Norah Patten Is About to Boldly Go Where No One From Ireland Has Gone Before

Norah Patten is about to boldly go where no one from Ireland has gone before

Space - the final frontier for Irish astronaut

Dr Norah Patten on the less glamorous side of space training

When you picture astronaut training, chances are you’re imagining extremely serious, Hans Zimmer soundtracked scenes from the likes of Interstellar, Gravity or Ad Astra. Chances are you’re probably not picturing a Ballina woman perfecting her zero gravity approach; however, Dr. Norah Patten: engineer and Ireland’s very own spacebound trailblazer, is the REAL face of space exploration in 2025. As she edges closer to becoming the first Irish perso…