Callum McKelvie

Features Editor

Callum McKelvie is features editor for All About History Magazine. He has a both a Bachelor and Master's degree in History and Media History from Aberystwyth University. He was previously employed as an Editorial Assistant publishing digital versions of historical documents, working alongside museums and archives such as the British Library. He has also previously volunteered for The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Gloucester Archives and Gloucester Cathedral. 

Latest articles by Callum McKelvie

A photograph of the Apollo 15 rocket lifting off the launch pad into the blue sky.

What was the space race?

By Adam Mann last updated

Reference The Space Race was a bitter competition that took place in the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, between the USA and the Soviet Union.

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An artist's depiction of a black hole.

Watch black holes and the stars that feed them dance in this mesmerizing NASA video

By Callum McKelvie published

A new NASA video shows some of the black holes closes to Earth, as well as the stars that feed them.

Black Holes
The Andromeda Galaxy

Hubble’s law: Why are most galaxies moving away from us?

By Andrew May published

Reference Hubble’s law tells us that the universe is in a constant state of expansion

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The USS Enterprise, one of the most famous spacecraft in science fiction

Could we really build Star Trek's USS Enterprise?

By Scott Dutfield last updated

Reference The U.S.S. Enterprise is one of the most famous spacecraft in science fiction but how close are scientists to building one?

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The space shuttle Challenger, photographed in 1984 (credit: Nasa)

Space shuttle Challenger and the disaster that changed NASA forever

By Elizabeth Howell published

Reference Space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, changing NASA's space program forever.

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What are the greatest spaceships of science fiction? From the Millennium Falcon to Dr Who's Tardis, here's the rundown of our favorites.

The greatest spaceships of science fiction

By Elizabeth Howell, Callum McKelvie published

Reference What are the greatest spaceships of science fiction? From the Millennium Falcon to Dr Who's Tardis, here's the rundown of our favorites.

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