@blal

Former Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy and Strategy. Former Chief Technologist (Acting) NASA

 Santa Monica, CA
nasa.gov/offices/otps/bios/Bhavya_Lal_Associate_Administrator_of_OTPS
Joined September 2008
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When we talk about the future of nuclear, we usually mean fission, or fusion. But the nuclear industry just took a big step forward in another arena-- radioisotope power systems. @zeno_power, a nuclear startup, has demonstrated a radioisotope heat source at @PNNLab!
Zeno radioisotope power sources could be deployed on the seabed to power sensors, cables, or other infrastructure that is mocked up in a press image

ALT Zeno radioisotope power sources could be deployed on the seabed to power sensors, cables, or other infrastructure that is mocked up in a press image

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NASA Watch
@NASAWatch26 Oct 2023
Gee @MikeMcMahanTM @drerinmac @NASAScienceAA @TrondyNewman If only @NASA & @StarTrek could do a cross-over episode with "First Woman" characters from nasa.gov/calliefirst/and Beckett Mariner from #StarTrekLowerDecks Just sayin' #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #ArtemisGeneration #NASA
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2023 ASCEND, the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event, is launching from Las Vegas. Can’t make it in person? Tune in to the livestream beginning Monday, 23 October, 0745 hrs PT. Several sessions will be featured. #ascendspace #sponsored ascend.events/livestream/?ut…
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Did NASA Just Spoil the Plot of 2023's Best Sci-Fi Show? ⁦⁦@zpirtle⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@Astro_Pam⁩ ⁦@NASA⁩ inverse.com/entertainment/fo…

Did NASA Just Spoil the Plot of 2023's Best Sci-Fi Show?

The rules of ethical behavior in space are getting real at the International Astronautical Conference. But, interestingly, some specific topics are almost identical in the new season of the sci-fi...

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Market trends in the space sector, economics of orbital debris, private sector solutions to nuclear power on the Moon! Join me @ascendspace
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India sets 2040 target for crewed moon landing spacenews.com/india-sets-204…
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RAND
@RANDCorporation16 Oct 2023
This new report looks at how to identify and mitigate risks posed by the misuse of AI in the context of biological attacks. bit.ly/46xw9F9
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Producing just one SLS rocket for Artemis IV and future missions will cost $2.5 billion and NASA hopes to significantly reduce these costs by moving SLS to a commercial services contract. See our assessment of this plan: oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-24-001.…
Graphic and text including an image of NASA's Space Launch System lit up at night and language that reads "Newly Issued: NASA's Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract" from the NASA Office of Inspector General, oig.nasa.gov.

ALT Graphic and text including an image of NASA's Space Launch System lit up at night and language that reads "Newly Issued: NASA's Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract" from the NASA Office of Inspector General, oig.nasa.gov.

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Worth a critical read - both the Aerospace study and the SpaceX response spacenews.com/spacex-slams-f…

SpaceX slams FAA report on falling space debris danger

SpaceX called on the Federal Aviation Administration to correct a report to Congress warning that, by 2035, falling debris from U.S.-licensed constellations in low Earth orbit could injure or kill...

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NASA
@NASA7 Oct 2023
Watch the solar eclipse with NASA on Saturday, Oct. 14! We'll have live updates as the "ring of fire" crosses from Oregon to Texas, starting at 11:30am ET (1530 UTC). Send us your eclipse Qs with #AskNASA—and check out what you'll see from your town: go.nasa.gov/48FefSu
A map of the continental United States, depicting where the annular solar eclipse of 2023 can be seen. A thick gray line with orange circles stretches from Oregon to Texas, depicting where and when the "ring of fire" can be seen; thinner lines parallel to it show where a partial solar eclipse will be visible. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

ALT A map of the continental United States, depicting where the annular solar eclipse of 2023 can be seen. A thick gray line with orange circles stretches from Oregon to Texas, depicting where and when the "ring of fire" can be seen; thinner lines parallel to it show where a partial solar eclipse will be visible. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

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Proud to join a panel organized by the @esa at IAC! We discussed space safety and identified collective efforts towards jointly defined ambitions and measurable targets by 2030.
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You asked hard questions that made me think. Loved talking to you brilliant women of @MadamPolicy
Dee Martin@EDeeMartin5 Oct 2023
Replying to @blal @MadamPolicy @NASA
We loved having you on @MadamPolicy @blal!
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IAC 2023
@Iac20235 Oct 2023
Space enthusiasts! Join #IAC2023 here NOW for the LIVE FIRESIDE CHAT with Elon Musk 🚀🌠 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YpJkwODz…
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IAC 2023

Fireside Chat with Elon Musk

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Join me at The Economist's Space Economy Summit where I will be speaking. The event is taking place onOctober 11th-12th 2023, Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, CA and virtual. invt.io/1txbzomgu3p

Space Economy Summit

October 11th-12th 2023 • Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, CA and virtual

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IAC 2023
@Iac20234 Oct 2023
Join live conversation with Elon Musk & IAF President Clay Mowry on October 5! Delegates watch at Heydar Aliyev Centre; you can tune in here or @iafastro's website: bit.ly/463zrzP. Set your reminder for tomorrow now!
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NASA Watch
@NASAWatch4 Oct 2023
#OTD 4 October 1957 #Sputnik 1 was placed into orbit.
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Air Force Research Lab awards design contracts for nuclear powered spacecraft spacenews.com/air-force-rese…
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Moriba Jah@moribajah1 Oct 2023
We humans, as we know ourselves to be, will not conquer the challenges of becoming a multi-planetary or solar system species. But, the next hominids will, if we continue our quest to explore space. What we currently have in front of us now, should we choose to utilize it in the correct way, are technologies that blaze a trail forward for all humanity. As AI evolves, it's an inevitability that it's becomes part of our everyday life ... if it isn't already. Next steps? A merging of humanity and technium into one. In this month's article, I discuss the immediate future of transhumanism as I see it and the benefits of embracing such a monumental (r)evolution. Let's give a warm welcome to homo machina. Level ⬆️! aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/de… @aiaa @AeroAmMag
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Proceedings of the International Academy of Astronautics begin in Baku. Check out the Baku Convention Center. #IAC2023.
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It is our pleasure to announce that we will be hearing from Elon Musk @SpaceX again at the #IAC2023 in Baku! On Thursday 5 Oct he will join us virtually to discuss together with the IAF President how we can create a more exciting future. Don't miss it at 17:45 – 18:45 (GMT+4)!
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