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  • Morris spoon wearing a teeshirt with his pyjama bottoms pulled up high and carrying a hot water bottle gives a thumbs up. Inset, Morris at work in hi-viz
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter

    Good luck Dil, love from Morris & Co. on earth

    Posted on9 January 200628 January 2026

    With Cymru III on the last few orbits before turning nose-ward for the surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, we’re all very excited here at…

    Read more... Good luck Dil, love from Morris & Co. on earthContinue

  • A phlogiston meter which looks like a thermometer with levels identified as low
    Cymru III Mission | WASA Technology

    Phlogiston Levels Critical

    Posted on8 January 200628 January 2026

    Despite repeated requests for them not to breathe quite so much, Dilwyn and Megan are in extreme danger of running out of de-phlogisticated…

    Read more... Phlogiston Levels CriticalContinue

  • A yellow council grit bin with Denbighshire County Council logo
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter

    Countdown to crunchdown

    Posted on8 January 200628 January 2026

    So here we are, the last few orbits before the much-awaited plummet towards the surface of Europa.   The space scopes on board Cymru…

    Read more... Countdown to crunchdownContinue

  • The Welsh Space Agency ground crew: Morris Spoon, Llyr ap Llwyllion, Mamgu and Brenda Prenderghast
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter | WASA Personnel

    Europa Landing

    Posted on7 January 200628 January 2026

    If you’re checking back here to see if Dilwyn’s landed on Europa yet, then, no, he hasn’t.  But you’re probably as sick of…

    Read more... Europa LandingContinue

  • Green bubbles of gas
    Cymru III Mission

    Megan’s continuing digestive discomfort

    Posted on6 January 200628 January 2026

    Ever since Megan dined on Dilwyn’s septically gouty big toe, (see recent post) her digestion has been all to pot.  Not to put too…

    Read more... Megan’s continuing digestive discomfortContinue

  • A planetary surface covered with ice with a camera reticule showing possible landing site.
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter

    Christmas on board Cymru III

    Posted on5 January 200628 January 2026

    While we earth-lubbers were all cracking skip-loads of brazil nuts over the Christmas period, and arguing about what to watch on the telly, our…

    Read more... Christmas on board Cymru IIIContinue

  • A man in a spacesuit with a lit cigarette wedged into the breathing holes of his space helmet
    Cymru III Mission

    Captured on spacecraft CCTV

    Posted on5 January 200628 January 2026

    Despite being strictly forbidden to smoke in enclosed workplaces, here we caught Dil having a crafty fag before popping out for a space…

    Read more... Captured on spacecraft CCTVContinue

  • Diagram showing Cymru III's planned descent onto Europa which still looks like a scoop of ice cream
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter

    Gravity assisted landing on Europa

    Posted on4 January 200628 January 2026

    During the first few orbits of Europa, highly sensitive spectrographic analysing instruments on board Cymru III detected a tenuous atmosphere comprising molecular oxygen…

    Read more... Gravity assisted landing on EuropaContinue

  • A planet that looks a lot like a scoop of ice cream.
    Cymru III Mission | Europa Encounter

    Prepare for Europa Encounter

    Posted on3 January 200628 January 2026

    We’re getting excited here at WASA HQ in our bunker shed at our top secret base somewhere near Cerrigydrudion.  Europa is getting closer. …

    Read more... Prepare for Europa EncounterContinue

  • A dirty foot and a grossly enlarged big toe inflamed with gout.
    Cymru III Mission

    Medical Emergency on Cymru III

    Posted on2 January 200628 January 2026

    We’ve relied heavily on self-medication thus far to keep all our space crews in tip top tipsy condition.  The slightest ailment, and they reach…

    Read more... Medical Emergency on Cymru IIIContinue

  • A rounded rock with a space background - to look like a minor planet.
    Callisto | Cymru III Mission

    New Worlds

    Posted on28 December 200528 January 2026

    Completely overlooked all these years by that NASA lot as well as the Russkies, and even Phil, off of the Archers, with his…

    Read more... New WorldsContinue

  • Piles of rubbish and bin bags on the surface of Jupiter's moon Callisto
    Callisto | Cymru III Mission

    Goodbye Callisto

    Posted on28 December 200528 January 2026

    Dilwyn, Megan, Cymru III and nearly a million woodlice, dog-fleas and cockroaches have all suddenly and violently left Callisto. This came as a…

    Read more... Goodbye CallistoContinue

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