Probably the single most well-known line in human history is that uttered by US astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969: That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind Armstrong being in a position to say the line was […]
A reflection on my participation in the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program and what it means for my career.
In 2016, we moved beyond the Fermi paradox and the great filter theory. This is how the world reacted when we uncovered definitive proof of intelligent life beyond Earth. Some favourite aliens Day 1: A NASA employee, probably the PR intern, leaked the news well before the press conference and we variously frothed at the prospect […]