Laura Winter

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[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

"I think it would be politically very difficult for any administration to remove a missile defense shield from the American people." - Peter Garretson
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[Peter A Garretson @GarretsonPeter]

"You can have a bottle of wine and a kerosine lamp without space, but you won't have much else"--Robert Brose

[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

"The space sector is going to be affected like any sector would by additional tariffs and export restrictions... And you're going to have more companies that can't afford to buy the thing they need. Some of them won't survive." - Bailey Reichelt
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[SPACE.com @SPACEdotcom]

Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website. https://t.co/xGFK6OGc0n

[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

"I think it would be politically very difficult for any administration to remove a missile defense shield from the American people." - Peter Garretson
#StarWars #innovation #technology #future #Trump

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[Dimitrios Stroikos @DStroikos]

Thales Alenia Space wins €862mn deal for Europe’s first lunar cargo vehicle https://t.co/OlMvWhblUP

[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

I recommend Eric Berger's piece in @arstechnica . I just learned some things from his article. I hope you do too.
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#ElonMusk #Trump #SpaceX

[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

This is not about having the right stuff. Or lethality. This is about having the right gear, starting with a uniform that properly fits.
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[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

"It encourages short term planning over long term strategies, and it is vulnerable to #surprise" - Joel Mozer, the first United States Space Force Director of Science, #Technology, and Research
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#Space #Trump

[Patrick M. Cronin @PMCroninHudson]

Ships carrying missile propellant set to sail from China to Iran, say officials https://t.co/5JT3KyODH4 via @ft Iranian container ship GOLBAN sails from mouth of Yangtze River to Strait of Hormuz with critical, MTCR-controlled chemical missile fuel for IRGC #Iran #China #RocketFuel
@dennisw5 @Dimi @KathrinHille

[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

"The clock has already started. I mean, this is not we're walking in and the clock starts. It is clear that the clock has already started." - Sarah Mineiro
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[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

Great piece that's worth your time: https://t.co/Pv0NypV1YJ

[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

"There is no free market capitalist reason to go to #Mars. There's some nice Instagram posts, I guess, around it." - George Pullen, Partner and Chief Economist at MilkyWayEconomy
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[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

#Space Power: Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna - Becoming Space Warfighter-Minded
Laura Winter speaks with CMS - @SpaceForceDoD John Bentivegna at the Space Force Association's Space Power Conference.
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[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

A new dawn for Hubble

On Dec 2, 1993, 7 astronauts lifted off on space shuttle Endeavour for the first Hubble Servicing Mission. With 5 back-to-back spacewalks the crew installed new instruments that corrected the flaw in @NASAHubble's primary mirror. https://t.co/pVHOSunATK

[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

This is my awesome boss from my Pentagon days, @jteurope.

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

“That is not true that there’s something about these people that makes them any less capable of being in the military as someone who’s not trans.”

Trump's “purge” of transgender troops will have a “tremendous impact” on the US military's fighting capability, says @JTeurope.

[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

What's great about this is that this is becoming regularized.

[U.S. Space Command @US_SpaceCom]

Congratulations @NatReconOfc on the fifth launch of your proliferated architecture, showcasing the efficiency of delivery on orbit for this program. 👇

[Laura Winter @LauraW_Space]

This... is... #awesome!

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

It looks like there is some good news with Voyager 1 – communications have been restored, allowing the spacecraft to keep sending data back. The fact that Voyager 1 is 47 years old and still functioning and providing information to us is a testament to the quality of the research and engineering that went into its development by @NASA a half-Century ago. Voyager 1 is 15.4 billion miles from Earth – still venturing into deep space, on its own, carrying out its mission. An astounding accomplishment!

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[TheDownLink @TheDownLink]

Can #Trump, with #Musk by his side, speed-up moon and Mars mission timelines and put monetary and political capital to work to establish and secure an American-led #space economy.
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[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Starship’s second integrated flight test https://t.co/cahoRQ72lm