Soyuz TMA-19M

We had a day out in Edinburgh today; a visit to the National Museum of Scotland, followed by drinks and a meal catching up with friends. A great day out!

There were a couple of specific things we wanted to see at the museum – Tim Peake’s Spacecraft and the Rip It Up - The Story of Scottish Pop exhibition.

Soyuz TMA-19M is the module that brought British astronaut Tim Peake back to Earth in 2016 following the completion of his 6 month Principia Mission on the International Space Station. Really interesting to see some of the external detail, and how scorched it is. (It’s at the museum for another 3 weeks).

https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/tim-peake-s-spacecraft/

 

Rip It Up - The Story of Scottish Pop is just a must-see for anyone with an interest in the past 60 years of the country’s musical history. No photography is allowed inside the exhibition, but the following link gives an idea of what to expect.
[Most unexpected exhibit: a Runrig CD that was found among the debris of the Challenger Space Shuttle following it’s explosion after lift-off - one of the astronauts had chosen a track from it to be her wake-up call on the final day of their mission!]
If you do go, allow yourself at least 90 minutes (£10 entry fee; well worth it. It’s on until 25th November).

https://www.nms.ac.uk/ripitup

[Also worth a listen – a companion series that has been broadcast recently on BBC Radio Scotland : [url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b6yzzh][/url]https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b6yzzh ]

And as if all that wasn’t enough, there’s a 3 part Rip It Up TV documentary series starting on BBC2 Scotland on Tuesday evening!