DIAS Professor Alex Thompson worked with Prof O'Sullivan on further analysis of the Apollo 16 data, and the two conducted further pioneering research on cosmic rays, including the Ultra Heavy Cosmic Ray experiment during the Shuttle missions

50 years ago, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man...” In 2001, DIAS researchers-or at least their dummy-took another small step for man…measuring the effects of cosmic radiation on the human body in Ireland's first experiment on the @Space_Station! #DIASDiscovers #iss

In 1972, the first Irish space experiment, designed in part by DIAS Professor Denis O’Sullivan, was conducted on the Apollo 16 mission to measure cosmic rays! The technicians featured this week were instrumental in analyzing the data. ☄️ #DIASDiscovers #Apollo #WomenInSTEM

The fire unfortunately destroyed this connection between DIAS and the #Apollo programme, but the cosmic ray detector from Apollo 16--the first Irish space experiment--is still intact and also in the National Museum! twitter.com/NMIreland/stat…

@KOSullivanIT @IrishTimes Professors Denis O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson pioneered this new era of Irish space research with their work studying cosmic rays on #Apollo 16 and later Shuttle missions to help answer the question "Where does the world come from?"🌌🤔 #DIASdiscovers

@KOSullivanIT's great piece in @IrishTimes highlighting the pioneering work DIAS researchers and technicians conducted during the #Apollo programme that forged a path for renewed Irish space research that continues to this day! 🌖 irishtimes.com/business/innov… #DIASdiscovers #Apollo50

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2019 marks 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission and 50 years of pioneering space research at DIAS! Check out some of our work that’s literally ~out of this world~ 👽 #DIASDiscovers #Apollo50 #spaceresearch

👋🔵 Another Irish 🇮🇪 connection to @NASA, the #Apollo program, and the early days of space exploration! 🚀 #Apollo50 twitter.com/IrishTimesSpor…

We heard it might be a big space anniversary over @NASA , but we didn’t want one of our own be eclipsed! @DIASDunsink hosts the instruments that captured the first images of a solar eclipse 100 years ago and helped support Einstein’s theory of relativity. #DIASdiscovers #Eclipse

The third technician @DIAS_Dublin who worked on the #Apollo 16 cosmic ray data was Emer Kee! She later went on to be a scientific lab technician in @LYIT and is now retired. A massive thanks again to Emer, Hilary, and Dinah for making DIAS space research pioneers! #DIASdiscovers

✨"The excitement of it was magical"✨ Dinah Molloy in @thejournal_ie discussing the #Apollo11 Moon landing and her work as a technician at DIAS on material from the first Irish experiment in space on Apollo 16: thejournal.ie/moon-landing-i… #DIASdiscovers #Apollo50

A lot to celebrate for #Apollo50 this week, including Dinah Molloy--another technician who worked on the Apollo 16 cosmic ray data @DIAS_Dublin! Dinah is now an assoc researcher @scottpolar in Cambridge and a research associate in @TCEHTCD. #DIASdiscovers #WomenInSTEM

What does DIAS do?📚 Check out the video below for an introduction to DIAS and the exciting research questions we are tackling! youtu.be/JFVLdzT9G3k #DIASdiscovers

50 years ago, the historic #Apollo11 mission launched 🚀, bringing the first humans to the moon! If they had visited the far side of the 🌖,they may have seen Ellison crater, named after former @DUNSINK_Dublin and School of Cosmic Physics director Mervyn Ellison. #DIASdiscovers

Hilary O'Donnell was one of the three DIAS technicians instrumental in analyzing data form Ireland's first space experiment measuring cosmic rays on #Apollo 16. She is now retired and volunteers in @DIASDunsink as an outreach coordinator and caretaker. #DIASdiscovers #WomenInSTEM

“There is still a profound sense of wonder” ☄️ Our own @petertgallagher, Head of Astronomy & Astrophysics, on yesterday's @bbcradioulster #SundaySequence discussing the legacy of #Apollo11 with @AudreyCarville and guests: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #DIASDiscovers #Apollo50