Dean Penner

And I love you, random citizen! -Metro Man

[Don Pettit @astro_Pettit]

Timelapse of the ISS Optimal Propellent Maneuver (OPM)! We use this to reorient station's attitude in preparation for docking events. This one occurred over some magnificent Mediterranean city lights!

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Setbacks happen in this business. What matters is how we respond.

NASA is deploying experts to help determine root cause, support recovery efforts, and keep critical lunar systems moving forward. We are putting extreme focus on the lander to ensure timelines for the Artemis III orbital test mission remain on schedule.

At NASA, we remain laser focused on our mission to return astronauts to the lunar surface before 2028. We test, we learn, we improve and we will never stop until the objective is achieved.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@neelkunjur Appreciate that Neel, thanks!

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@coreyspowell I wish I'd read this before studying it for 4 minutes 🤣

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@MattWhitmanTMBH Well said Matt. I have seen (and been through) each phase. As always I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@denverbitcoin I think about this all the time

[em m0shouris @emm0sh]

as incredible as this is, it’s even more impressive that it was done in creo instead of NX

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@austinbarnard45 "And For My Next Trick", "It's Necessary", or anything from interstellar please
@JeffBezos @davill

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

From blue skies to the red horizons of Mars

On Nov. 13, New Glenn launched @NASA’s ESCAPADE mission and landed its fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn in the Atlantic.

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Good overview of the landing. We nominally target a few hundred feet away from Jacklyn to avoid a severe impact if engines fail to start or start slowly. We’ll incrementally reduce that conservatism over time. We are all excited and grateful for yesterday. Amazing performance by the team! Gradatim Ferociter.

[Dave Limp @davill]

Another view

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@SciGuySpace Lol I had noticed this. However I can imagine how hard it was for Rocketlab to work their butts off to get the spacecraft ready in time for Oct. 2024, only for New Glenn to delay. They really worked hard to get those ready in time.

[Dave Limp @davill]

Yes, we will post the vectors to https://t.co/6eq3hIS4UE post flight. We are separating from the spacecraft in a highly elliptical orbit, just shy of Earth escape velocity. This will take the spacecraft near the Earth/Sun L2 Lagrange point, where they will propulsively loiter until they continue to Mars. After separation, GS2 will to accelerate faster than Earth's escape velocity (by using RCS thrusters). GS2 will then be in a heliocentric orbit (orbiting the sun). We do this to “dispose” of the stage.

[John Winkopp SpaceCoastPictures @John_Winkopp]

The south trajectory provides a much better opportunity to capture the nebula in the streak. Bandwagon4.

[Dean Penner @absolutedeanius]

@joebarnard @GoddenThomas Please. I work in a rocket factory and would put this on one of our mobile TV stands for c̶o̶o̶l̶n̶e̶s̶s̶ motovation

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

@DrChrisCombs You only think you know me. I was prepared to personally cover the cost to launch Roman--if that’s what it took to get to the science.

[Dave Limp @davill]

New Glenn’s second mission will take place NET August 15th. Following in the footsteps of our first booster, we’ve chosen the name  “Never Tell Me The Odds” for Tail 2. One of our key mission objectives will be to land and recover the booster. This will take a little bit of luck and a lot of excellent execution. We’re on track to produce eight GS2s this year, and the one we’ll fly on this second mission was hot-fired in April. Gradatim Ferociter!

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

I am incredibly grateful to President Trump @POTUS, the Senate and all those who supported me throughout this journey. The past six months have been enlightening and, honestly, a bit thrilling. I have gained a much deeper appreciation for the complexities of government and the weight our political leaders carry.

It may not always be obvious through the discourse and turbulence, but there are many competent, dedicated people who love this country and care deeply about the mission. That was on full display during my hearing, where leaders on both sides of the aisle made clear they’re willing to fight for the world’s most accomplished space agency.

The President, NASA and the American people deserve the very best--an Administrator ready to reorganize, rebuild and rally the best and brightest minds to deliver the world-changing headlines NASA was built to create.

I have not flown my last mission---whatever form that may ultimately take--but I remain incredibly optimistic that humanity’s greatest spacefaring days lie ahead. I’ll always be grateful for this opportunity and cheering on our President and NASA as they lead us on the greatest adventure in human history🇺🇸