Ian Dawson

Rocket Engineer. Let's talk space.
Mastodon: @[email protected]

Opinions are my own... unless I'm assimilated by the Borg.

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

@MtStHelensWA @jaredhead

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We unveiled our nearly 3-story Blue Moon MK1 cargo lander demonstrator. MK1's early missions will pave the way and prove technologies for our MK2 lander for @NASA's Human Landing System. #ArtemisV

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

A little over 7 years ago, I supported the launch of #OSIRISREx. Happy to see it complete its primary mission. On to sample analysis and #OSIRISAPex!!

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

GO!

#OSIRISREx #PointyEndUp

[Alan Stern @AlanStern]

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to sign onto the @NSS petition to continue the exploration of the Kuiper Belt by NASA's @NASANewHorizons mission. It's here: https://t.co/OhUGuE21wR #NASA #science #Space Shares too if you would please!

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

Save New Horizons, the Pluto flyby and Kuiper Belt exploration mission - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/TtoaKiIu8z via @Change

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

@torybruno Nothing sweeter in rocketry than the word nominal. Congrats to you, Tory, and the whole team!

[Tory Bruno @torybruno]

Nominal run!

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

@spacenerd19 The FBI upon finding him...

[Marina Amaral @marinamaral2]

NEW POST: The selfies taken when selfies were still not even a thing.

I hope you enjoy this one!

👉 Read it here: https://t.co/v7GjmbsbyI

[Mt. St. Helens @MtStHelensWA]

Never before seen angle from my special day.

Credit to Gary Reynolds

[Grant♟️ @granawkins]

STANFORD TORUS MEGATHREAD
You’ve seen the pictures, but you probably don’t know the full story.

It's the result of a 10-week engineering study at Stanford University in 1975, funded by NASA and led by Girard O’Neill - the most thorough study on free-space settlement to date.
1/

[Blue Moon Brewing Co @BlueMoonBrewCo]

Fixed it.

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

This is such a proud day for Blue Origin, my team, and myself in particular. Looking forward to getting some engines underneath these landers!
#GradatimFerociter

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

We’re excited to be selected by @NASA to land astronauts back on the Moon, this time to stay. Time to get to work! https://t.co/hiAZZCRHMg

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

Not sure I'm sleeping much tonight. Let's go Blue! #GradatimFerociter

[NASA @NASA]

Soon, we'll announce the company selected to develop the landing system for the #Artemis V Moon mission, which will take astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface and back. Tune in Friday, May 19 at 10am ET (1400 UTC): https://t.co/oWvuSg9vn8

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

@TJ_Cooney @joebarnard Black Super Hornet has entered the chat.
📸: https://t.co/Iwl6ngLHz6

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

First and second stage fuel turbopump impellers for the BE-7 engine shown before final machining. Each BE-7 hydrogen pump uses two of these shrouded titanium impellers.

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

@TylerRogers82 Sorry, can't hear you over the sound of the rising tide. #GoKraken

[Ian Dawson @PointyEndUp]

Great job by the team getting to this point, and proud to be working #BE7! #GradatimFerociter

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

Last week, our BE-7 team conducted another successful Thrust Chamber Assembly (TCA) test at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Test Stand 116. Our tests on an upgraded TCA bring our cumulative test time to more than 4000 seconds, and we are on track in our engine development path.

[Megs H. @megsylhydrazine]

ATTN University Students:

Interested in pursuing a career in the space industry? @BlueOrigin will be hosting a virtual info session on Feb 1st and 10th. If you’d like to participate DM me 💙

#BlueOrigin #UniversityRecruiting #NewGraduates #Internships #SpaceCareers #SpaceJobs

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

The National Team has submitted its proposal for NASA’s SLD program to help the US establish a sustained lunar presence. The National Team partners are @BlueOrigin, @LockheedMartin, @DraperLab, @Boeing, @Astrobotic, and @Honeybee_Ltd.

https://t.co/SodVFBnPju