Norah is training for a mission scheduled for 2026 as part of an all-female crew on a spaceflight with IIAS and Virgin Galactic alongside American Kellie Gerardi and Canadian Dr. Shawna Pandya. She will become the first Irish person in space!

Norah joined Alison Curtis to update us on the latest part of her adventure and to chat about a brand new documentary that reveals all about Ireland's involvement in space.

Did you know: Ireland is a founding member of the European Space Agency when it was set up in 1975 and

In 2024 alone 116 Irish companies worked with the European Space Agency

Celtic Cosmos is now available to watch now on Virgin Media Player

Go To: virginmediatelevision.ie – search for “Celtic Cosmos”

@spacenorah on Instagram and norahpatten.com for more on Norah