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This is the official Twitter account for the Maine Space Grant Consortium

Augusta, Maine
Joined July 2012
Project Director at Maine Space Grant Consortium careers.liveandworkinmaine.c…
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Local students get to ask Maine astronauts questions while they are on the ISS! On April 13, between 1:15 pm-1:35 pm EDT, NASA Astronauts and Maine natives, Christopher Cassidy and Jessica Meir will make Maine history, and some lucky Maine students will be a part of it.
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Participating schools include Bristol Consolidated School, Brunswick Jr. High School, Jefferson Village School, Scarborough Middle School and South Bristol Elementary School, Bowdoin College and the University of Maine.
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NASA’s recently released video, Astronaut Moments with Chris Cassidy, highlights his past experiences in space youtu.be/6qCSSTYblHQ
A bill to realize the potential of the Maine SpacePort Complex advances to the 2nd Session of the 129th Maine Legislature. msgc.org/news/a-bill-to-revi…
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Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage! Our #Mars2020 Rover is gearing up for its seven-month journey to the Red Planet and you can send your name along for the ride. Get your boarding pass: go.nasa.gov/Mars2020pass
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Maine native Astronaut Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica set to launch on Sept 25 to start her six-month ISS mission as Flight Engineer. pressherald.com/2019/09/08/m… What a wonderful inspiration for girls to consider STEM career pathways.
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Another Maine native Astronaut Chris Cassidy @Astro_SEAL will briefly join her @Astro_Jessica on March 2020 before she ends her mission. This will be the first time two astronauts from Maine will be in space at the same time. #mainersforspaceexploration
We are launching our own Maine CubeSat Launch Initiative in January 2019. msgc.org/educators/maine-cub… #MaineInSpace
MSGC Conducting Study to Determine Market Demand for a Maine Space Entrepreneur and Innovation Complex. Check out News items at msgc.org
Northern summer global view of Mars from Mars Orbiter Mission Full image at planet.ly/40V6E
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What is a Wormhole? goo.gl/dRXnsb
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PRESS ALERT: Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye Releases Statement on Total Solar Eclipse planetary.org/press-room/rel…
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A threatened species thriving at Kennedy: some of the Gopher Tortoises here are as old as the space center itself! #WildlifeWednesday
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