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LMAO nice one @satofishi, you’re really proving your airline safety ideas hold up to mild scrutiny
Replying to @satofishi
Yeah, they should be condemned for taking their bags. Stuff is replaceable, people are not. Taking bags takes time, even if only seconds, that could be the difference between life and death for others onboard. If there’s something you wanna take in an evac, put it in your pocket
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I’m bummed out by how excited some folks get about missiles and killing machines. Theres a lot of cool tech involved, and I get why someone would be fascinated by these weapons, but many of the defense startups I see have a very cavalier attitude about what they do.
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Thank you for engaging with our analysis, @NASAAdmin Isaacman. As we stated in the report, this is an exercise worth pursuing. We share your desire to make sure that every decision and every dollar spent creates more wins for science. We agree plutonium shouldn't sit idle. That's why we keep arguing for more resources for NASA science to pursue high-priority missions to the outer solar system. But even if PROMISE comes in below our estimates, there are real opportunity costs in the use of NASA's spare MMRTG and its limited supply of plutonium-238. Using 4.8 kg now is equivalent to nearly 20 years of natural decay losses across NASA's supply. We want to make sure the scientific outcomes justify this cost, should NASA decide to pursue this effort. That's why we recommended incorporating the science goals of Endurance-A: sample collection across the South Pole–Aitken basin by a rover capable of long-distance drives. The science was recommended by the decadal survey and reaffirmed just this week by NASA's own SPARX Science Definition Team. PROMISE may be promising for that task. We look forward to the ongoing conversation about keeping the United States on the cutting edge of scientific discovery.
Launch and landing costs are a reality for any mission, so setting those aside, if PROMISE costs even 20% of your low-end estimate, we simply will not fly it. That said, it would be crazy not to take advantage of hardware taxpayers have already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in, along with Pu-238 that continues to decay and lose roughly 2% of its potential each year. More than a decade has gone by. How much of this Pu-238 do you want to waste waiting for a mission that does not even exist? I understand the community sometimes likes to take a long time to reach consensus, but under this Administration, we can just do things and put wins on the board for the Moon Base and all the science and discovery it will enable. In my humble opinion, less debate and more frequent wins make it easier to advocate for more resources to do more science.
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For the first time, we have raised the Intersex Progress Pride Flag at a NASA center to commemorate #PrideMonth
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Space for all 🏳️‍🌈 As part of our #PrideMonth celebration, we unveiled the Pride flag on Lab, a visual reminder that inclusivity is one of @NASAJPL's core values and that by fostering a diverse and equitable work environment, we can Dare Mighty Things Together.
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i am sorry but none of the apollo stuff in this performative release is even remotely new forgive me we have had it for fifty years and it was boring then too
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Rare modern instance of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory doing a form of Jet Propulsion
Powering the next giant leap. A novel electromagnetic thruster that runs on lithium metal vapor was successfully fired up for the first time during initial tests at JPL. Fully developed and paired with a nuclear power source, these thrusters could reduce launch mass and support payloads required for human Mars missions.
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Celebrating 36 years of discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope 🔭 Collected on April 23, 2026, by one of Vantor's WorldView Legion satellites, this remarkable non-Earth image showcases Hubble from just 61.8 km away—an incredible perspective of one of humanity’s most iconic scientific instruments. With a space sample distance of 4.0 cm, Hubble’s signature cylindrical body, gleaming thermal shielding, and extended solar arrays are clearly visible, along with the open aperture door at the front of the telescope. For over three decades, Hubble has expanded our understanding of the universe—delivering breathtaking imagery and groundbreaking science that continue to inspire. Proud to support the technologies and teams that make moments like this possible.
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The eclipse from Orion. On April 6, external cameras attached to the Orion spacecraft's solar array wings captured the Moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse.
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The President’s new budget defunding American science and innovation is dead on arrival, just like last year. As NASA astronauts are literally on their way to the Moon, showcasing the tremendous power of American innovation that the President claims to support, the Administration is actively trying to sabotage their mission and the dedicated team at NASA. After last year's full-scale assault on American science and innovation was rejected by a broad, bipartisan, bicameral coalition — Trump has yet again gone along with Russ Vought's misguided goal to demolish our scientific agencies and drive technical leadership to other countries. When will they learn? Congress understands that science is what creates new cures, creates new jobs, and inspires the next generation. And Congress will reject this terrible budget.
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Don’t ever let anyone tell you this administration is good for NASA.
The White House is proposing $18.8 billion for NASA in FY27, a 23% cut to NASA's 2026 enacted funding. Science, ISS, and education major targets of the proposed cuts. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/up…
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I do think Isaacman has been a great administrator so far, but good lord does Vought need to go
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Estas son las tomas que solo la NASA libera, sin gráficos, sin compresión, slow mo, para que los nerdos la vean, estudien y revisen. Gratis y para todos. Las agencias espaciales públicas jamás deben de desaparecer. xitter.cf/TJ_Cooney/status/20397…
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That's us! 🌍 The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon. As @Astro_Christina put it: "You guys look great."
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not because it’s easy, but because it goes hard.
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“DEI” Koch: -longest spaceflight by a woman -first all female spacewalk -3 time ISS astronaut Glover: -Piloted first crew Dragon -4 spacewalks -ISS astronaut No matter how accomplished women and minorities are, they will always be DEI to you.
Replying to @knosalit
Guess the 2 of them will make up for the DEI deadwood
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To make spaceflight a nationalism thing *again* is the most idiotic thing possible. Apollo was killed because of this. We beat the Soviets. The American legislator then saw 0 reason to keep Apollo— we beat the Soviets, right? We gave up half a decade of progress for a flag.
The goal is not just to reach the Moon, but to stay. 🌘
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HEARTWARMING: Space Shuttle Enterprise grateful it isn’t a “real” shuttle so it won’t be brutally dismembered and sent to Texas
TX lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian: collectspace.com/news/news-1…
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“In August, Acting Administrator Sean Duffy approved the relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery to a nonprofit organization near NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.” Yet another reason why @SecDuffyNASA is not fit to lead NASA (as if another was needed lol)
TX lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian: collectspace.com/news/news-1…
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Based on the law as written in the One Big Beautiful Bill, he could’ve designated *literally any other spacecraft* that’s flown astronauts to space. And he managed to choose the most expensive, most destructive, and least practical option.
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