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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · May 2

It also proposes canceling Gateway. Right as Northrop Grumman received shipment of the shell. There’s no re-use of the system in the proposal so literal millions of USD is potentially going to waste.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Apr 29

Don’t forget that the companies that made these devices or the applications that run on them as addicting as possible! We might have allowed ourselves to get to this point but it’s definitely not ENTIRELY the public’s fault

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Apr 5

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Apr 4

Here’s a pre-Artemis 1 test of NASA SLS’ Rocketdyne RS-25 engine. Coming directly from the era of the Space Shuttle, SLS used 4 of these bad boys for its first stage alongside 2 Northrop Grumman-produced solid rocket boosters! #space #science

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Apr 3

The 24 hour news cycle is finally catching up to everyone. I appreciate that Marketplace is a daily operation. I’d rather be learning things late but know I’ve pearned the truth than early and potentially learning something false

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DutchSpace @dutchspace.bsky.social · Mar 28

Meanwhile HEO Space grabbed this on-orbit image of the Chinese spacestation using a BlackSky Inc. satellite

distance of 83 km, with a resolution of 0.17 m/px.

source: heospace on the other site.

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · Mar 25

Hello space people, apologies, another request. I'm looking for people that could comment on in-space manufacturing and the potential benefits for humanity.

If that's you, or you know someone, do let me know. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks!

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · Mar 25

Here’s more detail on the $420 million NASA says it has cut in contracts and grants. Oh wait - there is little detail publicly available. spacenews.com/nasa-termina...

NASA terminating $420 million in contracts

NASA is terminating $420 million in contracts the agency says are redundant or “misaligned” with its core priorities, but has provided few details about what is being cut.

spacenews.com

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 24

Can we phase out polygraphs now?

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 24

This is an incredible blunder and is the exact reason why you follow operational procedures when doing anything of substance in the government. Those rules were written with the tears of many sacrificed staffers.

Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · Mar 24

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · Mar 24

Hi space people, I'm looking for non-NASA experts to comment on the MAV portion of Mars Sample Return, and why it's so challenging to take off from Mars.

If that's you, or you know someone, do get in touch. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks!

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 24

Insane numbers. I would have honestly expected the drone count to be higher but maybe their numbers are hard to determine

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 22

Food banks around the country are in desperate need of support. They rely heavily on resources from the USDA and many rural food banks don’t have communities that can make up for the current losses. Donations of non-perishable food or money is good but please call your Reps

Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thank you to @sciguyspace.bsky.social for putting words to the “ick” I’ve been feeling about the language around bringing the Starliner astronauts home.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/can-nasa-remain-nonpartisan-when-basic-spaceflight-truths-are-shredded/

Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded? - Ars Technica

“Let’s bring them home NOW, Sir!”…

arstechnica.com

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 13

There are so many organizations that need volunteers to fight the good fight! Your time is worth more to most groups than providing money

Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 13

Please get involved in your local community organizations. They have an outsized impact on the things you interact with everyday and almost all organizations I’ve interacted with need volunteers

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 12

Getting rwally tired of headlines being written to normalize stupidity. The Sec Def is most decidedly not an expert on climate change but wording a headline like this makes it sound like this is a decision based on science or reason, not the political play that it actually is

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hello space people, I'm looking for experts to comment on the NASA cuts from a US/European perspective, and what this will mean for science moving forwards.

If that's you, do let me know. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks

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Edward Hunter Christie @ehunterchristie.bsky.social · Mar 11

Liberal American media are not fact-checking Trump any more. They've given up.
Here, WaPo writes an entire article about US & European aid to Ukraine. Not one line on the fact that Trump repeatedly uses egregiously fake numbers to justify his hostility.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Visualizing Ukraine’s military aid after the U.S. freeze

Since 2022, the United States has allocated more than $120 billion in aid to Ukraine. European nations have collectively allocated over $140 billion.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Edward Burke @edwardburke.bsky.social · Mar 8

The misuse in recent weeks of Thucycides’ Melian Dialogue- the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must- annoys me. The treatment of the Melians - murdered and enslaved - prompted small Greek city states to band together with Sparta and ultimately defeat Athens. That’s the lesson.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Mar 8

When a woman is empowered, the world is empowered.💜️

#InternationalWomensDay

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · Mar 4

Looking forward to reading this! Other than trying to convince our representatives to force the distribution of USAID, are there other things that regular citizens can do to keep the fight alive?

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Poundland Luigi @heyimandyw.bsky.social · Feb 24

Happy Twin Peaks day to those who celebrate 🍒☕🥧

Twin Peaks GIF

ALT: Twin Peaks GIF

media.tenor.com

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · Feb 18

The Planetary Society strongly opposes the sudden, indiscriminate dismissal of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers, and explorers at NASA — the largest involuntary workforce reduction since the end of the Apollo program.

Read more on our stance. ⬇️

The Planetary Society Strongly Opposes Mass Layoffs of Probationary…

Sudden, indiscriminate layoffs at NASA do not serve the national interests in space leadership.

www.planetary.org

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Feb 13

True story: when my older boys were little, they both got whooping cough even though they were vaccinated. It was bad. We asked the pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. They would’ve died, he said.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How the Senate Voted to Confirm R.F.K. Jr. as Health Secretary

The Senate confirmed Mr. Kennedy by a vote of 52 to 48 to lead the department responsible for public health.

www.nytimes.com

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