Astro Hawk 🚀🌒 /Ian Kluft @[email protected]
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#space #aerospace #astronomy on this acct software engineer, pilot/CFI, Ham, rocket/balloon tracker, #spacegeek co-founder of Stratofox Also me: @ikluft @KO6YQ
Portland, OR, USA🇺🇸, Earth🌎
Joined August 2010
Trivia: Texas is among the states that require an excuse to vote by mail. But since all #NASA astronauts live in Houston, they have an automatic excuse granted to astronauts in orbit. (PD image from Wikipedia) #space #Election2024
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Eclipse of the Sun. By the moon Phobos. From the surface of Mars. Captured by the @NASAPersevere rover on September 30. I'm still amazed that we can see such things. https://t.co/U6R5YJdUWg
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Combining the power of Hubble and #NASAWebb, astronomers revisited the giant “pancake” of dust encircling the hot young star Vega. Surprisingly, the disk is very smooth, without evidence of large, forming planets: https://t.co/XFWbSsZ1nh
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Jaw-Dropping Report Reveals Causes of Arecibo Telescope Collapse
gizmodo.com
An investigation by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found Hurricane Maria worsened a slow decay of the Arecibo Observatory's support cables.
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"Disposal" by @XKCD comic - You wouldn't even have to dig the hole if you find a real estate listing for a decommissioned missile silo. https://t.co/oKCFmBR4iw
#space☄️ #rocketry🚀 #WTF🤪
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.@StarfishSpace and two other companies win contracts to help @NatReconOfc advance capabilities for space operations: https://t.co/3acssEtYiq H/T @cognitive_space @GoToImpulse
geekwire.com
The National Reconnaissance Office has selected Starfish Space and two other companies to evaluate new technologies for space operations.
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"Disposal" by @XKCD comic - You wouldn't even have to dig the hole if you find a real estate listing for a decommissioned missile silo. https://t.co/oKCFmBR4iw
#space☄️ #rocketry🚀 #WTF🤪
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@SPACEdotcom @NASAArtemis @NASA @arstechnica @SciGuySpace @StephenClark1 "NASA Identifies Root Cause of Orion Heat Shield Char Loss" by Marcia Smith @SpcPlcyOnline - Not saying what it is, they claim to now know root cause of #Orion heat shield issue. Problem: #Artemis2 heat shield is already built. https://t.co/86LCo0cW7k
#Artemis🚀 #NASA🇺🇸 #Moon🌘
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit is a giant nerd, and we’re all luckier for it
arstechnica.com
We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows."
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"Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission" by @ArsTechnica / @StephenClark1 - Though #NASA is withholding info for privacy, there has been history of long-duration astronauts hospitalized to adapt back to 1G gravity. https://t.co/HkhcUrjyta
#SpaceX #Crew8
arstechnica.com
NASA says the astronaut was hospitalized overnight for medical observation.
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OK. What-if. What if I could raise the money or in some manner make myself CEO of the new Boeing Space? Does it come with 50% of ULA or does that stay with the airplane company? If I'm doing it, I want ULA and I want control. It is a necessary part of the package. 1/n
<pulls out wallet, counts cash> I can do $50, assuming it comes with the full Huntington Beach facility and no need to remediate toxic chemicals.
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"Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission" by @ArsTechnica / @StephenClark1 - Though #NASA is withholding info for privacy, there has been history of long-duration astronauts hospitalized to adapt back to 1G gravity. https://t.co/HkhcUrjyta
#SpaceX #Crew8
arstechnica.com
NASA says the astronaut was hospitalized overnight for medical observation.
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Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX?
arstechnica.com
NASA chief says ties between SpaceX CEO and Putin should be investigated.
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"NASA Provides Update on Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Health" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #NASA disclosed one of their 3 astronauts (not the Russian) was hospitalized after splashdown for a medical issue, which is not being disclosed for privacy. https://t.co/rmiZxqmfAc
#SpaceX #Crew8
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@NASA @Commercial_Crew "Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Returns Safely to Earth" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - #NASA #Crew8 #SpaceX #CrewDragon safely splashed down offshore of Pensacola, Florida. 235 days in space was the longest Crew Dragon mission. https://t.co/2UgCrZBjmX
#NewSpace
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Asteroids pass near Earth every day, not all detected. For example, today asteroid 2024 UT was discovered and named after it had already made its nearest pass just above the altitude of the geosynchronous satellite belt. #Intelsat33E #space
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Though media have been quick to point out #Intelsat33E was built by Boeing, even in their headlines, there is not yet enough info (in public) to conclude whether the satellite failed or was struck by a meteoroid/asteroid. #space
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Asteroids pass near Earth every day, not all detected. For example, today asteroid 2024 UT was discovered and named after it had already made its nearest pass just above the altitude of the geosynchronous satellite belt. #Intelsat33E #space
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Though media have been quick to point out #Intelsat33E was built by Boeing, even in their headlines, there is not yet enough info (in public) to conclude whether the satellite failed or was struck by a meteoroid/asteroid. #space
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