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Ben Feist

@benfeist.bsky.social

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Software Engineer, Data Visualization & Informatics and Historian at NASA Johnson Space Center. Creator of ApolloInRealtime.org, Astromaterials3D, @apollo11movie team. Other account: @[email protected]

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org

ISS in Real Time

Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.

issinrealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 1d

I got clouds integrated this weekend. Click the little cloud icon on the globe / map and you'll get that day's cloud cover.

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ESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 1d

👨‍🚀 For over 25 years now, there has always been someone in space, orbiting our planet every 90 minutes aboard the International Space Station 🛰️.
Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org

ISS in Real Time

Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.

issinrealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the legwork. I’ll have a look.

Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 2d

T-minus 4 hours until the 25th anniversary of sustained human presence in space.
issinrealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 6d

I have been recording the pubic ISS telemetry stream and also got a dump from a colleague. I have it going back 7 years or so. You’re welcomed to it (PM me). You can also record it yourself with this repo I made. github.com/bfeist/ISS-t...

GitHub - bfeist/ISS-telemetry-recorder

Contribute to bfeist/ISS-telemetry-recorder development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 6d

Yep, it’s a messy bedroom right now though. Don’t judge. github.com/bfeist/ISS-i...

GitHub - bfeist/ISS-in-real-time

Contribute to bfeist/ISS-in-real-time development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 8d

You read my mind :). I put that on the list of “next things to do when I feel like it”

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for the heads up!

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 8d

My friend, David Charney and I built this over the past year on evenings and weekends. We're excited to make it available to the public in time for the 25th anniversary of sustained human presence in space (Nov 2).

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org

ISS in Real Time

Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.

issinrealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Sep 1

NASA guy uses telescope.
My late father left me his enormous 8” astrophotography telescope. I finally got it operational last night. Visual eyepieces only (camera gear pending). Managed to snap these pics through the eyepiece.

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Aug 15

An awesomely fun project from my friend and long-time collaborator @davidcharney.bsky.social. Making the internet a better place, as always.

alphabetmoon.org

Alphabet Moon

Explore the Moon! Type your name to see how it's written in the Moon's features, then dive into the fascinating science behind it.

alphabetmoon.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey there, I lead the creation of that website. Thanks for the post!

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Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca · Jul 22

How does this happen?

The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · Jul 22

I grew up in Guelph when there were no bike lanes, so I love the new bike lanes. However, if you are creating bike lanes for people, safety cannot be an afterthought. While it's great there will be no trucks in this bi-directional bike lane on Speedvale (@ Woolwich), this is an obvious hazard.

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Engineer Brains @hhackenbecker.bsky.social · Jul 20

Tune in to the original #MoonDay by visiting apolloinrealtime.org/11/

Apollo 11 in Real Time

A real-time interactive journey through the first landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.

apolloinrealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’m on vacation

Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · May 27

Rule: If you're in a NASA video, even only for a second, and even if you look like a dork, share it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HI...

Boot Camp for the Moon

YouTube video by NASA Johnson

www.youtube.com

Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Apr 13

Apollo 13 “problem”, 55 years ago at 11pm ET tonight.
ApolloInRealtime.org/13

Apollo 13 in Real Time

A real-time interactive journey through the third lunar landing attempt. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1970.

ApolloInRealtime.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Apr 2

Trump announces new tarrifs right here.

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great new film by NASA featuring some of the wonderfully talented people that I get to work with every day. We're working hard to prepare for our return to the Moon. This film shows just one aspect of those preparations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...

Preparing for Artemis: NASA's Geology Training for Lunar Exploration

YouTube video by NASA Johnson

www.youtube.com

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Mar 6

You can read a bit more about it here if you're interested: ttu-ir.tdl.org/items/ebd7ce...

Supporting Exploration Missions by Enabling Exploration Mission System Software

Future exploration missions will consist of a multitude of data sources, systems, and operators collaborating to complete mission objectives. Presently, NASA is instantiating the contractual mechanism...

ttu-ir.tdl.org

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Mar 6

In the science room, the mapping software you see on the video screen there is an application called Artemis EVA Geographical Information System (AEGIS), a project I'm the lead engineer on and have been building for the past couple of years.

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Mar 6

Extra points if you can spot me in the back of the science room. In the fall I was part of an Artemis III training simulation at NASA JSC. Today, NASA published a short article about it.

science.nasa.gov/uncategorize...

How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon - NASA Science

The Artemis III Geology Team, led by principal investigator Dr. Brett Denevi of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland,

science.nasa.gov

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Gordon "Oz" Osinski @drcrater.bsky.social · Mar 3

I’m looking forward to being on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s The Current around 8.30 am EST tomorrow to talk about the significance of @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social’s mission & what this means for lunar exploration, including for 🇨🇦 @westernuresearch.bsky.social

Reuters @reuters.com · Mar 2

Firefly Aerospace landed its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete in a global moon race reut.rs/3FdP2Ef

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

The four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.

reut.rs

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Ben Feist @benfeist.bsky.social · Feb 7

This sounds entirely awesome. I’d love to get that kind of search implemented on the website itself.

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