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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I've never heard of it but it looks lively!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It looks cool. Maybe we can be there next year!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Last night I became a granddad! What an amazing feeling

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

1/ I've always felt that if my first book "The Close Encounters Man" sold 10,000 copies, that would be a great accomplishment. So imagine how I feel having just learned that we've sold 6,736 copies of the paperback and 3,373 copies of the audiobook, for a grand total of 10,109!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Cool, we'll be watching it tonight!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

North State Public Radio has posted my interview for its Blue Dot podcast! Host Dave Schlom and I talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything." It's all about one of most important events in the history of science, the International Geophysical Year. www.mynspr.org/show/blue-do...

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Blue Dot: The International Geophysical Year 1957-58 with Mark O'Connell

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Mark O'Connell, whose screenwriting credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, to talk about his non-fiction book, The Year Science Changed Every...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

2/ I get to be part of it, doing breakout sessions about my book "The Year Science Changed Everything"! www.markoconnell.info PS: H.O.P.E. stands for "How Our Planet is Evolving" sites.google.com/view/2024sci...

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Mark O'Connell | Discover Our Latest Release

Explore groundbreaking stories and projects by Mark O'Connell, featuring his new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet" and mor...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

1/ I'm excited to be taking part in the Climate of H.O.P.E. Conference this week in Downers Grove, IL lnkd.in/e6QRspZN ! Hundreds of middle school and high school science teachers will be spending the day honing their craft, and learning new ways to teach science to their students,

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2024 ClimateOfHOPE Conference

About the HOPE Conference

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I think Monica and I need this thanks!

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Ten years ago today I was on an Antarctic cruise with my siblings. We were privileged to be with our dad as he fulfilled his life's dream and set foot on the the last of the 7 continents. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and a fantastic experience to share with my family!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Put some tasty UFO and IGY reading under your Christmas tree this year! Link to my website www.markoconnell.info to see where to buy my two books. I'd prefer you buy them at your local indie bookstore, but chain stores are fine too!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Cool, Andy! I've always been curious about your work. How does a writer get to be a member of that club?

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Today, December 6th, is my birthday! On this day I was "reborn" after surviving my bone marrow transplant and restaging my immune system. I have endless gratitude to all the family, friends, nurses and doctors who got me through it all. To celebrate I went out on a donut run!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I had a great time this weekend at the Wisconsin Book Festival talking about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything." Thanks to everyone at UW-Madison and the National Science Foundation's US Ice Drilling Program for making this possible!

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Maybe, but I've never known a new station to use such a gigantic helo

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I've been seeing massive military twin rotor sky crane helicopters in the sky today above Atlanta. Show of force to intimidate No Kings protesters?

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I just got a fundraising email from James Carville. James fucking Carville?? Are you shitting me, Democratic Party? That hopeless, pompous fuck up is still on the team?? I didn't contribute and I unsubscribed. This is a real problem for you.

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

3/ "Coordinated by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), its goals were ambitious: to study earth’s geophysical phenomena through coordinated global observations, advancing understanding about the atmosphere, oceans, sun, polar regions, and even outer space..."

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

2/ I asked for a book summary and here's what Perplexity AI spat out: "IGY (1957–1958) was a landmark international scientific initiative, involving thousands of researchers from across the world, transcending political boundaries amid Cold War tensions...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

1/ I'm having a real metaphysical moment here... At my agent's suggestion I ran my new book,THE YEAR SCIENCE CHANGED EVERYTHING, through an AI tool (to sell more books, you know), & the result is kind of fascinating, but kind of weird. I am still processing...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I watch bad movies then read up on them to see what made them so bad. Lately I've noticed a weird trend where reviewers will write that a movie bombed, then add that, "in recent years, however, the film has developed a cult following." I call BS on the crap movie cults.

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Today marks 15 years of marriage with this beautiful soul. How did I get so lucky?

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

This 4th of July seemed like a good day for Monica & me to tour the beautiful grounds of the Carter Center here in Atlanta and pay our respects to one of the most decent, honorable and admirable presidents we've ever had.

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Lately I've been preoccupied with my second book "The Year Science Changed Everything," so it was nice to see my first book at the local bookstore yesterday, displayed "cover out"! www.markoconnell.info

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Maybe we should just give him the Nobel Prize and he'll go away.

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

1/ I love that once you're part of the Star Trek family, you're in forever! I just got an invitation from the good folks at the Treksperts Briefing Room podcast to talk about one of the Deep Space 9 episodes I wrote way back in the 1990s & I can't wait. It never gets boring!

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TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM: AN INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS PODCAST

TV Reviews Podcast · Updated Weekly · From the creators of the hit INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS podcast comes TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM with hosts LISA KLINK (writer, Star Trek: Voyager) and PETER HOLMSTROM (...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

1/ My interview on Beth Mund's "Casual Space" podcast is up! On this visit we talk about "The Year Science Changed Everything," my new book about the International Geophysical Year of 1957 and how it still benefits us every day.

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Oh man I can't wait to listen to this episode !

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

/2 ...then I learn that my appearance on the Casual Space podcast is being posted right now (yay)!, then I finally end the day on the phone with someone who has tantalizing info about one of my favorite unsolved UFO cases! *whew* www.bethmund.com/casual-space...

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269: Mark O’Connell, Author of The Year Science Changed Everything — Beth Mund

Beth and Mark explore the ripple effects of this global effort, including the formation of the Antarctic Treaty, the surprising roots of the Artemis Accords, and what IGY can teach us about tackling t...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

1/ Really bizarre day: started with a bumpy interview about my new science history book, then news that my Ancient Aliens episode premieres tonight, only to have that news retracted by Discover... www.bethmund.com/casual-space...

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

2/ ...then I learn that my appearance on the Casual Space podcast is being posted like now (!), then I finally end the day on the phone with someone who has tantalizing info about one of my favorite unsolved UFO cases! *whew*

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

bethmund.com

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I'm psyched that I'll be giving a talk about my new book "The Year Science Changed Everything" at the Wisconsin Book Festival/Science Festival in Madison this October. I did this event when my first book came out and I loved it--the second time should be twice as fun! www.wisconsinbookfestival.org

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Mark In Space @markoc60.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I recently did a fun interview about my new book, "The Year Science Changed Everything," with the ever-inspiring Beth Mund for her Casual Space podcast. We covered a lot of ground and had a lot of fun, and I can't wait for our talk to get posted! Watch This Space! www.bethmund.com/podcast

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