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Old 27th January 2026 | 11:28
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One of my STEM talks is about Apollo 8 where Frank Borman was rather unwell. The poor chap was violently ill from both ends simultaneously which caused Lovell and Anders to chase around the inside of the capsule to recover what was floating freely.

I'm covering Artemis 2 in a short talk tomorrow night where I'll describe the differences between it and Apollo 8. The props will include the globe from my primary school classroom that was there during the Apollo missions, a chocolate orange and a surprisingly long length of paracord. That moon up there is very small and very far away, some 9.6 times the circumference of the earth by distance and the Sahara in terms of size.

You will enjoy the programme, keep an eye on the facial expressions of Francis' hosts. One or two YouTube videos will prepare you. He's a smashing kid, just a bit more enthusiastic than most shall we say. I hope the programme leads to greater things.

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