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18 Jan, 6 tweets, 3 min read
A few days ago the US Post Office announced a wonderful new set of stamps. nasa.gov/feature/goddar… Since today I've been sharing space collections - and I haven't even started on mission patches yet - I'd also like to share some stamps! Yes. I am 100% space geek.
I got two sets for Xmas. If you read my first tweets on here about inspiration you’ll understand why I got these! Space sci-fi :) Image
Here are just three - Mongolia celebrating the world’s first satellite Sputnik...Sharjah in the UAE and Apollo 17... and Cuba’s stamp showing Luna 24 - the third Soviet mission to return lunar samples. ImageImageImage
Any one recognise the language? Gorgeous script, lovely space stamp, don’t know where it’s from. Image
A few more of my space stamps - including an ESA tribute to the ISS and a US Moon landings set. ImageImageImage
Final set for this evening (UK time) - part of a planetary Korean stamp set. Night space fans. Image

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19 Jan
Ok let’s do a separate thread on some of the Rosetta team - because I spent so many years interviewing them and space is not just science and engineering. It’s people! We had a lot of fun meeting up for interviews. Here’s project scientist @mggtTaylor :) Image
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19 Jan
Part of my work involves making short films on space missions for ESA. Each one is great to work on but one mission was an extra special treat - as I spent 6 years or so covering it at science meetings and ESA facilities across Europe: Rosetta! Image
I keep my lanyards as reminders of where I’ve been. Sometimes - on a few rare occasions - it’s a really glamorous location. This one was in Rhodes... even if I mostly saw the inside of a conference room during the day. Image
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Just seen that this account has been newly followed by @SpaceCollecting - perfect timing as I’m sure I can’t be the only one drawn to collecting space related items. I’ll share some of mine - do share yours. Warning. This could take some time! Vinyl first...? Image
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One of the pluses of working in journalism is that you get to go behind the scenes. In 2019 visited @Virgin_Orbit in California for @Spaceboffins Ok that’s not the real Branson but got to meet some cool people and visit the factory floor.... ImageImageImage
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Hosting #SidewalkScienceCenter 3-5 days a week provides an incredible chance to interact with my local community in truly impactful ways.

I want to share an email and a Facebook response from some people who have visited SSC:
Experience Daliona @ExpDalScience is the name of my company, through which I run #SidewalkScienceCenter.

Responses and stories like this are why I have continued to host SSC for 2.5 years, nearly every single week. My goal is to hire paid educators and create thousands....
....of SSCs all around the world. In fact, over the weekend, I reached a Patreon goal that will allow me to hire my first educator by March 2021! It's exciting to know I'll have a regular teammate alongside me.

(read the milestone here! patreon.com/posts/45026007)
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