touches to our wonderful new Space gallery. It opens on Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of free space themed activities.

Where are all the birds?? It's very disconcerting how quiet everything is 😢

Apollo 13 (PG) | Science Museum Join us for the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13, the gripping, true story of NASA’s most dramatic mission presented in breathtaking detail on one of the biggest screens in the UK.

The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World...

The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!)

And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more.

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...

UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result

Waking up to news this morning, that the UK Space Agency is being absorbed by DSIT. I'm pleased to see the line that it will be "staffed by experts and retain the UK Space Agency name"

BBC News - UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Apollo 13 (PG) | Science Museum Join us for the 30th anniversary of Apollo 13, the gripping, true story of NASA’s most dramatic mission presented in breathtaking detail on one of the biggest screens in the UK.

The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World...

The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!)

And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more.

www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...

Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, technology pioneer, dies aged 91 She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life donated almost £70m of her fortune.

Stephanie Shirley is perhaps one of the lesser known tech pioneers, but she shouldn't be. Back in the 60s she saw the potential for women in tech, setting up a company for them to code from home, going by the name Steve because it was a man's world. RIP Dame Shirley

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...