Francis French

BBC World Service Interview

ffrenchsd — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:36:17 +0000

The BBC World Service interview I did about Yuri Gagarin is now available for a couple of days as a BBC podcast. You can hear it using the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fvkw0

Scroll forward to 0:47:24 which is where the segment I was in begins.

Not sure how many people heard this. BBC World Service has a weekly listenership of 163 million people, more than any other media outlet anywhere globally.

New Omega Article – Women in Space

Bernasconi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:33:43 +0000

Omega Lifetime

Another great space article has been printed by the Omega Lifetime Magazine. This one covers the contribution of women in space exploration.

You can find where to pick up a copy by clicking here.

If you have an iPad, you can download the issue by clicking here.

Information on a previous Omega Lifetime Magazine articles can be found by clicking here.

Reminder: Book Signing This Weekend

Bernasconi — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:05:24 +0000

Just wanted to post a reminder that the Columbia Memorial Space Center book signing is this weekend, Saturday 12 March.

You can find more information about the signing by clicking here.

An Article 37 Years in the Making

Bernasconi — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:15:26 +0000

To commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the first manned space flight, the YuriGagarin50 web site is republishing an article (from in 1998) about Yuri Gagarin’s visit to England.

You can read the article by clicking here.

Book Signing at Columbia Memorial Space Center, 12 March

Bernasconi — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:12:11 +0000

Where: Columbia Memorial Space Center (map)
When: Saturday, 12 March 2011
Presentation: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Book Signing: 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Get an autograph copy and hear about the books, Into that Silent Sea, and, In the Shadow of the Moon. Each book will be sold in the 1st floor gift shop. Admission fee is $5.

For more information please call (562) 231-1200. R.S.V.P. is required for this event.

To help spread the word, click here to download a flyer.

More information can be found by clicking here.

Like Falling to Earth

Bernasconi — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:30:02 +0000

Get updates about the upcoming Falling To Earth by liking it on Facebook. You can do that by clicking here.

Hanging with Buzz Aldrin

Bernasconi — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:40:37 +0000

Click to view slideshow.

Astronaut and author Buzz Aldrin with his preview copy of Falling to Earth.

More Space in the Digital Age

Bernasconi — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:56:48 +0000

In the Shadow of the Moon and Into that Silent Sea have gone digital. You can now download the books from the Kindle and Google eBooks stores and read them where ever you are.

In the Shadow of the Moon on Kindle and Google eBooks

Into that Silent Sea on Google eBooks

The Space Show Interview

Bernasconi — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:12:32 +0000

Check out a recent interview on The Space Show. Topics included the San Diego Air & Space Museum, STEM Education, space flight history, and of course books (three in particular).

To listen to the interview, click here.

Now on the iPad

ffrenchsd — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:33:49 +0000

You can see both Omega articles in this video, with what look like some movies playing when they are opened on an iPad.

You can find out more about the app by clicking here.