Former Space Shuttle Program Manager & Flight Director for 40 missions. Now retired from NASA after 32 years. Currently consults for SAS & a full time grandpa.
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May 29
It’s probably a good time to repost the rules I learned over the course of many accident investigations
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Apr 8
Artemis II reminding me of Apollo 8:
Riders on Earth Together
By ARCHIBALD MACLEISH
December 25, 1968
Men's conception of themselves and of each other has always depended on their notion of the earth.
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Brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold.
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Feb 20
#OTD 2/20/1962: #Mercury #astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the #Earth aboard #Friendship7. He circled the Earth 3 times in just under 5 hours: spacecenter.org/john-glenn-f…
@NASA #space
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9 Nov 2025
Oh well, you can’t beat Mother Nature. Better luck another day New Glenn/Blue Origin
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6 Nov 2025
Outstanding program on Nova tonight about building the ISS. It illustrated just a couple of the difficult problems that had to be overcome to accomplish that incredible project
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23 Sep 2025
Watching the new astronaut class announcement today I was left with the same feelings I had over a year ago when the Artemis II crew was announced. Doesn’t anybody think of this?
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27 Aug 2025
Congratulations to SpaceX on a very successful flight 10. Hopefully this signals they have solved many of their little problems.
Next up, I am anxious to see them demonstrate cryogenic fluid transfer between ships - a necessary step for HLS
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18 Aug 2025
Magnificent pre-dawn pass of the ISS over Colorado just now.
Wish more people would look up to see it
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2 Jul 2025
“He executed an obscure textbook maneuver at Little Round Top that saved the day, saved the Union Army perhaps and maybe saved the Union.”- Shelby Foote on Chamberlain's legendary bayonet charge at Gettysburg
American, remember who you are descended from
2 Jul 2025
Today in American History: July 2nd, 1863
Day two of the Battle of Gettysburg!
After being chased out of Gettysburg on day 1, Union forces dig in and form strong defensive positions at places like Little Round Top while the Confederates mount ferocious attacks. Read more here🧵
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10 Jun 2025
In the Star Trek canon - DS9 - are we at the Bell Riots in Los Angeles?
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5 Jun 2025
This is the saddest news of the day. Marc was absolutely the best in all possible ways. I will miss him.
4 Jun 2025
BREAKING: Canada's first astronaut, Marc Garneau, has died at the age of 76. In a statement, his wife Pam said "He passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family". Garneau was elected to Parliament in 2008 and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Transport.
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4 Jun 2025
Time to bring out an oldie but one that speaks to today as well. The applicable part is towards the end: "Meanwhile, could we please quit cancelling rocket projects before they get off the drawing board?"
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31 May 2025
Glorious high elevation ISS pass during the middle of the high school graduation ceremony for my granddaughter !
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8 May 2025
Spurious talk: Houston getting a shuttle or NASA HQ. moved here. JSC is deteriorating with the proposed federal budget. I expect a 'smoky bear' hat to wear giving tours at the JSC Historical Site after the NPS takes over.
Because Houston doesn't care.
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