@R4RocketScience

BBC Radio 4’s irreverent history of space travel & the wonders of the Ooniverse. From @helen_keen, @garethmammal, @serafinowicz, @kusysane & @miriamunderhill.

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New ep.s of Adventures in Space and Tim out now - Magic, explosions, telescopes & more all *in space* #principia m.soundcloud.com/helen_keen

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Helen Keen@helen_keen30 Dec 2018
Space Listening News! All three series of It Is Rocket Science available for the first time to buy via audible / amazon (& thanks for making us a highlight ⁦@skyatnightmag⁩ !) amazon.co.uk/Rocket-Science-…
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Space Rocks@spacerockslive21 Apr 2018
MISSION UPDATE! The fantastic @helen_keen will join our lineup tomorrow as the chair of Session Two: Science Fiction vs. Fact with @brianmaycom, @astro_timpeake, @markmccaughrean, @GavRov, Alastair Reynolds, @CHatherley79, and @LordConnaught GET TIX NOW! eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-roc…
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Helen Keen@helen_keen16 Apr 2018
It’s tonight in the popular 23:45 slot, night owls! xitter.cf/underseamonkey/status/…
Undersea Monkey@underseamonkey13 Apr 2018
Starting Monday night, @Helen_Keen's @r4rocketscience series 3 is being repeated on @BBCRadio4Extra. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03zd3j…

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science, Series 3, Episode 1

The problem with long space voyages complete with troubleshooting tips.

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Elon Musk
@elonmusk27 Jan 2018
Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. Easy viewing from the public causeway.
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Helen Keen@helen_keen2 Jan 2018
Coming up in the very near future (11am today) our @BBCRadio4 documentary on The Far Future, feat. Mary Beard, Jimmy Wales & a host of other fascinating people - how can humans communicate with other humans separated from them by millennia? bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09k6jd…
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Happy Halloween Anniversary to JPL! (Love as ever that they describe Jack Parsons as 'a chemist' & omit 'sometime Aleister Crowley disciple' xitter.cf/ronbaalke/status/92525…
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Spaceflight Now
@SpaceflightNow20 Oct 2017
Two astronauts are working outside the International Space Station on a spacewalk today. Watch live: spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/2…
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Helen Keen@helen_keen20 Oct 2017
New series of Big Problems with Helen Keen is imminent! Today at 11.30am on @BBCRadio4 : bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09bwf7…

BBC Radio 4 - Big Problems with Helen Keen

Comedy. Helen Keen explores how human ingenuity deals with nature's big challenges.

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BBC Shows and Tours@bbcshowstours4 Sep 2017
free tix for @helen_keen 🤣12/09/2017 at #BBCRadioTheatre from bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show… @garethmammal @R4RocketScience @serafinowicz @kusysane
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Weird Science News@GCweirdscience22 Aug 2017
Replying to @GCweirdscience @helen_keen
Ever wondered about The Science of #GameOfThrones? Wonder no more! Listen to our new podcast all about it itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/…
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Helen Keen@helen_keen21 Aug 2017
This looks great-NASA Flight Controller Jerry Bostick is in Wales this week (really wish I could go!) eventbrite.co.uk/e/nasas-jer… cc @Lunar_C_H

NASA's Jerry Bostick Talk and Q&A

Join us for an awe-inspiring evening with one of NASA's heroes from the era of landing man on the moon - Flight Controller Jerry Bostick. Jerry began his career with NASA in 1962 and worked 'on the...

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LM1 : UK Chapter@LM1_UK21 Aug 2017
On #SolarEclipse day, what better time to get tix for @LunarMissionOne supporter @helen_keen's new @BBCRadio4 show: bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show…
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Dr Kevin Fong@Kevin_Fong20 Aug 2017
I've got your Sunday evening all planned out. #Astronauts BBC2, 9pm Tonight! With me, @IyaWhiteley, @Cmdr_Hadfield and this amazing gang!
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Royal Museums Greenwich@RMGreenwich26 Jul 2017
Some of the awe-inspiring shortlists for the #astrophoto2017 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. bit.ly/AstroPhoto2017
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BBC Radio 4
@BBCRadio420 Jul 2017
But will it protect you from Vogon poetry? bbc.in/2vmFnmB

BBC Radio 4 - Today, Is the 'babel fish' now a reality?

New technology using an earpiece to instantly translate speech has been unveiled.

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Weird Science News@GCweirdscience20 Jul 2017
Happy #MoonDay - thanks for letting us human beans walk on your face 48 years ago x
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British Library
@britishlibrary20 Jul 2017
Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon #onthisday in 1969. This photo of the moon was taken in July 1897 (14001.s.3) #MoonDay
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Helen Keen@helen_keen16 Jul 2017
fascinated by the beauty of this image - 4 inch telescope captures corona of the sun during the total eclipse of 1869 (h/t @brainpickings)
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Dr. Mae Jemison@maejemison16 Jul 2017
Honored to receive the first Buzz Aldrin Foundation Pioneering Award @TheRealBuzz @Buzzs_xtina #Apollo11Gala xitter.cf/therealbuzz/status/886…
Dr. Buzz Aldrin
@TheRealBuzz16 Jul 2017
Proud to present @maejemison with the 1st Annual Buzz Aldrin Space Pioneer award. #Apollo11Gala
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