hatching a dragon egg as a baby must be so fun because you get to spend your childhood playing with a kitten sized dragon, you grow up together, and then a few years later he is the size of a neighborhood and can help you burn all your enemies 🥹
“why are people obsessed with them” a girl raised by circus performers found her own extreme sport, met up with a guy she saw as a competition for a sponsored climb, and she gradually learned she could trust him and they fell in love. they’ve been romance novel material
i’m genuinely sad for the people who will watch project hail mary at home when it gets a digital release because this is exactly the kind of movie you NEED to experience in a movie theater. this is what they’re made for. this was breathtaking
Christina Koch is 47 years old
She famously handled a toilet repair in space during her 328-day ISS mission (2019-2020), earning the nickname 'space plumber'
And just did it again on Artemis II aboard the Orion spacecraft
Spent childhood summers on her grandparents farm to learn resilience and hardwork
Dreamt of space since childhood. Then joined Rocket Club.
BS & MS in electrical engineering/physics from North Carolina State.
NASA engineer at Goddard. She built space instruments
Christina worked in Antarctica & Arctic for extreme isolation training.
She is married to Bob Koch
Christina has no children. She focuses on career, adventure, and inspiring others (especially girls in STEM).
Selected as NASA astronaut in 2013 (Class 21). Then completed training in 2015.
She set a record for longest single spaceflight by a woman. 328 days on ISS (International Space Station)
Conducted 6 spacewalks totaling 42 hours 15 minutes, including the first all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir in 2019
Christina Koch is the first woman ever to fly to the Moon
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Today, we know Christina as the first woman to fly to the moon.
But it all didn't start today.
In 2013 (13 years ago)... She was officially selected as a NASA astronaut.
And before 2013, you'd know that she had been training her whole life just to be accepted by NASA as an astronaut. After being a NASA engineer already.
And then even in some of her previous trips to the space station, she faced and overcame the psychological challenges of extreme isolation
Christina has paid her dues.
Whatever you want to achieve in life, you will have to pay a price.
Always prepare to sacrifice something to get to that peak of your career.
Your time, Social life, not doing your hobbies for a long time.... Etc
It's almost non-negotiable
But it pays off.
Oh yes it definitely pays off.
And you can pretty much confirm from Christina herself 💯
All you need to do is stick with something long enough to see the peak of that thing.
Always plan for longevity in whatever you do.
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✍️ Vincent the Therapist
Este es el cráter de la Luna Mare Orientale. Nada más el centro mide 327 km de diámetro; si incluimos los anillos montañosos, mediría más de 900 km de diámetro.
Por ejemplo, el centro urbano de Ciudad de México o de Barcelona, España, entrarían allí.
¿Sabías que la Luna sí tiene color? 🌒 🎨
A simple vista la vemos gris, pero con la lente correcta aparece toda su paleta: azul por el titanio, naranja por rocas antiguas y más hierro en la cara oculta.
Esta imagen la tomó Orion, la nave de Artemis II, en una misión que además ya rompió récord de distancia humana desde la Tierra.
Y hay algo bonito en eso. Los colores siempre estuvieron ahí. Solo hacía falta la forma correcta de verlos. 🥹✨