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Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!
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![Is this a new dawn for suborbital travel? The Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket test vehicle made a successful flight into space on its second mission from its West […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image-of-New-Shepard-launch-115x115.jpg "New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket")
New Shepard: Blue Origin’s Reusable Rocket
Posted on November 24, 2015 | 1 CommentIs this a new dawn for suborbital travel? The Blue Origin company’s New Shepard rocket test vehicle made a successful flight into space on its second mission from its West […] -
![IòÀÙm sure youòÀÙve heard the one:what do you get if you cross a sheep and a spacecraft?Or what about:what do you get if you cross a plane and a spaceship?Well […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-skylon_flight-115x115.jpg "Wings into Orbit: the Skylon Spaceplane Project")
Wings into Orbit: the Skylon Spaceplane Project
Posted on August 17, 2012 | 4 CommentsIòÀÙm sure youòÀÙve heard the one:what do you get if you cross a sheep and a spacecraft?Or what about:what do you get if you cross a plane and a spaceship?Well […] -
![NASA’s Curiosity rover’s safe arrival in Gale Crater,Mars,thanks to some innovative technology,ˆà is still being applauded throughout the world.It is easy to forget that the one-tonne robot is not the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-Sojourner-rover-115x115.jpg "Putting Wheels on Mars")
Putting Wheels on Mars
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 1 CommentNASA’s Curiosity rover’s safe arrival in Gale Crater,Mars,thanks to some innovative technology,ˆà is still being applauded throughout the world.It is easy to forget that the one-tonne robot is not the […] -
![The Boeing X-37, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is an unmanned American spacecraft.ˆà Its first orbital mission was on 22 April 2010 returning back to Earth on 3 […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/X-37-artist-impression1-115x115.jpg "X-37: Speculation, Secrets and Espionage?")
X-37: Speculation, Secrets and Espionage?
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe Boeing X-37, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is an unmanned American spacecraft.ˆà Its first orbital mission was on 22 April 2010 returning back to Earth on 3 […] -
![Once upon a time rockets were exciting symbols of a glorious and exciting future when everyone would get their chance to have a holiday on the Moon. ˆàWell the future […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-US-rockets-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Rockets Then and Now")
Image of the Month: Rockets Then and Now
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsOnce upon a time rockets were exciting symbols of a glorious and exciting future when everyone would get their chance to have a holiday on the Moon. ˆàWell the future […] -
![Back in December 2009, with great fanfare, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled the vehicles their fare-paying passengers will ride in as they ascend into space. Built by the Spaceship […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-x15-crash-115x115.jpg "Space Tourism: the Frightening Truth")
Space Tourism: the Frightening Truth
Posted on October 6, 2011 | 30 CommentsBack in December 2009, with great fanfare, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled the vehicles their fare-paying passengers will ride in as they ascend into space. Built by the Spaceship […] -
![On 14 September ˆà2011, NASA revealedˆà the design of its new rocket, the Space Launch System. This titanic vehicle may send American astronauts to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids or […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/File_2011914125723-115x115.jpg "NASA Reveals Giant Rocket For Mission to Nowhere")
NASA Reveals Giant Rocket For Mission to Nowhere
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 7 CommentsOn 14 September ˆà2011, NASA revealedˆà the design of its new rocket, the Space Launch System. This titanic vehicle may send American astronauts to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids or […] -
![X-37: a spaceplane developed in secret for classified missions in Earth orbit. It sounds like something from a Cold War techno-thriller novel but the United States Air force’s X-37B is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Image-of-X-37-115x115.jpg "X-37: Secrets of the Pentagon’s spaceship")
X-37: Secrets of the Pentagon’s spaceship
Posted on April 5, 2011 | 10 CommentsX-37: a spaceplane developed in secret for classified missions in Earth orbit. It sounds like something from a Cold War techno-thriller novel but the United States Air force’s X-37B is […] -
![EuropeòÀÙs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Image-of-ATV-launch-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: the view from the top!")
Image of the Month: the view from the top!
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 1 CommentEuropeòÀÙs ATV spacecraft has a vital role in maintaining and supplying the International Space Station, recently astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his crewmates had a unique view of this high-tech cargo […] -
![Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson, is celebrating the first glide test of its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane this weekend. Piloted by Pete Siebold and Mike Alsbury, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-vss-enterprise_glide-flight1-115x115.jpg "Richard Branson’s SpaceShip Enterprise boldly goes")
Richard Branson’s SpaceShip Enterprise boldly goes
Posted on October 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsVirgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson, is celebrating the first glide test of its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane this weekend. Piloted by Pete Siebold and Mike Alsbury, […]