Roger Ley

Roger Ley was born and educated in London, and spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Having completed his initial pilot training and gained an engineering degree, he somewhat optimistically applied to NASA for astronaut training but, unfortunately, was not selected. He worked in the oilfields of North Africa and in the North Sea for some years before starting a career in teaching. Since retiring, his writing has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Oldie, Best of...See more

Roger Ley was born and educated in London, and spent some of his formative years in Saudi Arabia. Having completed his initial pilot training and gained an engineering degree, he somewhat optimistically applied to NASA for astronaut training but, unfortunately, was not selected. He worked in the oilfields of North Africa and in the North Sea for some years before starting a career in teaching. Since retiring, his writing has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Oldie, Best of British, Jeff Hawke's Cosmos and various technical journals. He was briefly a member of Mensa, but found the 'local chapter' a bit too weird. He is married, has two sons and lives in Suffolk. See less