Articles by Ryanne Day

About Ryanne Day

Ryanne has followed the work and progress of NASA ever since watching the launch of the Hubble telescope at the age of ten years. A dedicated interest in space science and exploration has grown as more companies join the race back to the moon and beyond. Her life long dream became reality when she was able to watch Shuttle Discovery launch during a visit to Florida in 2010, and a SpaceX launch in March 2020.

First Human Space Flight – In the Beginning;

12/04/2021 3 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

Today marks the anniversary of a significant leap in development in the “Space Race”.Sixty years ago today a human left the surface of earth and climbed beyond our atmosphere in an event that would change history and, in doing so, generate a global excitement that set our species on a [read more]

Interview: Thales Alenia Space Team

13/12/2020 8 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

The number of off-world projects currently in development is staggering.Earlier this month China’s Chang-E 5 landed on the moon to collect up to 2kg of regolith samples and return them to Earth. This is a short mission – Get up, Get rocks, Get home – but even this takes years [read more]

European Space Agency – Airbus Contract for Crucial Build

10/11/2020 5 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

Last month we witnessed significant progress in humanity’s latest space venture. As far as off-world international co-operation goes, this is the largest team exercise for more than 20 years. The inter-continental collaboration which constructed and now operates ISS is now eclipsed by a new task: Put feet back on the [read more]

Mars 2020: Perseverance and Ingenuity

06/08/2020 6 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

Our solar neighbour is a popular subject of science-fiction. Martians have been the topic of countless stories over the last century. The prospect of humanity exploring and prospering beyond the thinly veiled blue planet is our ultimate goal. After all, we only stepped outside the caves to see what was [read more]

Valentina Tereshkova: A Legend in Our Time

18/06/2020 5 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

On 16th June 1963, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova broke boundaries and set multiple records which, to this day, have not been broken. Valentina (Valya) Tereshkova was born 6th March 1937 in Maslennikovo, Central Russia. At the time of her birth both parents worked on farmland. Her father, Vladimir Tereshkov, was [read more]

Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are ready for launch from historic Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Centre

SpaceX Crew Demo 2 – A New Beginning

23/05/2020 7 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

This month we will see the biggest and most exciting development in human space travel this century. An event that will revitalise the space race, planting the seeds of new ideas in the minds of those who may view our lunar visits as stuff of fairy tales from long, long [read more]

Starlink – The future of communication through our skies

02/05/2020 5 minute read
Written by: Ryanne Day

With so little going on in the skies whilst the world has locked almost all borders and commercial aviation has been grounded, I invite you to look a little higher. Over the last couple of weeks, whilst we’ve been able to enjoy clear skies, there is a new excitement and [read more]