Russia takes down a spy satellite with an anti-satellite system.
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NASA’s going back to the moon in 2025
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Freefall Update October 2021
The new space race Wow! Space has really taken off (haha) in the month since I last wrote. It feels like the dawn of a new race, courtesy of Branson, Musk and Bezos. Personally, I’d quite fancy a rear facing seat in Virgin’s space plane just to watch the long fiery rocket tail pushing me into orbit. The sight of a spent booster landing back on the launch pad on its own is very impressive (scrub to 7min in the Blue Origin clip below). At around $45k per minute, I’ll be sticking with Youtube and Thorpe Park for now…
Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
It came out of the blue, though the subject of space was very likely. It’s something I held an interest in. It began with the question: what was the space race really about, considering the cost, and after you move ‘one small step…’ out of the way? Liberty One is a thrilling and entertaining way to experience the answer.
How do you deal with writer’s block?
Thankfully, I've never really experienced writers block and I think there are a few things I do which dodge it. Most important, I keep the bar very low when I have a blank page to fill. I also focus on structure and goals, and imagine what I want to see as a reader (not the author). The writing seems to flow from there. Sometimes I just back off and handwrite ideas so they form sufficiently well first. I call all of this discovery, but others might experience it as writer's block. Once I have a first draft, the…
