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On 28 June 2012, I was browsing the newsstand in my local WHSmiths in Tonbridge. I was on my lunch hour as a staff writer at Astronomy Now when I saw the very first issue of All About Space. The rest, they say, is history. Fast forward to November 2013, I made my way to Bournemouth, where the magazine was being published under Imagine Publishing, after enthusiastically accepting a job offer as a staff writer. By issue 44, I had become All About Space’s editor, loving every moment of communicating with you right up until today. My team and I have enjoyed bringing you the latest news from around the universe, not just in words, but in beautiful illustrations and photography.

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