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KosmicKris

@kosmickris.bsky.social
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Space law Professor | Assorted sports 🏏 and music chat (he/his). Mainly personal stuff

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h
Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, has died.
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
📣 REMEMBER: We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2027 📣 'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌎 Find out more and get your submissions in here! 👉 lnkd.in/e3R6qXxW @julietdryden.bsky.social Juanita Elias
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I had mine on Saturday, and it really knocked me this time. Took 2 days to recover. I hate getting old - although it beats the alternative.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like the old kit cars used to do? Remove the body from a rusty old cortina, then pop a fibre glass body shell on top - only this time it's new electric underpinnings? That would be awesome! You could resurrect pretty much any car!
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Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is gloriously nerdy. www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
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First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine
After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you, that is a useful thought to hold on to.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trouble is, you're dead right about the suspension being messed up by the batteries. So you'd have to limit the weight and you'd be lucky to get a range of 120 miles... but what a glorious 120 miles they would be.
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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Long-distance runner Brendan Foster training for the then-upcoming 1978 Commonwealth Games on the streets of Tyneside, by Tony Duffy. A quite wonderful snapshot of Seventies Britain.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oooh, that's my morning gone now, contemplating which dream car I would electrify. Lancia Montecarlo high on the list (not exactly what you could call rustproof but such a lovely thing).
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Thomas Cheney @thomascheney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm putting together a 'science diplomacy in space governance' panel for @astropoliticswg.bsky.social at #BISA2027, my paper will be on COSPAR and the Nuclear Test Ban movement but open to a broad interpretation of the topic - email me if interested: thomas.e.l.cheney@northumbria.ac.uk
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We're sympathetic but we're not idiots. Something doesn't add up here! #makesyouthink
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"He munched on his delicious Soylent Green, thinking how much the flavour had improved now they had added extra girls"
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Frankly, this fella is all over the place. You don't give birth in an incubator, unless I suppose you're a really small lady, but even then, it seems unnecessarily restrictive. Lovely song though.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm curious as to why. I ask because this is an approach I often take (as I find chronology can lead to narrative rather than analysis). Is it the approach or is it the overt exposition of method you don't like?
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SpaceNews @spacenewsinc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NorthStar SDA sensor expansion on track despite investor redemptions NorthStar Earth and Space remains on track to expand its in-orbit space domain awareness network, CEO Stewart Bain said, despite heavy investor withdrawals from the blank-check company merger that took it public last week....
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NorthStar SDA sensor expansion on track despite investor redemptions
NorthStar Earth and Space remains on track to expand its in-orbit space domain awareness network, CEO Stewart Bain said, despite heavy investor withdrawals from the blank-check company merger that took it public last week.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When I first went to Pompeii it was the hottest place I’d ever been to! A really interesting, if slightly grizzly snapshot of a civilisation long since gone. Hope you have a great time ☺️
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SpaceNews @spacenewsinc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Space Force experiment uses HawkEye 360 satellites to listen for signals in orbit An 18-month experiment showed commercial RF monitoring satellites can detect transmissions from spacecraft in… spacenews.com/space-force-experimen…
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Space Force experiment uses HawkEye 360 satellites to listen for signals in orbit
An 18-month experiment showed commercial RF monitoring satellites can detect transmissions from spacecraft in LEO, MEO and GEO
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As always, you make an excellent point my friend! Hope you’re doing well - sending all good wishes to you
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I got rid of my bath and replaced it with a lovely walk-in shower. 99.9% of the time I have absolutely no regrets, but today (after having an unusually productive writing day) is the 0.1% of the time where I'd love a good soak.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's something I have resisted all my career. I think it is a really important line to draw. In law, I have fought for 20 years not to have my discipline laughed at. One UAP discussion for me will burn that work to the ground.
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Loren Grush @lorengrush.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Got to chat w/ NASA's Carlos García-Galán about Phase Two of the moon base and how the agency is going to get a whole bunch of equipment to the lunar surface. NASA is close to announcing block buys of rockets and is aware of the coming SpaceX Falcon "issue." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NASA Eyes Bulk Rocket Buy for Moon Base Amid SpaceX Phaseout
NASA is close to announcing a bulk purchase of rocket launches to fuel its $30 billion drive to build a permanent base on the moon for humans to live and work.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To be honest, the prospects of me ever providing thoughtful, strategic-focused analysis on anything are on the slim side. At best, this was an optimistic back-heel.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am not going to waste my time providing thoughtful, strategic-focused analysis on crackpot defence schemes that have been developed in 5 mins on ChatGPT by people who literally have no idea what they're talking about. Life is too short.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a fascinating piece discussing Scottish space heritage and ambitions. Glasgow has always been a hub of small sat creation, with Clyde Space (in particular) a really interesting company: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Europe is pouring billions into space. Can Glasgow's satellite industry keep up?
The city's space boom raises questions about the role of the state in backing important industries.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 06/10/2026
Scandal unfolding in Germany: Police has arrested the former head of the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage. Hanning was the agency's chief from 1998 to 2005. www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
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(S+) August Hanning: Ex-BND-Chef verhaftet – Verdacht auf Landesverräterische Ausspähung
Nach Informationen von SPIEGEL und SPIEGEL TV haben Fahnder den ehemaligen BND-Präsidenten August Hanning festgenommen. Der frühere Spitzenbeamte soll jahrelang privat Geheiminformationen von seinem a...
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SpaceNews @spacenewsinc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pentagon betting on solar power from space Overview Energy plans to beam power to Earth. Making the economics work will take much more... spacenews.com/pentagon-betting-on-s…
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Pentagon betting on solar power from space
Overview Energy plans to beam power to Earth. Making the economics work will take much more
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy birthday gorgeous lady! Here’s to another successful orbit of the Sun xx
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 04/10/2026
“In a tie-up with French defence electronics specialist Thales announced in June, Renault will co-produce its “Toutatis” drones and increase the current output 100 times over to 1,000 a month at full capacity, with production ready to go from 2027.”
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How Renault went from driveshafts to drones
French carmaker turns mass-manufacturing expertise to new frontier of warfare
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Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🧵Yeah, I know it sounds odd, when you think of a nuclei reactor you think of something with a large water tower and if you are of a certain age, Jack Lemmon. NASA has had nuclear reactor on the Moon before, during the Apollo era. The experiment packages left behind by some of the Apollo missions..
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China Space Watch @chinaspace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
China’s Shenlong spaceplane has reportedly demonstrated repeated satellite rendezvous and recapture operations. Tracking data indicate the spacecraft released, pursued and apparently recovered the same satellite multiple times between June and September. (No actual images of Shenlong exist.)
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Still in Sinus ✨❤️✨
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Absolutely - everyone is behaving 🤣
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You just look after yourself xx
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s always the curse of the extended cast… it goes from being a celebration of dance to a test of endurance 🤣
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Absolutely agree with you. If they’re keeping this format, it’s a two hander. Josh is a funny fella, but he’s clearly treading on the judges time and annoying them.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is fascinating. The SR71 is an amazing piece of engineering
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What an absolute legend.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Ron Swanson's Awkward Smile Nod
Alt: Ron Swanson's Awkward smile
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s a real shame. He’s done. They’re not building a team around him, they’re building a team to accommodate his weaknesses, and that never ends well.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You’re just awesome xx
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 03/10/2026
While there are countless positives to the internet, its dysfunctions seem to be central to many of the greatest threats facing humanity today. Is it time to log off? Join the Bulletin for a virtual panel discussing what the net has brought and wrought on October 14. ⬇️
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The Web World Wide: The Impact of the Internet
On October 14, join the Bulletin for a deep analysis of what the internet has brought, what it has wrought, and if the costs have begun to outweigh the benefits.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nice summary here of the recent Starship launch. It was impressive but also flawed and by no means the finished product.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Paul's work is just brilliant.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course, the US nuclear umbrella is almost completely mythical. And if the AfD, Reform and National Rally gain power, that really is game over. It's funny, one never thinks that the end will come, and certainly not in our lifetime.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I fear this is all interlinked with the funding of far right parties across Europe. UK & France are nuclear powers, the 3 Baltic States are the most anti-Russian of NATO (for obvious reasons). The pitch here is "increase your defence spending on US weapons and our nuclear umbrella continues"
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One is an uninhabitable hellhole, with empty properties and a hollowed out culture... the other has easy access to the A19.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He's just amazing isn't he? I hope I age like he has chosen to age.
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KosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There seems to be the perception amongst administrators that people who hitherto have not watched cricket will come flocking if we just reduce the number of overs to 20 a side and play "Burn Baby Burn" every time someone hits a boundary. We know this is simply not true - why don't they?
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Aaron Stein @aaronstein1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The blogfather @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social and I caught up to talk our TTX in Philly, Kebab in Armenia, and how the arms race in space is faster than on earth www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1222...
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The Rapid Race in Space
Aaron and Jeffrey crossed paths in Philadelphia for a TTX about space nukes and escalation dynamics. The two caught up on the game, the recent news from USAF Secretary about US weapons in orbit, and what it all means for the new space race.
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Andrew Parsonson @andrewparsonson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yesterday, DLR successfully launched the suborbital MAPHEUS-17 mission from Esrange, carrying several small experiments and technology demonstrators.
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