Simon Vanden Bussche

Space system engineer and project manager at Opinions are mine, not my employer's.

[Simon Grimm @Simon__Grimm]

Clemens Fuest, one of Germany's most well-known economists, is calling for special economic zones to allow the rapid construction of both energy plants and data centers.

On developing AI models, he primarily calls for supply-side measures.

[Rutger Bregman @rcbregman]

Every European leader, politician and policymaker needs to stop what they're doing, and read this right now.

[Gerard Govers @gerardgovers]

Komaf maken met die absurde prijsverhouding tussen gas en elektriciteit zou prioriteit n°1 moeten zijn als we de energietransitie willen versnellen.

[Simon Vanden Bussche @simonvbu]

@krishnanrohit This is spot on with some great examples! This 'future through the rear view mirror' effect is also described in @vgr Breaking Smart.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m increasingly convinced that the willingness to change your mind is the ultimate sign of intelligence. The most impressive people I know change their minds often in response to new information. It’s like a software update. The goal isn't to be right. It's to find the truth.

[Rahul 🍁 @astrorahul_]

Instead of scrolling through 5 second videos on this first day of the new year, enjoy one of my favourite clips from the Earth to the Moon. This is from Episode 5 about the LM. Challenge every requirement, simplify and delete until it hurts, rapid prototype and test, iterate.

[Irene Klotz @Free_Space]

A special guest columnist shares a story of night-flying with Jim Lovell. Thank you @tomhanks

[Joris Vaesen @jorisvaesen]

Dit is een vals dilemma, @demorgen.

#Chatcontrol houdt kindermisbruik niet tegen. Pedofielen passen zich aan, gebruiken niet-gereguleerde apps en netwerken die buiten elke vorm van chatcontrole vallen. Encryptie verbied je niet, het is wiskunde.

[Marcelo Lebre @marcelolebre]

Europe is strangling innovation and entrepreneurship. Even with top-level political support, and extensive groundwork, the EU Parliament's bad ‘28th regime’ proposal risks creating 27 separate legal frameworks—no centralized digital registry, more complexity and higher costs.

[EU–INC @euinc_petition]

The EU has a once-in-a-generation chance to deliver on a bold new measure with the potential to vastly improve life for scores of startup founders, operators and investors.

But Europe risks Europe-ing itself out of the opportunity.

https://t.co/a6MyrHoEAw

[Simon Vanden Bussche @simonvbu]

And of course thanks to @isro for getting us into orbit!

[Simon Vanden Bussche @simonvbu]

Normally it takes a planet and a Moon to align before you get a picture like this. Now we can do it with two spacecraft that were in a cleanroom in Belgium less than a year ago.

[Simon Vanden Bussche @simonvbu]

Proba-3 has been a long time in the making and has dodged so many bullets over those years. So I'm very proud to see these pictures and would like to congratulate all the people who devoted countless hours to make this a reality!

[Simon Vanden Bussche @simonvbu]

https://t.co/QLnezT1nSD

[European Space Agency @esa]

Breaking space news: We have made our own solar eclipse in space! 🌘

Today, we release the first images from our Proba-3 mission, which flies two spacecraft in precise formation to create artificial solar eclipses in orbit.

Using a powerful instrument called a coronagraph, Proba-3 lets us observe the Sun’s corona, its ultra-hot outer atmosphere, helping us to understand space weather in ways we can’t from Earth.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/sS9H6MTYAG

[Firefly Aerospace @FireflySpace]

#BlueGhost got her first diamond ring! Captured at our landing site in the Moon’s Mare Crisium around 3:30 am CDT, the photo shows the sun about to emerge from totality behind Earth. Hope to have more shots to share soon! #BGM1

[Firefly Aerospace @FireflySpace]

Blue Ghost’s shadow seen on the Moon’s surface! We’ll continue to share images and updates throughout our surface operations. #BGM1

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

Congratulations for @fireflyspace on 100% successful landing, no RUDs, no lithobraking, and still upright.

[Casey Handmer @CJHandmer]

Energy got scarce, the future became uncertain. We've done well under the circumstances. But the spice must flow!

[Redwire @Redwire]

As #Proba3 undergoes commissioning, led by Redwire Space Europe from Redu in Belgium, its startrackers are already delivering incredible images—like this one featuring a photobomb from planet Earth! 🌍✨

#SpaceTech #Proba3 #Explore