Swapna Krishna

space/science/tech writer. content creator on space at Ad Astra (YouTube + newsletter). occasionally: fast company, wired, science friday, npr.

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

STARGAZING is a gift-style book that introduces stargazing as a way to practice mindfulness. It’s packed with science too!!

It’s out in August, and I appreciate any preorders:

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[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@WeHaveMECO I feel like we really need to get our kids together at some point

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

Did the Perseverance rover find life on Mars???

No.

But it DID make a very interesting discovery that could be relevant to the search for ancient microbial life on the red planet!! Here's more:

https://t.co/8dT2dcTCEw

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@WeHaveMECO Genuinely I laughed out loud in that moment

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@halophoenix @WIRED @PCMag Alan!!! Congratulations!

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

There have been increasing rumors from reputable sources that Boeing Starliner astronauts may come home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. Nothing has been decided, but here’s an overview/what might be going on at NASA

Newsletter @ 11 am ET https://t.co/PlDaWXkyxi

https://t.co/UVML20FSOx

[William Harwood @cbs_spacenews]

Cygnus NG-21: Mission control just alerted the ISS crew to a possible issue with the Cygnus cargo ship: "Just to let you guys know, good comm with Cygnus, we're going to have solar array deploy in about an hour. The first two burns were not performed by Cygnus, so they're re-assessing what's the current state of the burn plan. We're hoping to still keep Tuesday (for capture by ISS), but we'll re-assess once we figure out what went wrong with the first two burns."

[Matthew Dominick @dominickmatthew]

Recent solar activity pushed the aurora closer to us. The Soyuz hangs from the station in a stream of aurora.

Soyuz is illuminated in a light blue from a sun behind the camera and in front of the space station that is just about to rise.

1/4s, f1.4, 50mm, ISO 6400

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

NASA will retire the ISS at the end of the decade. It will be brought down and laid to rest in the ocean.

But WHY do we need to retire it? Why can’t we save the space station, keep using it or have it as a museum?

Newsletter: https://t.co/dqMkG8strF

https://t.co/jlYELOkkKk

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@halophoenix Always interested!!!!

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@BonMotVivant @TheAVClub Danette, I’m so happy for you!!

[Jason (Agent Palmer) Stershic @AgentPalmer]

To geek out over space and the Tour de France in a single episode was extremely fun! You should listen, you'll have fun too! @skrishna is just that brilliant!

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

Hoping that mission elapsed time clock runs for another decade. #SaveChandra

[Jonathan McDowell @planet4589]

At Chandra mission control this afternoon, showing space VIPs around. Note the mission elapsed time clock which has been running since launch of Chandra on STS-93, at T+24 y 336 d 15 h 39 m 40s :-)

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

@jhoffman jordan oh my god

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

This morning, Boeing Starliner successfully launched to the ISS for its crewed flight test. Here's an overview of what happened, what the implications for this flight are, and what's next:

https://t.co/baThSGRhL0

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

Boeing Starliner is gearing up for launch! Liftoff is scheduled for 10:52 am ET. Launch vehicle and spacecraft are both doing great, weather is beautiful, and the launch team is ahead of schedule.

[European Space Agency @esa]

🚀#Ariane6 launch date: 9 July 2024. More info 👇 https://t.co/2VM0mtRIcc

[Tim Fernholz @TimFernholz]

I did some back of the envelope math: it will take a minimum of 19 launches to get Starship ready for its NASA HLS contract—curious what others think.
https://t.co/aQiFMgeLCd

[Andrew Jones @AJ_FI]

Chang’e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples
https://t.co/t5Zn99aydM

[Swapna Krishna @skrishna]

Gotta say, if both Starship and Boeing have attempted launches on June 5, every space reporter’s head is going to explode.