Nina

@ninaneedsspace

Intersectional feminist, knitter, #RunningPunk, #MDANT, cyclist, space fan, planetarian, Trekkie. Opinions mine. She/Her. #BWithTheT 🏳️‍🌈

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Nina@ninaneedsspace· 2h

I have a few bits of clothing that I got from Vinted (pre-loved first!) that have prompted the occasional compliment, but none more so than this absolute masterpiece. I have yet to wear this tee out the house and not have someone tell me they love it. And truly, how could you not love it? #StarTrek

Excuse my tired face and slightly mad hair. I’m a white woman in my early 40’s, with a blonde-ish bob with a fringe. I’m taking a selfie, and smiling at the camera. I’m wearing a white tee on which is printed a photo of Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard. He looks a bit warped because the print is over my boobs, but I assure you, it’s a totally normal photo in actuality.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· 11h

There was a lot going on, to be fair!Of course, it was higher in the sky for us trying to view it on Ayr beach, but we didn’t exactly see enough of the Sun for it to be relevant…

A view over Ayr beach during the partial solar eclipse on the 12th of August. The sky remains stubbornly cloudy, with only some rays peeping though to prove the Sun is still there.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· 2d

Ready for the #SolarEclipse! (I do have eclipse glasses ready as well, but colanders work very well too and are a delightful way to share what you’re seeing if you’ve only got a pair of specs between you)

Me, a white woman in my early 40’s, taking a selfie. I’m holding a colander in partially front of my face for reasons of solar eclipse.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· 10d

Someone spent TWENTY EUROS, TWENTY FUCKING EUROS, to make sure their literal dog was dressed and ready for the start of Stage 3 yesterday. GIVE US THE COMPLETE COVERAGE, YOU BASTARDS.

A very hot brown and white dog, wearing a white and red polka dot t-shirt, lying on the pavement by their owner’s feet at the start of the Tour de France Femmes in Geneva.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· 22d

It’s very funny going for a run when the #CommonwealthGames is in town, because what do you mean I have to do the most mid 5km imaginable, with some of the world’s best athletes zipping past me, barely breaking a sweat? #RunningPunk #JogDivision

A photo of my shadow on the pavement on a sunny evening, to save you looking at my exceptionally sweaty visage. Strava stats on the left show a 5.94km run done in 38mins

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jul 5

Given the effects of yesterday’s travel, the amount of mental effort it took to build the Zeiss Model II can only be described as Herculean, but are you kidding me with how cute these dinky starballs are?! L-R Konica-Minolta Infinium Σ, Zeiss Cosmorama, and a Zeiss Model II.

Three tiny planetarium starball projector models on a wooden table. L-R A round, black Konica-Minolta Infinium Σ, a LEGO Zeiss Cosmorama, and a Zeiss Model II.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jul 5

Yesterday involved two midnights, 22 hours of travel, 16 hours on planes, an empty middle seat, a crossing of the international date line, and a jaunt over Iceland. Japan was properly incredible, but it is also very nice to be home.

A big sign at Glasgow airport from the Tennent’s brewery. Against a blue sky, clouds form the word “oooof”, and a big pint of Tennent’s with the red T branding finishes the “oooft”

A view from a plane window of the sun peeping over the clouds on the horizon

A photo of the route map on a plane entertainment screen showing a plane crossing the Pacific and heading for Alaska.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jun 29

I was in no way prepared for the scale of this thing (the life-sized Unicorn Gundam on Odaiba Island) when I rounded a corner during yesterday’s long run. 4 miles that were apparently so sweaty a very kind stranger asked if I was OK. #RunningPunks #JogDivision

A fucking MASSIVE unicorn gundam robot, with a white paint job, standing guard outside a mall in Tokyo. Strava stats have been added to the photo and show a 7.29km run done in 50 minutes.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jun 24

I actually don’t think I could have been much soggier if I’d just gone straight into the canal. 5km through Fukuoka before day 3 of #IPS2026. Nice to see the #RunningPunks heron’s Japanese cousin.

Me, a white woman wearing pink running kit, standing outside by a canal in Fukuoka, Japan, on a rainy day. I’m taking a selfie and smiling at the camera.

A heron standing on some stairs that run down to a canal in Fukuoka, Japan, on a very rainy morning. Strava stats show a 5.84km run done in 41mins

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jun 14

I did not watch the football last night (though I am pleased with the result), but clearly a lot of Glasgow did, because it was 6am run levels of quiet at 9.30am. 10 slightly sweaty kms ahead of my Copenhagen half marathon training block starting tomorrow. #RunningPunks #JogDivision

Me, a white woman in my early 40’s, taking a selfie after a run. I’m wearing a pink baseball cap, pink T-shirt, grey hydration vest, and black shorts. I’m standing in the street on a sunny day making an awkward peace sign with my left hand. Strava stats at the top left show an 11km run done in 1hr 10mins.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jun 11

It’s always a good (read: totally excellent) day when the Scottish Space School and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social are in the house. It was lovely to welcome Mike Baker, Suni Williams, and Tricia Mack to work. Seeing how hyped the kids (and adults!) were was really special.

A photo of four people; astronaut Mike Baker, me (looking very happy), NASA engineer Tricia Mack, and astronaut Suni Williams.

Astronaut Suni Williams holding a Lego robot named after her.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Mike Baker, and NASA engineer Tricia Mack standing on a stage with a big picture of Scotland from Space behind them on a screen.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Jun 3

Running an hour behind, but absolutely here for the Pluto-isn’t-a-planet-ing, @chrislintott.bsky.social.

My two cats, who are sitting on my lap, watching Chris Lintott’s Gresham Lecture on Pluto’s non-planetary status on the telly, with every sign of interest.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· May 26

In further “very exciting emails” news, I somehow got into next March’s Lisbon Half via my first go at the ballot. That’s #SuperHalf number 5, booked!

A screenshot of an email that reads “MARATONA
CLUBE DE PORTUGAL
Dear Nina Cameron,
You are registered for the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon!
You will soon receive your race number and instructions for your pickup.
Good luck on the test!”

Nina@ninaneedsspace· May 24

The National Museum of Rural Life has the single most Studio Ghibli-looking cat I have seen in my entire life, I love it so much.

The most ridiculously perfect farm cat, sitting neatly in a courtyard on a sunny day. It is black, with a tiny sprinkle of white fur on its chest, and lovely green eyes.

The same ridiculously perfect farm cat, sitting neatly on a window sill, where some kind person has put a square of carpet. It is black, with a tiny sprinkle of white fur on its chest, and lovely green eyes.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· May 21

Woke up to two excellent emails this morning. The first confirmed that I did actually book my Shinkansen from Tokyo to Fukuoka correctly AND I’ve got the Mt. Fuji seat. The second confirmed that I’ll have some brilliant reading material on the train. Happy publication day, @drcarpineti.bsky.social!

My hand holding my Kindle. On it is the cover for Invisible Rainbows by Dr Alfredo Carpineti

Nina@ninaneedsspace· May 8

Your semi-regular reminder to make that appointment to donate blood if you can. #DonateBlood

My hand holding a Tunnock’s teacake wrapped in silver and red foil, and a couple of stickers in the style of the Scottish national football team’s crest which say “yes sir, I’m a donor”

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 23

Taking 10 days off running wasn’t my favourite, and even though today was my second run in this week, it still felt like a slog. But it was a slog in the sun, with a detour to a new park, and it will get easier. #RunningPunks

Me, a white woman, taking a selfie after a run. I’m standing in a park, I’m wearing a black tee, black baseball cap, and grey hydration vest. I’m wearing sunglasses and I’m smiling at the camera.

The back 1/3 of a bus. Sitting on one of the seats is a very large blue and white penguin plushy.

The inside of a derelict building. The walls are graffitied, and there’s no roof. It’s a sunny day, and the sun is streaming through the hole where the roof should be.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 18

There might be a theme to this year’s birthday celebrations…. #ArtemisII PS, I highly recommend having the Gen Z’s at work make you a birthday card.

An iconic birthday card made by my colleagues, which is a collage of a picture of the Moon in the background, a picture of astronaut Christina Koch, and a picture of me. A speech bubble from Christina says “Happy Birthday Nina Cameron, I love your moon-themed Vans and you are a very talented craftsperson”, and a speech bubble from me says “OMG thank you Artemis II astronaut mission specialist Christina Koch”.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 11

I do think the cats are looking forward to a return to a normal bedtime routine following the splashdown. Thanks to a lot of the #ArtemisII milestones happening at gone midnight, they have been deeply put out over the last ten days.

A view from the sofa in a living room. A small grey and white cat sporting a white bib and moustache, is sitting on my lap, which is covered by a blanket. Behind her on the TV, the Orion spacecraft approaches the Moon.

Another view from the same living room. This time, a large grey and white cat is lying on my lap, with his head turned away to watch the TV, on which a NASA livestream is about to start.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 7

This remains as funny on the 15m dome this morning as it was last night. #ArtemisII

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 6

That’s all of us. #ArtemisII

The Orion spacecraft on the left, a crescent Moon to the right of centre, and just off to the right, setting behind the limb of the Moon, the most perfect little crescent Earth. A photo of all of us.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 6

It is completely wild to me that in November 2022, @andysaunders-1.bsky.social and I were in the IMAX at work setting up for his lecture, watching #ArtemisI approach the Moon, and today an actual crew aboard the spacecraft is getting much the same view. #ArtemisII

Projected onto an enormous IMAX screen, you can see the white Orion spacecraft to the left approaching the grey ball of the Moon. Both are set against the blackness of space.

The same view of the Orion spacecraft approaching the Moon against the blackness of space.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Apr 1

BIG SPACE CHEERS! #ArtemisII

My hand, holding a flute of fizzy wine in front of a TV showing the feed from the Artemis II launch

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 31

How do you know I’ve had to deal with Deutsche Bahn today? It’s hard to tell, but there’s definitely signs if you look for them.

My black Garmin watch on my wrist. On the screen it says “Relax Reminder - higher than normal stress detected. Start a breathing exercise to relax?”

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 29

Sure, gels are great for an energy boost, but have you ever met the actual @coachbennett.bsky.social 10km into a half marathon?

Me, on the left of the photo, in the middle of running the Berlin half marathon, unable to believe my luck that actual Coach Bennett, on the right of the photo is cheering on the race.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 23

Cat tax in exchange for a whinge. It took me TWO HOURS this morning to travel to my doctor’s appointment, have the appointment, pick up a prescription, and travel home. My doctor is an 8 minute drive away, but because Glasgow’s buses FUCKING SUCK, that all took TWO HOURS.

A delightfully chunky tabby sitting on a wall, who clearly spends all day hanging out outside the shops and pharmacy, because it was super friendly, and seemed to be a favourite of everyone walking past.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 22

I also went along to pay a visit to the brilliant @queerbritain.bsky.social. There was only one choice for a souvenir, I’m really excited to get stuck into Queer As Folklore by @sachacoward.bsky.social.

The white sign for the Queer Britain museum attached to a brick wall.

A piece of the UK’s National AIDS quilt. In black text on a white background, it reads “this panel was made by a friend for a friend. The parents do not want this panel shown anywhere. The stigma still exists. Until this changes this panel will remain covered. A red ribbon is not enough. The quilt is not enough. What will it take? Attitudes must change!”. A red AIDS ribbon is pinned to the panel.

A black and white print of a Mercury astronaut. Across the bottom, cut out newspaper words read “claim gay space”

The cover of Sacha Coward’s book, Queer As Folklore.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 22

Part of the instructions for ways to celebrate Larissa were to get outside. I couldn’t find a lake or the sea, but I did find a canal and a big hill. Both of those felt good for the brain and the body. #RunningPunks

Me, a white woman taking a selfie after a run on a sunny day. I’m wearing a white T-shirt, grey hydration vest, pink baseball cap, and black sunglasses. I’m standing on a bridge over the Regents Canal in London, and smiling at the camera. Strava stats on the right hand side show a 12.46km run done in 1hr 17m.

The view from Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath, looking across towards London on a sunny day. There are some clouds in the sky, so the sun is coming through in rays. Strava stats show a 10.25km walk done in 1h 56m.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 21

Today was a beautiful celebration of a beautiful human being. I’m never not going to be angry that we lost Larissa far, far too soon, but I’m also going to be eternally grateful that I was lucky enough to know her. I miss you, you big nerd.

A photo of two pictures placed on a white background. The picture on the left is a lovely hand painted seascape, with a beach, cliff, and blue sea and sky. The one on the right is a photo of a beautiful young white woman. She is standing on a beach, and smiling into the camera.

Nina@ninaneedsspace· Mar 10

Between @astroroyalscot.bsky.social’s session, and getting to virtually meet some of the beasts at @edinburghzoo.bsky.social and the Highland Wildlife Park, it’s been a mighty fine Tuesday!