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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

It also proposes canceling Gateway. Right as Northrop Grumman received shipment of the shell. There’s no re-use of the system in the proposal so literal millions of USD is potentially going to waste.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Don’t forget that the companies that made these devices or the applications that run on them as addicting as possible! We might have allowed ourselves to get to this point but it’s definitely not ENTIRELY the public’s fault

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Here’s a pre-Artemis 1 test of NASA SLS’ Rocketdyne RS-25 engine. Coming directly from the era of the Space Shuttle, SLS used 4 of these bad boys for its first stage alongside 2 Northrop Grumman-produced solid rocket boosters! #space #science

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The 24 hour news cycle is finally catching up to everyone. I appreciate that Marketplace is a daily operation. I’d rather be learning things late but know I’ve pearned the truth than early and potentially learning something false

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DutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 28/03/2025

Meanwhile HEO Space grabbed this on-orbit image of the Chinese spacestation using a BlackSky Inc. satellite distance of 83 km, with a resolution of 0.17 m/px. source: heospace on the other site.

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Hello space people, apologies, another request. I'm looking for people that could comment on in-space manufacturing and the potential benefits for humanity. If that's you, or you know someone, do let me know. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com Thanks!

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Here’s more detail on the $420 million NASA says it has cut in contracts and grants. Oh wait - there is little detail publicly available. spacenews.com/nasa-termina...

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NASA terminating $420 million in contracts

NASA is terminating $420 million in contracts the agency says are redundant or “misaligned” with its core priorities, but has provided few details about what is being cut.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Can we phase out polygraphs now?

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This is an incredible blunder and is the exact reason why you follow operational procedures when doing anything of substance in the government. Those rules were written with the tears of many sacrificed staffers.

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Hi space people, I'm looking for non-NASA experts to comment on the MAV portion of Mars Sample Return, and why it's so challenging to take off from Mars. If that's you, or you know someone, do get in touch. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com Thanks!

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Insane numbers. I would have honestly expected the drone count to be higher but maybe their numbers are hard to determine

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Food banks around the country are in desperate need of support. They rely heavily on resources from the USDA and many rural food banks don’t have communities that can make up for the current losses. Donations of non-perishable food or money is good but please call your Reps

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There are so many organizations that need volunteers to fight the good fight! Your time is worth more to most groups than providing money

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Please get involved in your local community organizations. They have an outsized impact on the things you interact with everyday and almost all organizations I’ve interacted with need volunteers

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Getting rwally tired of headlines being written to normalize stupidity. The Sec Def is most decidedly not an expert on climate change but wording a headline like this makes it sound like this is a decision based on science or reason, not the political play that it actually is

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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Hello space people, I'm looking for experts to comment on the NASA cuts from a US/European perspective, and what this will mean for science moving forwards. If that's you, do let me know. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com Thanks

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Edward Hunter Christie @ehunterchristie.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Liberal American media are not fact-checking Trump any more. They've given up. Here, WaPo writes an entire article about US & European aid to Ukraine. Not one line on the fact that Trump repeatedly uses egregiously fake numbers to justify his hostility. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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Visualizing Ukraine’s military aid after the U.S. freeze

Since 2022, the United States has allocated more than $120 billion in aid to Ukraine. European nations have collectively allocated over $140 billion.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/03/2025

When a woman is empowered, the world is empowered.💜️ #InternationalWomensDay

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Looking forward to reading this! Other than trying to convince our representatives to force the distribution of USAID, are there other things that regular citizens can do to keep the fight alive?

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Andywxyz @andywxyz.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Happy Twin Peaks day to those who celebrate 🍒☕🥧

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The Planetary Society strongly opposes the sudden, indiscriminate dismissal of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers, and explorers at NASA — the largest involuntary workforce reduction since the end of the Apollo program. Read more on our stance. ⬇️

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The Planetary Society Strongly Opposes Mass Layoffs of Probationary…

Sudden, indiscriminate layoffs at NASA do not serve the national interests in space leadership.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

True story: when my older boys were little, they both got whooping cough even though they were vaccinated. It was bad. We asked the pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. They would’ve died, he said. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.com

How the Senate Voted to Confirm R.F.K. Jr. as Health Secretary

The Senate confirmed Mr. Kennedy by a vote of 52 to 48 to lead the department responsible for public health.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m just imagining people having their tvs running through YouTube auto-play videos all day like an airport tv showing CNN

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I appreciate Marketplace for not “normalizing stupid” as I like to tell my wife. When people in power make dumb or dangerous statements, do illegal things or support others doing those things the media shouldn’t be using language that implies these things are normal. These things are NOT

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 31/01/2025

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Just to reiterate for those in the back: “DON’T STOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZING!”

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

If something on the internet makes you feel something then it’s best to go looking for a good second or third source for that thing. And I mean GOOD source because so many “news” sites on the internet all parrot one another verbatim

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 30/01/2025

Last call to volunteer for CVD! Applications close TOMORROW (31 January) at 11:59 pm ET. 👇

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

STEAM has a much better ring to it anyway

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

STEM should definitely include some poli sci. So much research stands on the shoulders of strong public institutions and the way we protect research opportunities is by fighting for strong public institutions

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I would like to reboot the country in safe mode, please. Also, let's update all of our antivirus measures.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

LLMs famously “have no moat” and an open source model like this will open up a whole world of fine tuning possibilities that will likely erase any attempts at censorship in the model

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

For those of us who haven’t read into Project Stargate, is there any info on how that program will keep the US’ lead? AI famously has “no moat” and unless new models are kept classified, it won’t be hard for motivated adversaries to catch up

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Make the Jovians great again

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

There’s a vocal contingent of folks who think the Moon is “been there, done that” for the US. In my opinion they’re missing the forest for the trees. Humanity has only ever had a long term presence in LEO and sustained travel in deep space for Mars is going to be a whole different beast

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

For anyone passionate about aerospace please volunteer for your local AIAA chapter! We need passionate people who want to make positive impacts on our industry! By working together we can achieve great things for the common good.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

While we shift to Mars China is going to have an established Moon base unopposed and then the DoD will be playing an aggressive game of catchup

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Interesting to see that it’s a template but the language is still very hostile. I’m not sure I’ve seen verbiage like this used like this in a notice but I haven’t been around that long to know for sure

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The history buff in me is very concerned about the wording here.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Let’s hope if that “deal” does come, it also includes provisions for making sure this conflict can’t start up again.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Space colonization is going to look a lot like Antarctic research. A political endeavor in support of projecting power. The logistics of keeping people alive in deep space will mean small settlements that will likely never be able to be self sufficient.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

If critical thinking isn’t dead yet it’s definitely going to struggle to survive the constant barrage of stupid being thrown at it.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Here’s hoping folks don’t forget that every technology we need to colonize Mars is also needed for colonizing the Moon. The Moon has the amazing benefit of being only 3 DAYS away, not MONTHS if something goes wrong.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Maybe not directly but he definitely implied it by saying we pay to defend other countries borders over our own.

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Andrew @nomadd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Has the administration offered any information on potential alternative nominees or are they all in on Pete?

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