Just at the weekend, I was invited to the preview of Hidden Figures an incredibly funny and moving film based on the true story of three women who worked behind the scenes at the American Space Task Group at NASA. I highly recommend it! Here is more on Hidden Figures and what is happening in Space Travel today.
Virgin Galactic's first SpaceShipTwo during its third powered flight. ©Virgin Galactic
What's Happening in The World Of Space Travel 2017
Hidden Figures
"The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big."
The film also stars Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Jim Parsons, also look out for a cameo appearance by Mark Armstrong, son of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. Coming to a cinema near you soon!
Hidden Figures Official Trailer
Mars First Planet To Be Colonised
The Express published an article on Friday 3rd February 2017 on how space fiction is becoming a reality. Discover more about astronauts being frozen in time to enable longer distances to be traveled, as seen in the film Passengers starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
Passengers Official Trailer
Space Tourism
Virgin Galactic space flight company was founded in 2004 and since then has been developing commercial spacecraft to provide suborbital space tourist flights. In 2017 were ever closer to Space Travel! Discover more at Virgin Galactic.com
Virgin Galactic Flight Into Space ©Virgin Galactic
Keeping Up To Date
Keep up to date with the latest manned and unmanned missions in space travel with Space.com
Visiting The Kennedy Space Center
If Space Travel is not your thing but you still love the possibilities and enjoy the topic of Space Travel maybe you would love to visit the Kennedy Space Center. Did you know that the Kennedy Space Center has been NASA's primary launch site since December 1968? If visiting in March, there is a scheduled rocket launch. The Kennedy Space Center is easily reached by car from Orlando, Florida in just under an hour! A great day trip for the whole family.
Heroes and Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® ©Kennedy Space Center
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