Dava Newman
@DavaExplorer
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@MediaLab Director @MIT Apollo Professor: Explorer-Engineer-Educator-Leader #STEAMD science, tech, engineering, arts, math, design. Former @NASA Deputy Admin.
Joined June 2015
Wonderful to listen to @esa Director General and CEO Dr. Josef Aschbacher @IAC2025sydney Protect our Planet, Explore and Discover, Inspiring Europe and the World!
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I like everyone to take a pause today and think about what this day really means. It's not just burgers and flags. It's about the men and women who put on the uniform, stood tall for this country, and made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live free. I can't think of anything
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When Voyagers 1 and 2 launched in 1977, they carried the Golden Record, which contained sounds and images selected to portray life and culture on Earth. We explore this ultimate mixtape of humanity on the latest @AirSpacePod: https://t.co/hjsLrLmbUz Sponsored by @LockheedMartin
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It has been an incredible #ScratchWeek with over 4,000 projects shared by Scratchers worldwide! We’re wrapping up the celebration with a surprise party: don’t tell Scratch Cat! 🤫 https://t.co/Cs0JMTPEmG
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Amazing engineering and creativity @nasa . NOT DEAD YET! NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'
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"It was yet another miracle save for Voyager."
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Wishing upon a... moon? That bright "star" is actually Mars' moon Deimos. In the hours before dawn, I snapped this long-exposure image with my left Navcam and caught Deimos as well as two stars from the constellation Leo in the sky. It's definitely a mood, as they say.
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Our home planet 🌎 This video of Earth was captured by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station.
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Space Sustainability Rating! Amazing and leading with impact, positivity! Imagine "if we get it right" @space_enabled Prof. Danielle Wood and Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy. SSR for the world @mit @medialab @MITAeroAstro @wef
In a new paper published in Acta Astronautica, Media Lab Research Engineer Minoo Rathnasabapathy, Prof. Danielle Wood (@space_enabled), and collaborators discuss the history, motivation, and design of the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR). Created in 2019, the SSR is an incentive
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Congratulations Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy! Proud of all your accomplishments and to work with you @mit @medialab on everything Space-to-Earth #FutureWorlds
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Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
Congratulations to Media Lab Research Engineer Minoo Rathnasabapathy, who has been selected as one of the 2025 Karman Fellows by the @KarmanProject! Dr. Rathnasabapathy’s work focuses on advancing data-driven climate intelligence and promoting the long-term sustainability of the
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Over 1,500 sols spent on Mars – and the dust still keeps me company🙂 Can you spot the dust devil? These columns of air and dust are common on the Red Planet. Scientists can learn more about Martian weather patterns and dust on the planet by studying these whirling wonders.
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I’m still in awe of our view of the world and beyond. Today was the Flower Moon and it did NOT disappoint! 🌕 🌸 These were shot from a few different lenses for perspective. I love how you can see the texture in the clouds and on the Moon itself.
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LIVE on @Twitch: NASA experts and a live artist are creating a Moon Mascot for the Artemis II mission — with your help! Learn how you, too, can design a zero gravity indicator that could fly around the Moon: https://t.co/k0NXqzq4ou
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1 Astronaut, Many Cameras and 220 Days of Amazing Images From Space
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Don Pettit brought a photographer’s eye to orbit, capturing the artistry of the cosmos and our planet.
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The sho is a reed instrument used in Gagaku, a traditional type of Japanese court music that dates back over a thousand years. It was exciting to share a cultural tradition that blended the ancient with the cutting edge as a bridge between humanity's past and future. The Space
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Calling all students! 🎨 @NASA is looking for K-12 artists to design a patch for the next Earth-based mission series simulating space travel to the Moon. The deadline is Oct. 15, 2025. Learn more: https://t.co/bpyTOxCEuW
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🥳🎂Happy Birthday to @NASAArtemis #astronaut @astro_watkins - geologist, aquanaut & former international rugby player who served as a mission specialist on @NASA’s @SpaceX #Crew4 mission to the @Space_Station. Here's to many more amazing orbits!💫 #WomeninSTEM
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Congrats to @MITCities PhD student Andres Rico, who has been selected as a recipient of the MIT Martin Family Society Fellowship for Sustainability!
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PhD student Andres Rico selected as a 2024 Martin Fellow for his work on community-based sensing for water management in cities.
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Thank you! Honored, humbled, and INSPIRED to accept the Visionary Award from #PreventCancer and #CongressionalFamilies @medialab One woman at a time - by, with, and for all! WHx ( https://t.co/373mWS2Khk)
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