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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I miss this person so so much. How can the universe possibly be configured, such that she is no longer alive?

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A. Leistra @aleistra.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Dolly Parton.

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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy birthday astronaut Melvin! Like many others, I stand in Awww of the greatest official portrait ever

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I was today old when I learned about the Battle of Cable Street, 1936, in which the people of London build barricades to hold back a march of British fascists

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Be strong Be kind Make a little time for joy Repeat

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

2/2 “and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” This is the oath that I, like every other US federal civil servant, swore. I could make more $ outside the gov. I chose public service. I believe in our mission.

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

1/2 “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; …

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Okay peeps, what made these tracks?

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

This was my first AAS meeting in 3 years as a regular attendee again, rather than as an elected AAS Trustee. I thought it would be less exhausting. It was not.

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Mike Brown @plutokiller.com · 17/01/2025

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)

$A computer screen with a display showing output from an xray diffraction spectrometer.$ $Close up view showing fraction of metals. Fun stuff.$

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Work sunset, with liquid nitrogen delivery

A worker in yellow safety vest fills a tank of liquid nitrogen from an 18 wheeler truck. The tank is approximately 4 m high and has an acid meatball on it. There is a pretty orange sunset in the background, and a large building.

Close up of a worker filling a large tank with liquid nitrogen. There is vapor all around.

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Ah, the “new big bosses” anxiety dreams have started, right on time

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

This was the most oddly satisfying project. The kee-kew kee-kew sound of the hand saw as it slid through the board, the huge ratio of effort to destroy : effort to create, getting to see the cross-section of the (shitty) construction. Ahh

An ancient windsurf board, with a hand saw halfway through it, sawing from the starboard rail to the port rail, about 1/3 back from the nose of the board

The windsurf board in 2 pieces, with the saw resting on top

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

What do you mean, you don’t have a non/palm random orbital sander in stock? What kind of hardware store are you? Also, prove to me it’s random

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Current coping mechanism: Online shopping for 5/4 hooded wetsuits to stretch the windsurfing season further into “stupid cold” territory

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Me, beginning this paper: Surely we understand the IR emission from our solar system! I can subtract it off to measure the glow from JWST itself. Me, after talking to the COBE experts: There’s so much we don’t know about the IR emission from our own solar system!

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Deleted all my tweets with @luca.run ‘s free tweetXer on GitHub. Painless. Deleting all the Likes now. It’s strangely freeing

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András Gáspár @andrasgaspar.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I decided to "reactivate" my Twitter account, just to delete all my tweets. Great points have been made over here the past few days that deactivating is not enough. Doing that right now. Once done, deactivate final time. Here is a free script: github.com/lucahammer/t...

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

“I’m not giving up. And neither should you.”

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

I learned a history today, my friends. The point of history isn’t to make you feel good or feel bad. It’s to make you understand the actual world and how we got here

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #289,827. Are you not impressed?

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #289,827, Jane Rigby ‪@janerigby.bsky.social‬, joined on Jul 11, 2023"

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Today was my first time in an embassy: the British embassy in DC, to celebrate the power of international partnership for space science! Lots of discussion about amazing JWST and next steps They had OG red phonebooths but I forgot to take a selfie, so pls use your imagination

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

As a fed, I have to keep my personal social media very quiet this election year. So, here’s a thread about… ghost fruit waiting for mammoths No, really

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Being very silent on social media, bc the lawyers said it was smart. But, following along and enjoying the snark — thanks, all!

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 26/06/2024

Happy Pride! Be yourself, be fabulous, and know that you belong in the Universe

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 26/06/2024

Spent yesterday at the Defense Intelligence Agency, attending the Intelligence Community’s Pride Summit. Attended breakout on neurodiversity, panel on BIPOC/queer in gov service, and Col. Bree Fram’s amazing keynote. + gave a keynote. I’m tired. Also, weird to be in a bldg w no devices. No phones??

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Gorgeous! Hoping somebody makes a version entirely from JWST images

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Wow, thank you so much for all the love! I'm so happy NASA space Pride has resonated with you all. I knew it would be appreciated here, but never guessed it would be top-15-posts-of-all-time appreciated! I have given myself a migraine trying to respond to you all, so I must put my phone down now 🫠

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Potomac River approach to DCA!

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Great plenary by Robert Hurt of IPAC, w this gem of career advice

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Kelly Lepo @kellylepo.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

NASA Town Hall, which I thought would be more contentious. NASA plans to reduce the operational budget for Hubble and Chandra. No decisions yet, there will be a virtual town hall in a few months. Want to keep both Hubble and Chandra operational — but need to find a cheaper way to run them. #AAS244

Astrophysics Priorities
Explore/Innovate/Partner/Inspire
Maintain a balanced portfolio during this decade and the next, by balancing investments in missions under development and future missions, against funding for large missions in extended science operations.
Investment to advance the Astro2020 Decadal Priorities, including technology maturation for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, and the selection of an Astrophysics Probe mission.
Ensure successful completion of the Roman Space Telescope, within the Agency commitment (cost/schedule)
• Protect international partnerships such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a gravitational wave mission.

Astrophysics FY24 Budget Decisions
* Maintain Agency commitment to delivery of Roman
* Maintain Explorer missions in development (SPHEREx and COSI)
* Proceed with newest MIDEX: UV explorer (UVEX)
* Review underway for Probe Mission (AO FY23)
* International partnerships:
- LISA transitions to management by Explorers office following ESA adoption (January 2024)
- ATHENA investments are being restructured in response to ESA program reformulation
* Technology investments for Habitable Worlds Observatory
* Reductions to operational cost of large, extended-operations missions
- Chandra (25 years)
- Hubble (34 years)

Update on Hubble Gyro Resolution
* Gyro 3 grew increasingly problematic since late 2023 significantly increasing interruptions to science.
* Transition to one gyro science (OGS) operational mode was announced June 4.
- Uses a larger solar exclusion angle and will take more time to acquire science targets.
- Expect to schedule ~500 fewer science orbits per year.
- Field of Regard at any one time will be reduced from ~82% to ~50% (comparable to Webb), the total sky will remain available over the course of the year.
* The team is working to return Hubble to consistent science operations over the next several weeks.

Habitable Worlds Observatory
Decadal Recommendations → Big Picture Strategy
* Build to schedule: Mission Level 1 Requirement e.g. Planetary mission strategy
* Evolve technology:
- Build upon current NASA investments and TRL-9 technology
- Segmented optical telescope system from JWST
- Coronagraph from Roman's coronagraphic imager program
* Next Generation Rockets:
- Larger telescope aperture sizes
- Leverage opportunities offered by large fairings to facilitate mass & volume trades
* Planned Servicing: Robotic servicing at L2
* Robust Margins: Design with large scientific, technical, and programmatic margins
* Mature technologies first: Reduce risk by maturing the technologies prior to formulation

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

Took a brain break at #AAS244. Yay for some contemplative time on the water!

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

Session 213 at #AAS244, Community Models of Astronomy: Applying Principles of Mutuality and Stewardship, happening now in Hall of Ideas G.

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

Snippets from Madison, Wisconsin at #AAS244

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Ian Elliott (he/they)🤘🌈🎲 @thatianeliott.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

If you needed more proof that consent is a foreign concept to these tech bros.

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Jane Rigby @janerigby.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

My notes from when the President cold-called me two weeks ago, to offer me the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Scribbled on the back of a paper draft).