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Tracey Steel

@traceyfs

I love #Mercury #Gemini #Apollo. Books are my thing and I have a soft spot for the young Jim Dale. All views and haverings are my own. #DCThomson.

Joined February 2009
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Things I loved doing before I retired... 1. Drinking tea. 2. Being under a cosy blanket. 3. Reading. Things I love doing now I am retired... All of the above, but more often.
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"How are you enjoying retirement, Tracey?"
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Two days into retirement and it's fab...but you don't half miss seeing your pals nearly every day.
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Experience Armstrong’s career through a whole new lens 📸 “Armstrong Remastered,” an exhibition from world-renowned imaging specialist Andy Saunders opens September 26. 5 PM - Exhibit preview 6 PM - Andy Saunders talk 7 PM - Book signing Presentation seating is limited!
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A little treat in the new Jackie bookazine is a look at all the comics and magazines that brought us to Jackie...and beyond! Pure nostalgia. 😍
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Available in supermarkets, Amazon and the DC Thomson shop! Links below... shorturl.at/wmENK dcthomsonshop.co.uk/jackie-t…
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(1/2) IT'S HERE! The final Bookazine in the collection is out today! Jackie - The Golden Years covers everything from 1967 to 1977! Get you platforms on and take a wander through the greatest years of your favourite magazine! ...
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Happy Birthday Astronaut David Scott born June 6, 1932. 9⃣4️⃣ Scott flew in space three times, Gemini 8, #Apollo9 & #Apollo15, was the 7th person to walk on the Moon, & later drove the lunar rover for the first time on the moon's surface during the mission contactlight.de
Image from ＣＯＮＴＡＣＴ ＬＩＧＨＴ 。 ◯ *・ (@contactlight69)
Image from ＣＯＮＴＡＣＴ ＬＩＧＨＴ 。 ◯ *・ (@contactlight69)
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No trip to a museum in Florence is complete without the viewing of Galileo's actual finger! The second picture is his tomb in Basilica Santa Croce.
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#OTD in 1970, the Apollo 13 crew got their first glimpse of the damage caused by the explosion that occurred 200,000 miles from Earth. The recent Artemis II mission helps us comprehend the gravity of the situation. Here's my photographic analysis of the damage:
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Re-entry of Artemis II crew captured by the astronaut in International Space Station
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ISS astronauts photographed a trail from the Artemis II service module burn-up but not the Orion crew capsule re-entry. x.com/Astro_ChrisW/s…
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@Astro_JessicaApr 10
Eyes peeled in the cupola awaiting the safe return of our @NASAArtemis friends. Our trajectory on @Space_Station will be passing nearby over the Pacific, so we hope to catch a glimpse!
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"Earthrise" - one of the most iconic photographs ever taken, wasn't planned! As the world awaits the images from the Artemis II fly-by later today, how was was the original "Earthrise" photograph, captured? Here's part of an hour long interview I did with @cspanhistory recently.
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"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.
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Through the windows of the past, we look to the future. Artemis II soars skyward as seen through the launch mount of Launch Complex 34.
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@NASAArtemisApr 2
Signal acquired! 📡 Engineers at @NASAJPL have confirmed that the Orion spacecraft is communicating with the Deep Space Network. For the first time in over 50 years, we’re receiving a signal from a spacecraft carrying humans toward the Moon.
The Orion spacecraft is in the foreground of the image, with a bit of Earth, the \"blue marble,\" at the top. The solar arrays of Orion are seen at the top and bottom of the image. Credit: NASA

ALT The Orion spacecraft is in the foreground of the image, with a bit of Earth, the \"blue marble,\" at the top. The solar arrays of Orion are seen at the top and bottom of the image. Credit: NASA

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Gavin Price@pilliarscreatioApr 1
Glynn Lunney ~ “Here’s the deal. If you’re going go to the Moon, then you have to go to the Moon. Now you go mess about in low Earth orbit and so on, but if want to go to the Moon, then eventually you have to go to the Moon.”
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For the first time in a long time, I'm enjoying X tonight! #Artemis2 #NASA
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Ad Astra Per Aspera.
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@TIMEApr 1
Before Artemis II, there was Apollo. From the Apollo 1 fire to the final moon landing in 1972, NASA’s race to the moon was defined by risk, innovation, and history-making firsts. Here’s a timeline of every Apollo mission.
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My new book, “Space Journal” has cleared the tower. I hope you enjoy it. Huge thanks to @thamesandhudson for making it real 🥂 Available here, there and everywhere: amazon.co.uk/Space-Journal-S…
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