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Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Townend set to keep up strike rate
Limerick and Fairyhouse previews Champion-jockey Paul Townend might strike on his only ride in Limerick, the Willie Mullins-trained Keep Up, in the RAYN Safety & Security Mares Maiden Hurdle. This daughter of Storm The Stares has raced only twice, but impressed when turning over odds-on favourite and subsequent winner Jerry From Kerry on her debut at Roscommon last August, forging clear in the closing stages to triumph by five and a half lengths. That performance earned Keep Up a crack at the listed 'Mucklemeg' at Gowran Park in October, always a competitive end-of-summer contest. And, although she failed to make an impression, she fared better than better-fancied stable-companion Carmeletta Vega in filling fifth spot behind Aruntothequeen and Mozzies Sister (a subsequent hurdle winer and placed in Grade 1 company). The strength of that form is reflected in the fact that Keep Up, twenty-three lengths clear of the sixth, finished just three-quarters of a length behind Paddy Twomey's Seo Linn, who has progressed to win a listed mares event in Cheltenham and. Grade 2 in Aintree. Sure to be well-schooled for her hurdling bow, Keep Up should prove too strong for the consistent, Gordon Elliott-trained Emily Love. Later, Kiln Time, in the familiar Bowe colours, should be noted in the Franke Dunworth Handicap Hurdle. A winner, off 81, at Naas three runs back, he has since finished third to Wyoming Baby in Cork and, last time, filled fourth spot in a handicap chase won by Riggs in Wexford. Back over hurdles here, with Cian Quirke again in the plate, Kiln Tim should reward each-way support. We also have flat action in Fairyhouse where the Ger Lyons-trained Juddmonte filly Sapphire Princess will be expected to open her account, at the third attempt, in the End Of School Year Maiden. This Kingman filly was made odds on for her debut in a seven-furlong Cork maiden but failed to cope with Dermot Weld's Bella Isabella. Dropped back in trip, she sought compensation on the same track three weeks ago but came up short, finishing third, beaten six lengths, behind City Of Memphis and Bonus Time. At the weekend, Bonus Tiem landed a six-furlong Curragh maiden while City Of Memphis, supplemented to the race, finished a creditable fifth to Laske Victoria in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas. On that basis, Sapphire Princess should take plenty of beating here, with Sun Soldier the most likely threat.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen reflect on life-changing Blue Origin spaceflight
Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe described seeing Earth without borders or boundaries during her recent journey aboard Blue Origin's spacecraft, calling the view from 62 miles up "just beautiful" and transformative. "When you look out the window, you don't see any borders, you don't see any boundaries. You just see beauty," Bowe said during a post-flight interview Tuesday. "It's stunning, and it also has like a feel to it, like it's almost like you can feel the living life force and it was just so beautiful. It's impossible to go through this and not come out changed." Bowe joined "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, pop superstar Katy Perry, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez—who is also the fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos—on the company's historic all-women spaceflight. Bowe, an aerospace engineer and entrepreneur who became the first person of Bahamian heritage to travel to space, described conducting research during the flight, where she said she was looking at the future of being able to produce crops that can withstand harsh environments. The flight appeared to inspire future generations as well. Bowe shared a story about a 6-year-old girl named Sophia who witnessed the launch and afterward declared to Bowe that she wants to go to space and help protect Earth. "That," Bowe concluded, "is why we're here." Amanda Nguyen reveals the powerful keepsake she carried to space Amanda Nguyen, a rape survivor who transformed personal trauma into landmark legislation when she drafted the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, carried a decade-old handwritten note reading "Never never never give up" aboard the Blue Origin capsule. Nguyen, who became the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space during the flight, explained that she wrote the note to herself after undergoing a rape kit procedure at a hospital. "It's a piece of paper that I taped to look at as I was determined to graduate Harvard, it was the same piece of paper that I looked at when I was fighting for my rights in Congress and the United Nations, and it was the same piece of paper that I held on to and looked at over Earth," she said. She said the moment above Earth marked her "full circle healing journey" after postponing her astronaut dreams to fight for survivors of sexual violence. "To me, that moment was my full circle healing journey, one that I hope any survivor, or just anyone whose ever had a dream deferred, can know that you will heal, you will make it through, and your miracle is just around the corner," Nguyen told "CBS Mornings." The civil rights activist, whose call sign during the mission was "Astronaut Dragon," chose "justice" as her personal theme for the journey. Following her own sexual assault, Nguyen fought against the practice of destroying rape kits and successfully advocated for the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, which was signed into federal law in 2016 and has inspired similar legislation in states across the country. "Justice to me comes in different forms, and for my personal journey, justice was about going to space," Nguyen said. "For a decade, I gave up my astronaut dreams in order to fight for the rights of gender-based violence survivors." Nguyen's family history added particular significance to her journey. Her parents were boat refugees from Vietnam. "They swam so I can fly, crossed the ocean so I can touch the sky," Nguyen said, adding that her aunt, also a boat refugee, was the first person she hugged after touchdown. "She came on boats, and now we're on spaceships." Beyond the personal milestone, Nguyen conducted scientific research during her brief time in microgravity. "One of the greatest joys that I have from this whole experience is being able to operate my science missions in microgravity and I'm just so so excited about how this research can help women's health in the future," she said. Following the flight, Nguyen plans to show her flight suit to girls in Vietnam. Savannah Bananas pack stadiums with their zany twist on baseball | 60 Minutes Watch: Blue Origin's first all-women flight crew launches to space Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigning against Trump policies
CBS News
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Astronauts Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen reflect on life-changing Blue Origin spaceflight
Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe described seeing Earth without borders or boundaries during her recent journey aboard Blue Origin's spacecraft , calling the view from 62 miles up "just beautiful" and transformative. "When you look out the window, you don't see any borders, you don't see any boundaries. You just see beauty," Bowe said during a post-flight interview Tuesday. "It's stunning, and it also has like a feel to it, like it's almost like you can feel the living life force and it was just so beautiful. It's impossible to go through this and not come out changed." Bowe joined "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King , pop superstar Katy Perry , civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez—who is also the fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos—on the company's historic all-women spaceflight. Bowe, an aerospace engineer and entrepreneur who became the first person of Bahamian heritage to travel to space, described conducting research during the flight, where she said she was looking at the future of being able to produce crops that can withstand harsh environments. The flight appeared to inspire future generations as well. Bowe shared a story about a 6-year-old girl named Sophia who witnessed the launch and afterward declared to Bowe that she wants to go to space and help protect Earth. "That," Bowe concluded, "is why we're here." Amanda Nguyen , a rape survivor who transformed personal trauma into landmark legislation when she drafted the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, carried a decade-old handwritten note reading "Never never never give up" aboard the Blue Origin capsule. Nguyen, who became the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space during the flight, explained that she wrote the note to herself after undergoing a rape kit procedure at a hospital. "It's a piece of paper that I taped to look at as I was determined to graduate Harvard, it was the same piece of paper that I looked at when I was fighting for my rights in Congress and the United Nations, and it was the same piece of paper that I held on to and looked at over Earth," she said. She said the moment above Earth marked her "full circle healing journey" after postponing her astronaut dreams to fight for survivors of sexual violence. "To me, that moment was my full circle healing journey, one that I hope any survivor, or just anyone whose ever had a dream deferred, can know that you will heal, you will make it through, and your miracle is just around the corner," Nguyen told "CBS Mornings." The civil rights activist, whose call sign during the mission was "Astronaut Dragon," chose "justice" as her personal theme for the journey. Following her own sexual assault, Nguyen fought against the practice of destroying rape kits and successfully advocated for the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, which was signed into federal law in 2016 and has inspired similar legislation in states across the country. "Justice to me comes in different forms, and for my personal journey, justice was about going to space," Nguyen said. "For a decade, I gave up my astronaut dreams in order to fight for the rights of gender-based violence survivors." Nguyen's family history added particular significance to her journey. Her parents were boat refugees from Vietnam. "They swam so I can fly, crossed the ocean so I can touch the sky," Nguyen said, adding that her aunt, also a boat refugee, was the first person she hugged after touchdown. "She came on boats, and now we're on spaceships." Beyond the personal milestone, Nguyen conducted scientific research during her brief time in microgravity. "One of the greatest joys that I have from this whole experience is being able to operate my science missions in microgravity and I'm just so so excited about how this research can help women's health in the future," she said. Following the flight, Nguyen plans to show her flight suit to girls in Vietnam.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched its 11th human spaceflight, the company's first to include only women aboard. Based on the seat assignments provided by the company, one of the six newly qualified astronauts has now become the 100th person in history to fly only a suborbital trajectory to space and back. The photo captures the moment that former NASA aerospace engineer-turned-entrepreneur Aisha Bowe stepped out of Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, having completed the 10-minute trip into space and back. She held out her arms in celebration. Flying alongside five other women, including pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King, Bowe soared past the Karman line, the boundary at 62 miles (100 kilometers) that is internationally recognized as the demarcation between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. Bowe and her crewmates landed in West Texas, not far from where they took off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One, located near the town of Van Horn. The booster that lofted the New Shepard crew capsule into space also returned to the same site, re-igniting its engine and landing on extended legs to be reused again. The namesake for Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system, Alan Shepard, was the first American in space and the first person to complete a suborbital spaceflight. His May 5, 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 launch aboard the Freedom 7 capsule ended in a splashdown in The Bahamas, from where Bowe's family originates. Shepard later walked on the moon on Apollo 14, so is not included in the 100-person count, but included among Bowe's ranks are X-15 and SpaceShipOne rocket plane pilots and the people who earlier flew on Blue Origin's and Virgin Galactic's space tourism and suborbital science-dedicated flights. You can read more about Bowe's NS-31 mission and the items that she and her crewmates chose to fly as souvenirs of their journey. You can also read and watch the crew's reaction immediately after returning to Earth.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Blue Origin's historic launch has roots in Washtenaw Community College
The Brief Washtenaw Community College hosted a watch party for the Blue Origin flight Monday Two of the people who worked on the project, including one of the astronauts, are alumnus of the school It's a moment of pride for both the school's president and her staff ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - It was a big day at Wastenaw Community College in Ann Arbor where fans of space travel got the chance to celebrate two of their own Monday. Two former students who got their start at the school were part of the historic all-female Blue Origin launch. Big picture view The president of Washtenaw Community College was among those in the crowd of a watch party Monday morning. She, along with several others watched the Blue Origin flight into space. But while Dr. Rose Bellanca was happy to see another flight beyond the atmosphere, the launch carried something extra special for her and the school she oversees. "Next to commencement, this is probably one of the proudest feelings that I have had and what really excites me is that I see our staff so proud about it," said Bellanca. That's because former students Aisha Bowe and Nathan Perry were part of the launch. Bowe is a NASA rocket scientist and was part of the trip into space. Perry works at Blue Origin as a launch vehicle test engineer. "It was a beautiful moment," said Susan Dentel, a professor at the school. Dig deeper Dentel never taught either of the students, who eventually transferred to the University of Michigan. But she says their impact is felt on campus in other ways. Bowe was a force behind some of the campus's science-based programs. She was also the keynote speaker for a STEAM week the school hosted for several years. That included helping middle school and high school students get immersed in science. And according to Dentel, Bowe is also helping prepare the next generation of scientists with a pre-engineering scholarship she has pushed for. Meanwhile, Perry helped tutor some of the students at their scholars program. The Source Interviews with Washtenaw Community College staff
