Paul Niles

Planetary geochemist managing science on commercial lunar missions, doing isotopes, and integrating science into human exploration. Views are my own.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@SeanTrende Actually this is wrong. Almost certainly abundant water - and thus with electricity or photosynthesis - lots of oxygen. Just no nitrogen :( . https://t.co/gQQdXhhcaQ

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

Knowing which "good" idea to implement? Now that is where the skill actually lies.

[Donald Mills @DonaldMills142]

One thing I learned at SpaceX. Good ideas aren’t worth anything. Lots of people have good ideas, and they are willing to share them. What actually is valuable is the implementation. If you can make a good idea a reality, that is the secret sauce.

There were several times when someone felt guilty about getting credit for implementing someone else’s good idea. Good ideas aren’t worth took 5 seconds to spout out, implementation took 6 months of 12 hour work days and blood sweat and tears. Full credit always goes to the implementer

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@SpaceKoala Assuming you aren't caught in the tractor beam, the ejector thrusters might be sufficient to get you clear in time... 😎

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@SeanTrende What about evangelicals who follow pastors like Joel Osteen? Seems to me they find the christian message appealing and don't go in for the deep scripture arguments?

[Victor Glover @AstroVicGlover]

Creative Friends: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling https://t.co/zQQ6HQSpqR

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@SpaceKoala @SRamirez68083 Water plays an important role in driving partial melting and creating Si-rich magmas. This might help create continental crust which might initiate subduction. But plate tectonics is more about rejecting heat. Mars is small and has lost most of its heat so convection is not poss.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@DKThomp @jbarro Wouldn't change that much. I live in Houston exurbs. Nobody is sending kids to ivy League. Kids and parents WANT to play sports. Private coaches and leagues have figured out how to cash in on the demand.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@jbarro If the school is big enough it is serious.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@jbarro Basically if you want your kid to participate in HS sports, they need to be playing competitive club sports in 6th to 8th grade. And in order to make the club teams they need private lessons before that. It's an insane cycle of escalation.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

CLPS 2.0 RFP is out!
https://t.co/SEqxEJqRX1

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@rocketrepreneur @SpaceKoala Tbf we haven't really looked for it yet. So you never know!

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@mikenelson586 @thedispatch Isn't that #2?

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Beautiful piece of writing from @elenasb_ about spending two weeks at a Mars camp. Not sure why, but reading about the various characters, past and present, who have been obsessed with getting to Mars just made me very happy. https://t.co/iPKjcTNvW7

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@MattZeitlin Isn't that what Knish basically does? Grinding?

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@ramit @gregmberry X axis starts in March 2025.... Fires were in January . Santa Monica rents no doubt skyrocketed right after the fires... misleading graph

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@Noahpinion Most "moral" behavior might be argued to be largely self interested behavior, just with a long time horizon. Intelligence is the key to appreciating the long term benefits.

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@Liamjsm @mattyglesias It's 'Liturgy-Lite'.

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

BREAKING: @NASA has selected @Int_Machines for the next Commercial Lunar Payloads Services mission. This is IM's 5th CLPS contract.

Their first two flights, IM-1 and IM-2, both tipped over after landing. Their third flight, IM-3, is scheduled for later this year.

📷 @NASA_Marshall | @Int_Machines

[NASA @NASA]

We'll host a live event Tuesday, March 24, at 9am ET (1300 UTC) to provide an update on implementation of the National Space Policy and preparation for returning to the Moon's surface by 2028. A press conference will follow. How to watch: https://t.co/cFKylitziU

[Paul Niles @PBNiles]

@PrimeauGilles @elonmusk @DrPhiltill Dude... human civilization operates on 1,000 year timescales. Atmospheric loss on Mars operates on million year time scales. That means that once you've terraformed Mars the atmosphere will be stable for several million years. Much smarter critique of Elon is the lack of N2.