Mark Ratterman
@markratterman
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Talking Space Podcast, Also https://t.co/CzUOeO93jh #spacetweep, space exploration fan, married, former FRC Mentor 2015-2020 FIRST @FRC3556 GET SMART
Lake City, FL
Joined November 2008
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Russia's Soyuz made by Estes into highly-detailed flying model rocket: https://t.co/YPYDO43B5k
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NASA Mars ESCAPADE twin spacecraft (with kiwis) launch on New Glenn rocket: https://t.co/3w3L8k78yd
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New Glenn successfully completed its second mission by deploying @NASA’s ESCAPADE twin spacecraft, powering on and transmitting data for @Viasat’s HaloNet technology demonstration, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn. Learn more: https://t.co/a4PycrFeEP
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NG-2 Launch Update: Our next launch attempt is no earlier than Wednesday, November 12, due to forecasted weather and sea state conditions. We worked with the FAA and range to select a launch window from 2:50 PM – 4:17 PM EST / 19:50 – 21:17 UTC. The live webcast starts at T-20
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🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨 👀Launch viewing is back at The Gantry! https://t.co/kqiQ4IuXDQ 🚀SpaceX will launch the O3b mPOWER-D mission. ⏰NET Monday, July 21 at 5:00 p.m.
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DSS43 tracking beneath a snowy Brindabella skyline - a winter sentinel of space ❄️📡 #DSS43 #CDSCC #DeepSpaceNetwork #Brindabellas #SpaceInWinter #NASA #CanberraSnow #Snow #Brrr
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Exciting times ahead as we prepare to install this giant L-band feedhorn onto the receiver cones of our 70m antenna! This crucial component will enhance our capabilities in radio astronomy, allowing us to explore the universe like never before. Stay tuned for more updates! 📡〰️🌌
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Step into the spaceport of the future and experience one of four incredible journeys into the universe. On Spaceport KSC, fly to destinations never-before explored and discover the universe like never before.
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Launching today on @Int_Machines second mission to the Moon, the @nokia Tipping Point demonstration will attempt to deploy the first 4G cellular network on the lunar surface. 🌔 Learn about the Tipping Point demos on IM-2: https://t.co/yhg0uquHH6
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Weather is greater than 95% favorable for the launch of @Int_Machines’ second mission to the Moon! Liftoff is scheduled for 7:16pm ET on Feb. 26 aboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A.
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RT @Int_Machines: Intuitive Machines and SpaceX have analyzed the data from the lunar lander fueling test for the IM-2 mission and determin…
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To the moon, Alice! Well, actually to the moon, IM-2. The second Intuitive Machines lunar lander is safely inside the payload fairing atop Falcon 9 ready to launch tonight at 7:16pm EST. Set a reminder to watch it live with me and @NASASpaceflight
https://t.co/lqnIDiVzpP
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Falcon 9 at LC-39A ahead of the Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch set for NET February 26. 🚀🌙
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Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michael Haggerty for the public radio show @HoustonMatters, about collecting space memorabilia. You can can listen to our conversation here:
houstonpublicmedia.org
Houston's Robert Pearlman, who runs the website collectSPACE, talks about the world of collecting objects from the history of NASA and human space exploration.
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MEDIA: Accreditation is open for the upcoming #Crew10 launch to @Space_Station. Teams are targeting launch on March 12 from Launch Complex 39A. Apply now: https://t.co/LyoAa0PdG2
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Gotta wonder what the next decade will bring #Advancement or #Stagnation for humans in space
He doesn't need me to come to his defense but @Astro_Andreas is correct here. There isn't a rescue mission and @seanhannity bought this tripe from @elonmusk hook line and sinker. The fact that Crew-9 went up with only 2 people on board should tell you something.
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Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2025 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement: Software engineer Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton’s work on Project Apollo was crucial to the success of the Moon landings and she continued to make profound impacts on the field of
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Ad astra! #ChuckYeager #birthday
🧑✈️Remembering #aviation pioneer @GenChuckYeager, born #OTD 2/13/1923. Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 at speeds of 700 MPH in 1947, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. Yeager was born in West Virginia, and lived to the age of 97. Ad astra! ⭐️ https://t.co/exzN4eTD52
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Deep Space Station 43, the largest steerable,parabolic antenna dish in the southern hemisphere. #nasa #space #science #jpl #photography #exploration #dss43 #communication #communication #canberra #antenna #sun
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