Betsy Congdon

Aerospace Engineer, Maker, Stanford Cardinal, JHU PhD, marathon runner, sports fan, and avid reader who resides in the Nation's Capital

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

That was even more amazing than I imagined! Proud to be part of the team that made it possible ☄️🎯

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

Bullseye 🎯

Mission control at #JHUAPL announced #DARTMission successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, 26 Sep 2022 at 7:14 p.m. EDT. This is @NASA's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

@NASASolarSystem @AsteroidWatch

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

Starry-eyed ✨👁

@NASA’s #DARTMission - #JHUAPL designed, built & managed - opened the door to its DRACO camera & returned its first star-filled images. These pics will help researchers calibrate for DART's ultimate asteroid impact goal. https://t.co/LaTvKAmvYw

@AsteroidWatch

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

Ok, this is pretty cool! #DARTMission and #ParkerSolarProbe look great! @JHUAPL https://t.co/Kl1RvzQPUP

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

Congratulations @klgleischman ! Thanks for putting yourself out there so movingly and starting conversations that are so important.

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

"With many households now debating their holiday plans, a large number of people will face the prospect of yet another holiday season on their own." https://t.co/yjAm8CtUER

[Caleb Scharf🌎 @caleb_scharf]

The Parker Solar Probe heat shield is pretty amazing, we did this fantastic demo at the @WorldSciFest a couple years ago (around 27:30 in the video) where the awesome @bcong20 got the blowtorch out for our live audience!
https://t.co/tpK9iPORKT

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

Super cool to see a @PHDcomics about Parker! So proud to be a part of the spacecraft team!

[Physics Magazine @PhysicsMagazine]

In April, @NASASun's Parker Solar Probe got closer to the Sun than any human-made probe before it, crossing a key boundary in the corona called the Alfvén Point. We asked Jorge Cham of @PHDcomics to create a cartoon breaking down what it took to get there. https://t.co/aclCKiXkXb

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥
We’ve touched the Sun! 👉☀️ Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, the corona. Flying so close is revealing new things about our star, like where features called switchbacks are born. Learn more: https://t.co/Eaq0CJXvu1

[NASA @NASA]

Asteroid Dimorphos: we're coming for you!

Riding a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, our #DARTMission blasted off at 1:21am EST (06:21 UTC), launching the world's first mission to test asteroid-deflecting technology.

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

Look it's Lisa! And her shipping container which protected DART as we drove it across the country! @JHUAPL #DARTMission

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

“Our team had to adapt because working under the constraints of a pandemic while trying to build something in person is kind of hard. But the team worked together virtually, adapted with the times, and made a spacecraft!” - Lisa Wu, #DARTMission Mechanical Engineer, @JHUAPL

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

Ready for launch 🚀

The #DARTMission will demonstrate one method for deflecting an asteroid off a predicted impact course with Earth if one comes our way. Watch the historic launch 1:21am EST Wed, 24 Nov. If you're in the area, you could see DART depart! @AsteroidWatch

[Jason Kalirai @JasonKalirai]

Having a great time @SLDelta30 today getting ready for the #DARTmission launch tomorrow night. Briefings and reviews today went well. After years of work, we are just a day away from launching @NASA’s first Planetary Defense mission with @SpaceX. #JHUAPL

[Thomas Zurbuchen @Dr_ThomasZ]

Excited to see the @SpaceX facility where the #DARTmission is being prepared for its journey to intentionally crash itself into an asteroid.

Liftoff will be at Vandenberg Space Force Base (@SLDelta30) this Wednesday, Nov. 24th at 1:21 a.m. EST.

[Betsy Congdon @bcong20]

Bye DART Spacecraft! Can't wait for launch tomorrow!

[ARCHIVED: NASA LSP @NASA_LSP]

🚀 @NASA & @SpaceX are completing key milestones for the #DARTmission!

Last week, the DART spacecraft was encapsulated inside the payload fairings that will protect it during launch atop a #Falcon9 and teams completed a successful Flight Readiness Review: https://t.co/16FohmMvUw

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

If all goes well, the spacecraft that NASA plans to launch Tuesday will smash itself to bits against an asteroid.

If all goes absolutely perfectly, that impact will jostle the asteroid into a slightly different orbit. https://t.co/kQR9CS2rAC

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

#ParkerSolarProbe will make its 10th close pass of the Sun this Sunday, traveling closer and faster than ever before.

Map its progress in real time: https://t.co/vVwBZJ4nln

[Marc Weiser @RPMmarc]

Yes, @NASA scientists are protecting all of humanity by watching our skies. Soon we launch our #DART mission to run experiments on how to respond if Dr. Fast and her team spot something. ScFi, but for real! GO NASA!

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe, designed and built at #JHUAPL, is speeding in toward the Sun after a swing past Venus on Oct. 16, 2021, successfully using the planet’s gravity to shape its path for its next closest approach to our star. 💫 🛰️ https://t.co/g9J8PosSiT

@NASASun

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

Two days after leaving #JHUAPL, the #DARTMission spacecraft arrived at @SLDelta30, its final stop on Earth. DART, @NASA's 1st #planetarydefense mission, is scheduled to launch aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in late Nov. https://t.co/gjVajPixEG

@AsteroidWatch @NASASolarSystem

[Johns Hopkins APL @JHUAPL]

#OTD 3 years ago, #ParkerSolarProbe​ - designed, built, & managed for @NASASun by #JHUAPL - embarked on an unprecedented mission, “beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible.”☀️ 🛰️

And it's only just begun. https://t.co/GQezzsOUjN

[Maria Oliva-Hemker, MD @molivahemker]

@JohnsHopkins @jhumeche doctoral hooding ceremony for Dr. @bcong20 & Dr. Gianna Valentino who completed their PhDs. Research done in the https://t.co/7m8y4rXhhH & both now @JHUAPL.
Congratulations!! #JHU2021 #Hopkinsengineer
#WomenInScience #WomenInEngineering