Douglas Isbell
@AstroDoug
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Science communicator, space enthusiast, football/basketball/racing fan, telescope user, book author, family guy. He/him. Opinions are my own.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2009
The front row of the Indy 500 walking through the streets of downtown Indianapolis after the parade. Who will win? @IndyCar @Team_Penske @12WillPower @x @smclaughlin93
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Since 2010, @Illinois_Alumni Doug Isbell @AstroDoug (BS ’87, @uofigrainger engineering @AEatIllinois; MS ’88, @uijournalism) has served as the cross-program risk communication coordinator @NASAJPL, working on space nuclear power and sample return. ▶️ https://t.co/peiN2VzTHk
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Driveway set up in Burbank, CA, for #SolarEclipse2023 #SolarEclipse Bring on the neighborhood!
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Prepare for a mission to Mars with the LEGO Technic replica of the @NASAJPL Mars Rover @NASAPersevere! Explore realistic LEGO Technic functions including 360° steering and articulated suspension, plus an AR app where you can learn more about Mars and the Mars Rover! 👩🚀
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My team is taking a few days to run tests and has enlisted the help of my twin back on Earth. By end of week, we should be ready to attempt removing the pebbles in my bit carousel so I can get back to #SamplingMars. For now, I’m studying the rocks around me in more detail.
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Thanks so much for the giveaway pins, @LaunchPins! An awesome addition to my collection, heavy on the 1990s and 2010s...
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Fascinating interview with my friend @jeffmanber about new commercially based agribusiness in Earth orbit. Could global food security be the long-sought "killer app" for microgravity research? https://t.co/jRKWkRqiAy
spaceq.ca
A new space farming commercial effort led by Nanoracks is looking to bring meaningful solutions for food security on Earth.
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Friday fun space fact: @NASAPersevere is already so far from Earth that it takes 8 seconds for a radio signal to reach it. #NASA #Mars2020
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The decaying remains of the launch stand at NASA Kennedy Space Center Pad 34, site of (only) seven launches from the early 1960s to October 1968, plus the terrible Apollo 1 fire in the capsule in January of that…
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Some words of wisdom from an international leader in commercial space development...
This is a time to listen..and be proactive about how we in the space community can do more to assure we reflect the whole of America. My thoughts here. And look forward to speaking with more folk in and outside the space industry: https://t.co/ZZpOWBwvo0
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Welcome to my new followers - I don't think I'm the "Astro Doug" that you think I am! But I do work on this exciting NASA mission to Mars about to launch in mid July. https://t.co/I6wWkT3sZd
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Welcome to my new followers - I don't think I'm the "Astro Doug" that you think I am! But I do work on this exciting NASA mission to Mars about to launch in mid July. https://t.co/I6wWkT3sZd
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NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is a work of art, with every inch carefully considered.
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Gulp.
This article blew my mind
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Boom!
Are you still a believer in Trump? Because at seven it’s marginal, right?
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