Retired KSC Bus Driver

Former Kennedy Space Center tour bus driver and former NASA Computer Engineer. C'mon, talk Space with me!

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@ThirtyTwoToo @SciGuySpace The government has been dropping nasty stuff into that part of the ocean since 1950! 😆 They should already not be fishing there imho.

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@DozerDude66 @NASASpaceflight Sadly, I think you are right. 😬

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@davidofamerica @NASASpaceflight Usually static test fires do not have the paying customer onboard yet. For this very reason.

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.

https://t.co/tANS0dWyIH

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise]

Today is our nations Memorial Day. Enjoy your day and take a moment to remember the true meaning of this day. A day to pay our respects to all those who have given their lives in our country's defense. God bless these brave heroes and their families.

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

We need heat shields to protect us, since we use the air to slow us down as we return to Earth.
From orbital speed, it gets to 1650°C / 3000°F. From the Moon: 2750°C / 5000°F.
For yesterday's Starship suborbital test flight, peak was 1450°C / 2600°F. Great to see the @SpaceX progress over the last 3 flights. Making them truly reusable is complex and necessary for permanent, cheap space access.
image compilation: @niccruzpatane

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Liftoff of Starship!

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@elonmusk Thank you, sir! Well done!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Launch rehearsal complete. During a flight-like countdown, more than 5,000 metric tonnes (11+ million pounds) of propellant were loaded on the fully stacked Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles for the first time

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

In news that should shock no one, NASA has moved the "Starliner-1" mission from June 2026 on its internal calendar to "under review." This is an uncrewed cargo demonstration flight. Since we've heard very little about this, a slip into 2027 seems more likely than not.

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

Still a chance to see rocket fire today!

[ULA @ulalaunch]

📷 Atlas V and @AmazonLeo travel to the launch pad at sunrise this morning.

Photo album: https://t.co/1X8mh68q8T

[Greg Scott @GregScott_photo]

SpaceX will attempt to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket tomorrow morning at 10:21am EDT from NASA's LC-39A. This will be the 12th launch of a Heavy and the 1st since Oct 2024. It will be carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite. The center booster will be expended into the Atlantic while the 2 side boosters with return to land at LZ-40 & LZ2 approx 8 mins later. my📸USSF-44

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

Congrats, Blue Origin!!! And it was a beautiful sunrise this morning too. 😍

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@Rainmaker1973 Because Werner von Braun would never have used solid fuel to launch humans. Once lit, they cannot be turned off, nor controlled. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Phil Metzger @DrPhiltill]

Our team will be in the Hart Senate office building in DC on April 21. If you come by our table, we will let you remotely drive a 3-D printed lunar robot that will be in the Exolith lab lunar soil chamber in Orlando.

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

@SeanKey511090 My sympathies: those would be very hard memories to carry! Yes, this had us all breathing a sigh of relief. 😮‍💨

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

Congrats to NASA for the successful Artemis II mission!!! 🎉

[Retired KSC Bus Driver @BusKsc]

😂

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

In Dire Need Of Toilet, Artemis Lands At Buc-ee’s https://t.co/jLh9do9xdF

[NASA @NASA]

Tired: Monday
Wired: Moonday

Today our Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon! Tune in, starting at 1pm ET (1700 UTC) as they view parts of the Moon never seen by human eyes.

Watch it live with us: https://t.co/fAg0bGAqEc

[project hail dado ⚢ 🎱 @astrasdoctor]

THEY’RE SO WHOLESOME I CANT