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B612 + #AsteroidInstitute brings together scientists, researchers, and engineers to develop tools and technologies to map and navigate our solar system.

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#SchweickartAuction open now. Among the items carried aboard #Apollo9 was a miniature #DeclarationOfIndependence—a founding document from one era of exploration, carried into another nearly two centuries later. Own a piece of American and space history: https://t.co/jlwknTbgHP

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Meet #astronaut Steve Smith at #SpaceFortFlagstaff on June 26! Veteran of 4 Space Shuttle missions and 7 spacewalks, Steve joins @Astro_Nicole, @DJSnM & @astroEdLu for a live "Ask Us Anything" panel. Learn more: https://t.co/xtcLEJa8Lj #AsteroidDayAZ @MeteorCraterAZ

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Join us for a live webinar on June 23 at 9am PDT with #Apollo9 #astronaut #RustySchweickart announcing this year’s #SchweickartPrize winner! Sign up to hear directly from the recipient about their winning proposal and join the live Q&A here: https://t.co/OYvwuH8EhC

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June 26 #astronaut and artist @Astro_Nicole will lead a Spacesuit Art Workshop at #SpaceFortFlagstaff. Come create paper take-home artwork and contribute to a community-built Asteroid Day spacesuit. Learn more about #AsteroidDayAZ: https://t.co/xtcLEJa8Lj @MeteorCraterAZ

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#Apollo9 was the first mission that allowed astronauts to bring music into space. #RustySchweickart’s classical mixtape disappeared for much of the flight, perhaps thanks to his country-music-loving crewmates. #SchweickartAuction bids start June 17: https://t.co/yRSfm6rc4I

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From designing and flying spacecrafts during the Kerbal #Asteroid challenge to rich discussions about Rockstar asteroids, @DJSnM brings his expertise and humor to #AsteroidDayAZ June 26-27 in #Flagstaff. Learn more here: https://t.co/xtcLEJa8Lj

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Asked how many cameras the crew carried aboard #Apollo9 mission, #RustySchweickart’s answer was simple:
“I don’t know. You could go to the checklist.”
The Apollo missions’ history is preserved in its documents.

#SchweickartAuction https://t.co/QOjYpxL9c5

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Save the Date! This year’s #SchweickartPrize will be celebrated in Flagstaff, AZ as part of the #AsteroidDay events on June 26-27. Activities will include NASA astronauts @astroEdLu, @Astro_Nicole, Steve Smith, and @DJSnM Scott Manley. Learn more today https://t.co/xtcLEJaGAR

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“These documents preserve the space age in its present tense.”

Signed manuals, transcripts, checklists, and mission records from #RustySchweickart’s collection capture #Apollo while it was still being solved in real time.
#SchweickartAuction https://t.co/TDlPTwEw3C

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Long before #Apollo became legend, it existed as procedure. Flight plans. Docking manuals. Shift-change transcripts. The binders that allowed humans to leave Earth and return safely home. Explore the mission documents behind Apollo. #SchweickartAuction https://t.co/66u4j1laUN

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Vaughan-Williams’ Hodie and Hovhaness’s Mysterious Mountain went to space on a cassette tape. Carried aboard #Apollo9, it was one of the first times astronauts brought personal music. It even went mysteriously missing mid-flight. https://t.co/El0lCy8aCO #SchweickartAuction

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Small objects. Precise meaning. Pins, coins, and patches carried aboard the #Apollo9 mission marked the spacecraft, the mission, and the program itself.
In a world of strict limits, even the smallest items had to earn their place.
#SchweickartAuction https://t.co/twRqqGzF5x

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“For me, we were representing humanity going into space.”
The flags carried on the #Apollo9 mission were deliberate symbols of partnership and purpose.
From the US to the Netherlands to the United Nations, each one meant something. https://t.co/oGuK8L3UE1
#SchweickartAuction

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“A flown item is defined not just by where it has been, but by the fact that it was chosen to go at all.”

On the #Apollo9 mission, every item had to earn its place.

See what #RustySchweickart chose to carry. #SchweickartAuction

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This isn’t about collecting history.
It’s about what you do with it.
A rare collection from #RustySchweickart will support the next generation of planetary defense.
Bidding for the #SchweickartAuction opens June 5th. https://t.co/0LMnuWC1YR

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Some of these objects went to space.
Others shaped the mission from the ground.
Together, they tell the full story.
Now they’re being released from #RustySchweickart’s private collection.
Stay tuned for the #SchweickartAuction this June.

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Happy Earth Day, crew of Spaceship Earth!
We’re not standing still—we’re moving through a dynamic solar system.

At B612 & the #AsteroidInstitute, we’re building tools to track what’s out there—to protect Earth and expand discovery. Join the mission. https://t.co/8xbfbUWvzd

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In 1969, #RustySchweickart saw Earth differently aboard the #Apollo9 mission. He spent decades acting on that view. Now, part of that journey is being shared. Stay informed for the upcoming #SchweickartAuction this June. https://t.co/bNqaz3L9lK

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From the #Apollo9 mission to planetary defense, #RustySchweickart has spent a lifetime expanding and protecting our place in space. Objects from his journey, flown and from behind the scenes, have stayed with him. Stay tuned for #SchweickartAuction in June https://t.co/J6KU3uqB8r

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Hear our Cofounder @astroEdLu talking with BBC reporter Asya Fouks on his time as an #astronaut. From a 9 week intensive training, Russian lessons and playing Beethoven in space, they cover his high flying career as we enter a new era of space exploration. https://t.co/bA2jeS84eG