Buffalo-born data-loving space nerd. An avid history buff, hockey fanatic, and former boomstick operator. Keep me away from whiteboards or I brain-vomit ideas.
@Erdayastronaut Mark my words - they’re going to be talking soon about mounting Orion on Vulcan and/or New Glenn in the coming months, and that’s how they’ll start sunsetting SLS. I have no inside knowledge, that’s just my prediction.
Gas stations in space? We’re working on it! ⛽
NASA is teaming up with Rocket Lab and Eta Space for LOXSAT, a low Earth orbit technology demo to address the challenges of using super-cold fuel in space. Launching aboard an Electron rocket, this demonstration could help shape the future of in-space propellant depots to refuel missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond: https://t.co/cXd5YkIaiV
@CSI_Starbase Me too! I not only like seeing this kind of progress, but also the engineering mindset playing out in realtime, and the fact they own their mistakes when an idea doesn’t work out.
Imagining explaining to the Founding Fathers that the president imposed tariffs without an act of Congress and then removed them at the request of the King of England
"We will always choose each other."
Mission control has reacquired signal with the Artemis II crew after the mission’s planned loss of signal. Our astronauts are once again using the Deep Space Network to keep conversation and science data flowing between space and Earth.
Ed Buckbee passed away over the weekend. Ed, a fellow WEST VIRGINIAN, was the first CEO of @SpaceCampUSA. Artemis II Astro @Astro_Christina Koch went to Space Camp FIVE times including when Ed was in charge. Ed let me build the Underwater Astronaut Trainer for his program. RIP, my friend Ed. You made us proud. https://t.co/rl4dy8TG2V
Mission success! Alpha Flight 7 achieved nominal performance and validated key systems ahead of our Block II configuration upgrade. This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin . Congratulations to the entire Stairway to Seven team! Read more: https://t.co/mz3wUbc8Hi