Ewan Cunningham, Author at Primal Nebula

Ewan Cunningham

Writer, editor and creator of the Primal Space channel.

Illustrated graphic of an old man's hand holding a BIC Cristal pen

Engineering

The BIC Cristal – The Pen That Dominated The World

By Ewan CunninghamApril 25, 20241

This is the BIC Cristal, possibly the most successful product ever made. No matter where you are in the world, you’ll find this pen in homes, offices, schools and pretty much everywhere else. This iconic design has reached every corner of the Earth – and…

Concorde passing infront of the Sun during a total solar eclipse

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The Incredible Paris Pneumatic Clock System from 1880

February 24, 2024

Venera 9 on the surface of Venus animation

Surviving Venus: The Venera Space Probe’s Crazy Journey

January 25, 2024

Brennan's gyro monorail banking around a corner as distinguished guests look on

Engineering

The Brennan Gyro Monorail from 1910 – an incredible piece of engineering

By Ewan CunninghamDecember 22, 20232

Thumbnail image showing voyager being updated

Engineering

Updating Voyager from 15 Billion Miles Away

By Ewan CunninghamNovember 23, 20231

Echo balloon satellite in the NASA hangar

Engineering

Project Echo – NASA’s Balloon Satellites

By Ewan CunninghamOctober 28, 20234

Science

Chandrayaan-3: India’s 14 days on the Moon

By Ewan CunninghamSeptember 20, 20234

NASA

Cinder Lake: The Most Moon-like place on Earth

By Ewan CunninghamAugust 25, 20230

James Webb's 13 billion year old photo thumbnail

Astronomy

James Webb discovers most distant Galaxy ever

By Ewan CunninghamAugust 1, 20232

NASA's rubber room blast room bunker

NASA

NASA’s Hidden Underground Bunker Beneath Pad 39A

By Ewan CunninghamJune 25, 20230

apollo 10 lunar module snoopy orbiting the moon

Astronomy

The Mysterious Journey of Apollo 10’s Lunar Module “Snoopy”

By Ewan CunninghamMay 25, 20233

Astronomy

How James Webb’s MIRI Camera is Cooled Using Sound

By Ewan CunninghamApril 23, 20231

Astronomy

How Voyager 2 Escaped The Solar System

By Ewan CunninghamMarch 26, 20232

Saturn V on a rotating earth

Engineering

The Saturn V’s Guidance Problem

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 25, 20230

Apollo 12 3rd stage returning to Earth

Astronomy

The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 22, 20231

Artemis 1 trajectory compared to Apollo 8

NASA

The Crazy Journey of Artemis 1

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 22, 20230

Space Shuttle ACES suits next to SpaceX's IVA suit

Engineering

How SpaceX Mastered Space Suits

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 22, 20231

Voyager 1 spacecraft far away from Earth

Astronomy

What If We Turned On Voyager 1’s Camera?

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 22, 20230

Old man walking past rocket debris in a field

Science

The Space Debris Problem

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 22, 20230

Russia leaving the ISS

NASA

What Happens When Russia Leaves The ISS?

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20231

Raptor testing stand in McGregor Texas

Space

SpaceX’s 80 Year Old Factory: What is the McGregor Testing Facility?

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20231

James Webb being transported by truck

Astronomy

How NASA transported the James Webb $10 billion telescope

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

SpaceX starlink dish on top of plane

Science

SpaceX Announces In-Flight Starlink WiFi Service with 500-Mbps Speeds

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

Starship prototypes welding comparisons

Engineering

How SpaceX Mastered Starship’s Welding

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20231

Starship build site in Cocoa Florida

Space

SpaceX’s Abandoned Florida Starship Factory

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

Falcon 9 block 3 grid fin close up

Astronomy

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Idendity Problem

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

SpaceX starlink sats in a line in space with lazer links

Falcon 9

Why SpaceX Briefly Stopped Launching Rockets In 2021

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

SpaceX raptor engine

Engineering

SpaceX’s Explosive Raptor Engine Problem

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

NASA astronaut using jetpack

NASA

NASA’s Space Jetpack – The Spacewalk From Hell

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

Space Shuttle next to the Soviet Buran

NASA

How The Soviets Stole The Space Shuttle

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20230

Drone view of SpaceX build site in Starbase

SpaceX

Why SpaceX Built Its Own City Called Starbase

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20233

Hubble telescope with yellow arrow pointing to Mirror

Astronomy

The Secret Hubble That Never Launched

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 19, 20231

NASA Centaur upper stage heading back to Earth

Astronomy

The Mysterious Return Of NASA’s Centaur Rocket

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 18, 20230

Super Heavy being caught by the chopsticks

SpaceX

Why SpaceX Will Catch Super Heavy

By Ewan CunninghamFebruary 18, 20230

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