SpaceKate

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Space journalist, rocket chaser, storyteller. Advocate for diversity and women in STEM. ISU SSP12. Alter-ego of @radiokate.com www.youtube.com/@NTKSpace

Dancers in white against black background with LED stars. They appear to be walking, but several of them are holding exaggerated walking positions while balances on shoulders of the others.
Prof Helen Sharman on stage at the Hazels space awards
The Zvezda service module transfer tunnel, known as PrK, has suffered from cracks and leaks for some time, and has been mitigated by Roscosmos as much as possible to date. The cracks have always been a concern that NASA watches very closely. NASA and Roscosmos have been working to determine the root cause of the cracks, and Roscosmos manages the issue through operational mitigation measures and periodic partial-repair efforts.

Following new leaks, Roscosmos has elected to proceed with a more extensive repair operation on Friday, June 5. Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four of the agency's SpaceX Crew-12 members and NASA astronaut Chris Williams to assume an elevated safety posture in the Dragon spacecraft while the repair is underway.

We continue to work with our Russian counterparts, along with the rest of the international community that supports the space station, to arrive at a more permanent resolution.
Cue card with some quotes from pre-splashdown press conference “If you can’t take love to the stars, then why do we even go?” - Amit Kshatriya, Assoc Admin Administrator. Coffee and a couple of pens on a desk.
Sky News with presenter Jonathan on left, Astronaut Charlie Bolden in the middle, and me grinning on the right.
Bowl of tortellini on wooden table
Kate smiling in front of Lego SLS rocket
Lego SLS and launch platform next to a plant and the Lego Saturn V on bookcase. Picture on the wall is an artwork showing a mother holding a robot baby.
Image shows book entitled: How Columbus Learnt to Fly with an image of the module against the backdrop of Earth on the cover
Parcel label with ESA logo and my name
Astronauts in the Orion capsule looking up from there bank of multiple screens. Pilot Victor glover pointing.
Glow of SLS core stage and two boosters separating
Tiny Lego version of the Orion crew module in focus in foreground, held between thumb and forefinger. In the background, blurred but recognisable, is the Lego SLS and launch tower
Lego SLS Moon rocket and launch platform on a table
Torso of astronaut Jeremy Hansen in his blue astronaut suit holding a cute plushie which has the Moon and Earth behind it and big eyes and a smiley face
Three US astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hanse, are due to take off in the mega Moon rocket, which will allow them several hours to study the moon's surface up close.
Image of SpaceX Dragon capsule just moving away from the docking port it was connected to on the ISS
Image of large, flat, sandy area with a line camel in the mid distance and sandy bluish sky
Brightly coloured hobby rockets painted by students who built them, drying on sticks in a garden border with lush greenery all around them
Soyuz opening instructions: “Man inside. Help! 1. Take the key! 2. Put into hole! 3. Open the hatch!”
Soyuz capsule, lit inside, next to Apollo 10 capsule.
Apollo 10 capsule looking fab in the museum
Close up of the Red Arrows flying in formation with four Typhoons beneath them. Red, white and blue smoke trailing across a dark grey sky.
Fox curled up on the lawn with bluebells in the background. Looks very content, almost smiling.
Screenshot of Scott Manley retweet of US Space Force tweet *wrongly* stating that “a Falcon 9 rocket that launched last weekend will bring US Space Force Col. Nick Hague back to Earth”. As the community note points out, it’s not the rocket, but the Dragon capsule bringing Crew9 home, and the capsule bringing them home has been docked to the ISS since last September.
Screengrab of Dragon capsule in the ocean with small boat
Image of Crew10 in their SpaceX Dragon capsule. On the left cosmonaut Kirill Peskov has eyes closed.
1 - protect planet and climate, 2 - Explore and discover, 3 a Strengthen European autonomy and resilience, 4 - Boost growth and competitiveness, 5 - Inspire Europe
Slide showing successes like Ariane6, astronaut returns and LUNA facility
Copy of A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World. Dark blue cover with exploding Earth as the O of world. Sitting on a wooden table.
Image shows surface of the Moon and a part of the lunar lander. Not a high quality image as they are setting up their comms systems but still cool seeing the surface of the Moon
Screengrab from webcast showing all Mission Control sections are go for powered descent
Launch of New Glenn. Night launch with dark sky and pink-purple rocket exhaust flame streak and the seven BE4 engines
White background sticker with cartoon version of NASA’s Perseverance rover in grey and a dull red. It’s two mast cameras look like eyes. Stuck in the bottom corner of a green iPad case.
Sketches of mission patch designs on a large sheet of paper. Pencils, a sharpener, a ruler and a bag of coloured felt-tips in the background
Picture of Orbital book on a wooden table bathed in warm light.
Six beaded snowflakes, from tiny clear seed beaded ones to slightly bigger white seed beads, and finally two larger iridescent clear beaded ones
Looking through a frame of leaves and plants, to an algae-covered water way, with a building off to the right. Greens and yellowy-gold leaves with a bit of pale blue sky.
Screenshot showing starship just about to land in the ocean in correct orientation.
Shot of the SpaceX livestream showing the raptor engine relit
Inside of SpaceX starship vehicle, with a single banana as payload in the huge space inside the vehicle
Kate with a big grin, in a hospital gown with medical devices in the background