Onwards & Upwards, by Nicholas Kellett

Programmer. Traveler. Blogger. Space Cadet.

“Where Are They?” Are They Here?

2021-06-24 | 0

Tomorrow (maybe!) the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon #UAP report will be released to the US Congress. Are we on the edge of a new Copernican Revolution that transforms our understanding of our place in the universe? Or will it be just another Friday?

Software Will Eat the Space Industry

2020-11-05 | 0

“Software is eating the world” said Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, in 2011. But it hasn’t eaten the space industry yet – why?

Space Apps Ottawa 2020 Hackathon – October 2 to 4!

2020-09-16 | 0

I’m busy helping organize the fourth annual Space Apps Ottawa hackathon, which is the local version of the NASA International Space Apps event. This year it will be held from October 2 to 4. I love the hackathon so much that it directly inspired me to pivot my company Deploy Solutions into the space industry […]

Adventures in Coffee Making

2019-11-17 | 0

Coffee is the most important liquid in the entire universe, and we met some of the Colombian farmers who produce it by hand.

Space Apps Ottawa 2019: Mission Accomplished

2019-10-21 | 0

Along with over 200 cities around the world, Ottawa teams worked all weekend to solve NASA- and CSA-designed challenges that leverage spacecraft, celestial & science data.

O Brave New World: Canadian Space Society Annual Summit 2018

2018-12-05 | 0

Another year, another Canadian Space Society Annual Summit! It’s a whole new world in space.

Was Canadian Whisky Smuggled to Al Capone From Our Beach in l’Anse-au-Griffon?

2018-03-17 | 0

Was Canadian whisky smuggled to Al Capone from our beach in l’Anse-au-Griffon? Local legend might be historical fact.

More Street Art: Murals of Isla Mujeres

2018-01-27 | 0

The inventive and talented street artists of Isla Mujeres have been busy. Check out some more stunningly beautiful murals including new 3d effects and other tricks!