Dillon Rice

Systems Test Engineer and Launch Conductor at United Launch Alliance. Opinions are my own and worth what you paid for them.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

I’m left to wonder what number CMDR Wiseman is in the queue…I understand his call is very important to them!

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

NASA pays $100M for Microsoft 365 licensing across the agency. They standardized every system on Microsoft. They put Microsoft Surfaces on the Orion spacecraft as the crew's personal computing devices.

And the first technical crisis of humanity's return to the Moon was Reid Wiseman radioing Houston to say he has two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one works.

Mission Control's response? "With your go, we can remote in and take a look." The same exact workflow your company's IT helpdesk uses when you submit a ticket on a Monday morning. Except the user is traveling at 4,275 mph, 30,000 miles from Earth, and the Wi-Fi situation is considerably worse.

This spacecraft survived hydrogen leaks, helium leaks, a faulty heat shield, and a broken toilet. Outlook broke anyway. The toilet actually got fixed faster.

The real story here is that Microsoft has achieved something no other software company in history can claim: a support ticket from lunar transit. Their enterprise sales team should frame this. "Battle-tested in space" is a positioning statement most B2B companies would mass murder for, and Microsoft accidentally earned it because Outlook crashes everywhere, including orbit.

Outlook remains the only software in human history that performs identically whether you're in a cubicle in Redmond or aboard a spacecraft bound for the Moon. Universally, reliably broken. And we keep buying it anyway.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

We.are.going.

[ULA @ulalaunch]

ICPS-2 successfully boosted Orion and its four-person crew into a high Earth orbit. This is where the astronauts will orbit for the next day to ensure Orion’s systems are working as expected while still close to home.

United Launch Alliance, under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) upper stage of the SLS rocket.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

I am working on replanting after the freeze wreaked havoc on my shrubberies. I’m focusing on creating a pleasant aesthetic while being water conscious and meeting the HOA guidelines. #nailedit

Follow me for more landscaping tips!

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

Well alright! Let’s do this!

[Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow]

NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket

Full story: https://t.co/jGYZ81deC6

Image: United Launch Alliance (2023)

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

This is leadership!

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Below is the note that I sent to the NASA workforce today as we release the report on the Starliner Crew Flight Test Investigation.

We will achieve success through extreme ownership, immense competence, and decisive action.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

Well I learned something new today!
#themoreyouknow

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

Button cell battery names are actually codes include the chemistry, shape, diameter and thickness.

CR2032 is C lithium, R round, 20mm diamter, 3.2mm thick

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@statusisdown This was some epic BS right here. Had no idea I needed Samsung’s servers to watch everything but Netflix.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

I just wasted several hours trying to figure out why my @SamsungTV quit working only to discover that @Samsung servers worldwide are down and access to all the apps like @YoutubeTV and @DisneyPlus don’t work on Samsung smart hub TVs. I’m done with @Samsung. 🤯

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@spacewordnerd I helped build it and am sad to see it go…

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@NStewWX 36km, that’s wild!

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

Slaw Dog for the Win!!!!!

[INDYCAR on FOX @IndyCarOnFOX]

OH MY SLAW DOG BY A NOSE!!!! #Wienie500

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

Looking forward to a lot more of these!

[Amazon Leo @Amazonleo]

Take a look at this @ULAlaunch clip of the first Kuiper satellites being released into low Earth orbit approximately 280 miles above the planet. Deployment takes place over a 15-minute period after launch, with satellites released three at a time from the dispenser system.

[ULA @ulalaunch]

ULA’s Vulcan rocket is certified for national security space missions ushering a new era of space capability for the US. Any payload, anytime, directly to any orbit.

#VulcanRocket #USSF #Certification

@USSF_SSC

https://t.co/HHgyhNBwrC

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@astrobotic @torybruno @DavidBarckhoff We’d love to have you back! 🚀🛰️🌝

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

Stunning!

[Rami Ammoun @rami_astro]

I captured the International Space Station transiting in front of the Moon tonight. I used 3 telescopes to get this result!

Enjoy!

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@rocketgirlbecks Following!

[NASA @NASA]

Another time-honored Super Bowl tradition:

Did you know that the @Space_Station is 357 feet end-to-end? That’s almost the same length as a football field, including both end zones. #SBLIX

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@monicandrake Yes! Similar thing from North Merritt Island…saw the glow, then it seemed to fade a bit, and what seemed like forever later the rocket came into view.

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

😂😂😂

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

Traffic control informed a Jet Blue commercial pilot that six F-35 military jets were about to pass him.

The Jet Blue pilot’s response was hilarious.

🔊

[Dillon Rice @dillonjrice]

@LaurenSeabrook_ Awesome!