Virgin Galactic is proud to announce a new research flight contract with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (
@IIAS_NLC
) to fly three astronauts aboard a future mission! Details โ
I'm absolutely holding back tears of pure emotion..... Pride, joy, shock, and utter appreciation to be mentioned by
@POTUS
in his speech this evening in Ballina. I'm absolutely speechless. Thank you so sincerely Mr. President.
Happy Valentine's Day 2022 ๐ We are celebrating this year with one HUGE difference...Alan and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl, named Laoise, into the world a few days ago. Thanks to everyone for all the lovely messages ๐ We are totally overjoyed, consumed and tired!
Here's to astronaut Wally Funk ๐ At 82, she became the oldest person to fly to space today. An aviation pioneer who has spent her life paving this path to space ๐คฉ happy
#WallyFunk
Day ๐ congratulations team
@blueorigin
๐ซ
Beautiful morning flying into
@DublinAirport
โ๏ธ Thank you to everyone for all your wonderful messages....I'm going to take some time to enjoy reading and responding to them all ๐
For
@AntonSavageShow
this morning.... I don't have a football stuffed under my jumper!!! My husband Alan & I are delighted to be expecting our first baby early next year ๐ค A momentary pause for me from
@IIAS_NLC
to concentrate on our biggest life event: parenthood ๐
Really nice piece on the
@rtenews
about the
@esa
@esaspaceflight
call for astronauts ๐ Thank you for including me and the best of luck to all applicants ๐ฎ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ปโ๐
Delighted to have made it back home to soak up some of the Irish - US / Ballina -
@POTUS
connection which is being celebrated ๐ There's an air of pride around the town and the cathedral is looking as beautiful as ever ๐ฎ๐ช
Holy smokes - Shooting for the Stars on
@RTELateLateShow
๐ thank you Sophie for the wonderful recommendation and to everyone for all the amazing, out of this, world support ๐๐
A few days before Christmas ๐ฒ and a few weeks before parenthood ๐คฐ๐ป taking a moment to appreciate all the goodness in my life right now but also acknowledge not everyone will have a joyous festive season this year. Wishing everyone a happy & healthy time ahead ๐ซ
Our weekend was made thanks to this kind and inspiring gift from our very own
@SpaceNorah
- thank you so much! We cannot wait to meet you some day Norah- we are officially super fans!! ๐จโ๐๐๐ฐ
Thank you for the virtual hug - sending one back to you ๐
#adamsvirtualhug
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐
Happy
#MayoDay
๐โค๏ธ Here's to a weekend of celebrating all things green and red ๐ฅฐ Really proud & grateful to be part of the flagship programme for MayoDay, broadcasting tonight (Saturday)
@TG4TV
9:30pm โจ
Whirlwind 48 hours-still haven't come down! Thank you to all who got in touch. We will reply...soon! Right now, time for us to actually enjoy the
#LateLateToyShow
! Tune into
@BBCBreakfast
8:50am 2moro to hear Adam & his siblings talk all things space & dreams
#virtualhug
Flying as a
@PoSSUMAstronaut
researcher on a microgravity flight w
@NRC_CNRC
is a lifetime highlight ๐ I simply cannot wait until
@blueorigin
&
@virgingalactic
start flying researchers like me to suborbital space ๐จ๐ผโ๐ Let's do this ๐ฎ๐ช
I'll be honest
@AdamKingIRL
....I didn't make it passed 11pm last night to see you live on
@RTELateLateShow
- BUT I'll be watching you today on the Player. What a stellar year it's been for you, huge congratulations & continued success ๐ซ๐From me + bump ๐ค
I am so thrilled to team up with
@MakeAWish_ie
on this one..... Everyone who donates will receive a SpaceNorah mission patch & signed card. All details here:
Thank you so so so much - overwhelmed โบ๏ธ thank you
@OBrienPress
@Laughing_Lion
@OMahonysBooks
@ArgosyBooks
@easons
& everyone who helped make this happen. This award is for all the supporters, the parents (like my own), teachers, volunteers and everyone who supports big dreams ๐
@RTELateLateShow
๐ Adamโs kind heart and adventurous spirit inspires us.
Thereโs space for everybody at NASA, and we canโt wait for him to one day join our team of dreamers. Weโll be here when heโs ready. ๐
Wow... โฌ250k raised by
@AdventuresWAD
with their
@GarlannaCards
virtual hug cards ๐๐คฉ what a fabulous little boy and a beautiful family ๐โบ๏ธ
So disappointed to be abroad next week for the visit of
@POTUS
to Ireland and my hometown Ballina..... I'm going to be in Canada with
@IIAS_NLC
&
@NRC_CNRC
testing this type of spacesuit in microgravity ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ Looking forward to getting the ๐ฎ๐ช one step closer to
#Space
๐
Thank you
@NASA
๐ฅฐ I still have this, from 1998!! ..... It always reminds me of the importance of making an effort to reply to all the letters I get from kids โจ
I had such a blast working with the team at
@brownthomas
to help unveil their fabulous space themed Christmas windows ๐ and I must say....I was over the moon to get to wear this beautiful
@ZIMMERMANN_
Celestial Zodiac guna ๐๐
We had such a great response to the
@RTEjr
#askmeanything
#space
questions, I've decided to do some readings from my book 'Shooting for the Stars' ๐ This week, between 3:30pm - 4pm, I'll post a new video with some questions for our younger audience. Leave your answers below ๐
It's
#Galactic07
Spaceflight Week! Excitement is in the air as preparations ramp up for the upcoming mission. The window opens Saturday, June 8, 2024. Let the good times roll.
Oh bless - would you look at this ๐ฅฐ๐ This is beyond wonderful, thank you Dee for sending this on. Hopefully I'll get to meet Daisy soon & please tell her to keep Shooting for the Stars ๐
@SpaceNorah
my little girl is your biggest fan and for dress up day in school she had decided to go as Dr. Norah Patten, she'd love if you watched this.
*A Hug for Space!*
Today we send a big virtual hug to our friends in the Space Community at home & abroad! Thanks for supporting Adam's dream to be a CAPCOM. In the coming days we'll feature some of our space friends answering your space Qs! ๐๐
#StPatricksDay
#adamsvirtualhug
So excited about this ๐ It's been a long time in the making (25 years really ๐คญ) I'm so thrilled it will be out this October. Thanks again to all
@OBrienPress
๐
.
@SpaceNorah
tells us about her quest to be Irelandโs First Astronaut. This book sounds brilliant! Coming out Oct from
@OBrienPress
with fantastic illustrations from Jennifer Farley.
#IrishBookConf
I've picked up my copy of
@Independent_ie
- thanks to
@alex_meehan
for the interview ๐ฉโ๐๐๐ can't believe I'm on the front page! Thanks to everyone for all the support - let's make this happen for Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฉโ๐๐
'One person lifting a little bit of the nation' ๐ฅฐ What a wonderful role model - go
#kellieharrington
๐ฎ๐ช You have made and are making Ireland proud ๐๏ธ
Another medal for Ireland ๐ฅ
The supreme Kellie Harrington moves on to the Semi Finals and nails down at least a
#Bronze
medal.
#Olympics
@TeamIreland
Sometimes, your best in life isn't good enough. But this absolutely does not mean you should throw in the towel. Here's my update on the recent ESA astronaut recruitment campaign.
Reposting with sound ON! For those who are curious, doing research in microgravity is equal to fascinating, fun and exhilarating ๐คฉ I absolutely LOVED watching the fluid in this cell and how it behaved in this truly unique environment โจ
#Science
After years of following each other on social media.... It was wonderful to finally meet
@LisaCusack
,
@AerLingus
A330 pilot, this evening at the launch of Empower Her in
@centralbank_ie
There's nothing more uplifting than a hug from zero-gravity.
@AdamKingIRL
, a 6-year-old boy from Ireland, flew a heart-shaped message on our last spaceflight. He dreams of becoming a CAPCOM in Mission Control and has inspired thousands with his story and
#AdamsVirtualHug
movement
Of all the times I've loitered around an airport waiting on my flight home, I can say without a shadow of a doubt this is the most I've ever looked forward to boarding that aircraft &flying home to Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช I can't wait to see my baby girl ๐๐ฅฐ
*Giveaway time*
Win an Out of this World Space Pack, including signed astronaut goodies ๐ To enter:
โก๏ธ Follow
@SpaceNorah
&
@OBrienPress
โก๏ธ Like and retweet this post
โก๏ธ Comment below &tell us why you'd love to win
*Worldwide
*Ends Oct 10th
*5 prizes to be won
#giveaways
For all those sitting exams starting tomorrow...Here's a little reminder to my younger self that sometimes big dreams and big ambitions take many (many) years to progress. So here's to progressing the seemingly impossible dreams & sending everyone very best wishes
#LeavingCert
So I was asked in a questionnaire today what inspires me. Well, THIS inspires me โค๏ธ a letter from 10 year old Rรณisรญn from Co. Clare describing her vast knowledge of space ๐ you keep in rocking it Rรณisรญn because the sky is no longer the limit ๐
Ireland Canada relations are out of this world! ๐ Today, we were delighted to meet Irelandโs first astronaut
@SpaceNorah
alongside her Canadian colleagues
@shawnapandya
and Aaron Persad ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ
What a start to 2019 โบ๏ธ thank you SO much to all
@PoSSUMAstronaut
for awarding me the 2018 Science Educator Award. It's been nothing short of awesome working with you all & bringing
#space
&
#citizenscience
to Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช Here's to an out of this world 2019 ๐๐โฅ๏ธ๐
Currently in the screening phase, the first of 6 key stages, although not yet defined
@esa
say approximately 1500 candidates will make it through to the next phase.
#ESA
#AstronautSelection
Goodnight 2021.... Here's to a new year ahead filled with MUCH more family & friends time ๐ซ not to mention a LONG overdue
@IIAS_NLC
return ๐
#2022NewYear
My pleasure to join
@SamanthaLibreri
@rtenews
to talk a little bit about Santa's high tech sleigh and how he and the elves use some of the latest space technology developed by
@esa
and
@NASA
โ๐ท๐ ๐ปโจ
Hugely excited and honoured to be invited as the Grand Marshal at this year's Limerick's St. Patrick's Day parade ๐๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ the theme of the parade is 'One Giant Leap' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
#moon
landing ๐
#LimerickStPatsFestival
2019 blasts off as Dr Norah Patten is announced as Grand Marshal!
๐ฉโ๐ Dr Patten is in the running to be Irelandโs first astronaut & the theme of the parade is One Giant Leap, marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing ๐
Twitter folk.... For an upcoming project, I've been asked to select five forgotten Irish women in science, technology, engineering and maths โจ I'd love to hear your suggestions.....
(In relation - check out this wonderful book about trailblazing Irish female aviators๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ป)