Category Archives: Adventure

Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 1

Posted on August 18, 2020 by julianstodd

Day 1: The Edges of My Curiosity Curiosity is that which exists beyond what we already know. Behind the forest, beyond the mountains, under the surface of the lake. It may be connected to what we are familiar with, but … Continue reading →

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Blast Off: ‘To the Moon and Back’ – Launching Today

Posted on December 13, 2019 by julianstodd

My new book is published today: ‘To the Moon and Back: Leadership Reflections from Apollo’ takes us on a journey through eight stories about the Apollo programme. It explores how we set foot on the moon, then gave it all … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Apollo

Posted on November 26, 2019 by julianstodd

The Apollo book will launch this Thursday at an event in London, then through Amazon around the world: i’m very excited, because setting a book free marks a chapter point, closing off one voyage, and creating the space for the … Continue reading →

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Centrefold

Posted on October 29, 2019 by julianstodd

Reviewing the final proofs for the Apollo book, i realised that i wanted to add in a double page spread, to break up two chapters. This image is of the flag being raised on the moon: a rather last minute … Continue reading →

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Making Up Stories

Posted on July 31, 2019 by julianstodd

At three months, i’m able to have a conversation with my son: truthfully, not a very purposeful one, but certainly enjoyable. So far we have steered clear of Brexit and religion, focussing instead on the adventures of a small, but … Continue reading →

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Illustrating Apollo

Posted on July 16, 2019 by julianstodd

Today i have just done a couple of illustrations for the Guidebook on ‘Apollo: Leadership Reflections at 50’. The first is the Saturn V on the launch pad. The second, an iconic one of Neil Armstrong on the moon (with … Continue reading →

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Leadership Reflections from Apollo at 50: Introduction

Posted on July 11, 2019 by julianstodd

Fifty years ago, the Apollo programme put a man on the moon. Alongside the Manhattan Project, which had delivered the atomic bomb, it was probably the most complex and ambitious mobilisation of state and science the world has ever seen. … Continue reading →

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Leadership Reflections from Apollo at 50: Part 2 – Storytelling

Posted on July 10, 2019 by julianstodd

“Oh my God, look at that picture over there”, called out Bill Anders, crew member of Apollo 8. “What is is?” Asked Frank Borman, the mission Commander. “The earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty.”[1] Apollo was distinguished from earlier … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Apollo at 50: Part 1 – Isolation

Posted on July 9, 2019 by julianstodd

Michael Collins, piloting the lunar orbiter Columbia was, for a short time at least, the most isolated human in the universe. He orbited far from the Eagle, the spider like lander which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were piloting to … Continue reading →

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My Son

Posted on April 17, 2019 by julianstodd

I write this with my son in my arms: just a few days old, pressed to my chest, a new life, carried into this world by his incredible mother, and through the expertise, dedication, and kindness of our midwives and … Continue reading →

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