Lori Garver
@Lori_Garver
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Co-Founder @OwensFellowship ; Board @WorldViewSpace @HydrosatI ; Advisor @SierraSpaceCo @K2SpaceCo @BessemerVP ; Former @NASA Deputy Administrator, GM @ALPAPilots
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My book is out & I hope you enjoy this story - we overcame gravity by working together. There is so much more we can accomplish!
@elonmusk
@SpaceX
@WalterIsaacson
@JeffBezos
@blueorigin
@richardbranson
@virgingalactic
@neiltyson
@BillNye
@SciGuySpace
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The big reveal! Coming on June 7, 2022, my memoir about the quest to overcome the status quo to transition
@NASA
& human spaceflight to be sustainable & benefit humanity.
@elonmusk
@SpaceX
@richardbranson
@VirginOrbit
@JeffBezos
@blueorigin
@BarackObama
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For you engineers, would actively flight testing rockets in stages be more motivating than working 10-yrs for just one full up horizontal engine test before flight? As a matter of public policy, it seems foolhardy to spend $20B w/out more test flights & not sure it reduces risk.
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When humans 1st step foot on Mars, it will most likely be a US/NASA led effort that includes a consortium of countries & private companies. The way to best assure this soonest is to reduce the cost through innovation, which is currently being led by
@SpaceX
@blueorigin
& others.
If we are able to accomplish the extraordinary goal of sending a person to Mars, I want the flag that will be flying on that planet to be the flag of the United States of America, not the flag of SpaceX or Blue Origin.
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I didn't say this. I've asked for a correction. I write in the book that SpaceX is running faster than the competition & that it will be hard for others to catch up in the next decade unless Elon trips. The reporter asked what could trip him up & ego was a part of my response.
Former NASA deputy administrator has a message for Elon Musk: Don't trip on your ego.
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All this capability at a savings to the tax-payer of $20-30B -
@NASA
’s own estimate -compared to traditional approach. Oh, they also landed the 1st rocket stage on a robot ship, in the dark, in the middle of the ocean. Only a crazy person would have believed in this!
#callmecrazy
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Fav Garver quote so far: "
@JeffBezos
is serious; he wouldn't - &, by the way, neither would
@elonmusk
-be in there if there wasn't money to be made. I love the 'I want to advance humanity & save the species,' but it's boys & their toys...Jeff will at least tell you that straight"
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Congrats to the entire
@SpaceX
team. What a fun way to start the morning. Looking forward to s’more fun in a few hours w/
@BoeingSpace
&
@NASA
I love it when a plan comes together!
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@SciGuySpace
I said in an exit interview from
@NASA
in 2013 that it was likely to slip a year or two from 2017, NASA put out a statement saying I was mistaken & Boeing said they were actually ahead of schedule.
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What a thrill to be part of this historic day for human spaceflight. The gang is all here!
@virgingalactic
#unity22
early risers are at the flight line.
@Gedmark
@wapodavenport
@SciGuySpace
@jeff_foust
@Free_Space
go
@SirishaBandla
@richardbranson
et al!
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"Back at home we all have a lot of work to do but from here, the Earth sure looks like a perfect world". When we 1st met,
@rookisaacman
asked if commercial space was developing faster or slower than I'd imagined 40 yrs ago. I said slower at first, but thanks to you - faster now!
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Broomsticks it is! 🧹 🧹 🧹
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Our book isn’t completed, but I’m pleased to announce my collaboration with Michael Sheetz & publish this preview of an important chapter in the decades-long quest to open access to space & save NASA!
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I’ve never gotten to see a launch from the beach! I don’t know why these are known as the cheap seats! Better than VIP viewing & I don’t have to wear close-toed shoes ... or any shoes!
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Friendly reminder that Congress cut commercial crew funding by more than 50% for the first 5 years! ($500M became $230M, $800M became $400M etc.) Meanwhile, SLS/Orion requests of $3-4B got $100M's added by Congress. Not all schedule slips should be created equal.
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Minds being blown across the aerospace industry! NASA team is doing a good job threading the needle about the transition from SLS/Orion to a more sustainable system, without being so blunt. Nevertheless, it is now up to
@SpaceX
to deliver. If they do, the writing is on the wall.
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Congratulations
@SpaceX
@elonmusk
@NASA
I wouldn't have predicted this outcome! Upon reflection, it's the only selection that met the Hill's direction - lower funding than requested, & down selecting to one winner - hoisted on their own petard! Huzzah!
@NASAArtemis
@KathyLueders
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Watching one of our own
@owensfellowship
sisters closing out Dragon! That is
@Maddie_Kothe
- number 19 - class of 2018! Go
@SpaceX
@NASA
#brookiesrule
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For those interested, Kamala Harris just said in her acceptance speech at the DNC that “I will make sure that we lead the world into the future on space & artificial intelligence. That America, not China wins the competition for the 21st century.”
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I was told by a SpaceX VP at the launch that they offered free launches to NASA, Air Force etc. but got no takers. A student developed experiment or early tech demo could have led to even more new knowledge from the mission. The Tesla gimmick was the backup.
@spacewriter
.
@Lori_Garver
tends to know of what she speaks, but I'm hoping other perspectives will bubble up.
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Such a privilege to be honored along with
@KathyLueders
at tonight's
@WomeninAero
awards banquet. Thank you to
@Pomerantz
& the
@owensfellowship
for nominating me & to all who have lit the path so more could follow. The future is bright!
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I didn't write the headlines - I'd have suggested along the lines of: NASA Isn't about the Past, it is about the Future - but I'll let my - rather long - op-ed speak for itself. Bill Nelson Isn't the Best Choice for NASA Administrator via
@sciam
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Just sayin...
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It was a pleasure an an honor to help. I was so sure this was the right path, that the Congress being against us was just another hurdle. Couldn't have happened without
@SpaceX
and so many others!
@SciGuySpace
@NASA
Thank you to
@Lori_Garver
for pursing Commercial Crew Program even if it was not received well by the Congress. I hope they recognize the similarities between CCP and HLS and realize the importance of commercialized lunar lander.
Love you, NASA! ❤️
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So gratifying to see all the excitement & support for this upcoming human spaceflight launch! Being part of the team that got it started was an honor & the
@SpaceX
&
@NASA
teams making it happen are my heroes!
#godspeeddragon
T-minus 8 days until history is made.
@SpaceX
will be launching humans to space for the first time.
This is only the fifth time
@NASA
has used a new spacecraft in its 60 year history. And for many of us, the first time we have ever seen a new crew spacecraft launch
#CrewDragon
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Whoa - we haven’t been on Mars more than 30 min &
@NASA
is already talking about gearing up the Mars helicopter Ingenuity! Take a breath & a victory lap team!
@NASAPersevere
playing some nice David Bowie - is there life on Mars?
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@WordsmithFL
I'm rarely speechless, but blown away by this offer. I don't know about its legality, but offering $2B+ to develop a competitive lander can't be ignored. Sure, it is unconventional, but hasn't everyone (including Elon) been saying Jeff needs to take more of a personal interest?
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Can Boeing Catch Up with SpaceX?
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Nice photo of
@Starshipprogram
hot staging. Congratulations to the entire
@SpaceX
team on an extremely successful test. Hard to be too critical of the 1st stage RUD on return, since that's the flight profile for all non-SpaceX rockets. Here's to pushing the envelope further!
WOW: Another view of Starship hot staging, right at Starship upper stage ignition!
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Mike Collins was one of the all—time-greats. This shot is from Neil’s funeral in Ohio, but I’d know him over 20-years by then. Losing our heroes isn’t easy, but this loss is particularly hard. Godspeed my friend!
@AstroMCollins
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Humans on ISS for 21 yrs was not pre-ordained. Unity had to wait for the Zarya module, which finally launched in Nov 1998. I came to the
@NASA
Halloween Costume Contest that year as Unity. My space policy twist - sponsored by Disney & Viagra (get it up & keep it up). Yes, I won!
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Welcome home
@inspiration4x
crew! Congrats to
@SpaceX
& all who made this happen!
@rookisaacman
@DrSianProctor
@ArceneauxHayley
@ChrisSembroski
Just such a wonderful milestone & I could not have hand-picked a better crew. What an accomplishment!
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Docking complete! Congrats
@SpaceX
@NASA
@Commercial_Crew
Dragon made it to the space station in the same amount of time it took us to drive home to DC. I bet they had a better time! Enjoy your stay!
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Be still my beating heart! More good news from Boca Chica! Congratulations to the
@SpaceXStarship
team on reaching a tremendous milestone! SN10 just went over 10 kilometers, returned to home base & stuck the landing! The accomplishments of
@SpaceX
@elonmusk
continue to overwhelm
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This is outstanding news - congratulations to Kathy & the
@NASA
team! As I watched the recent press conferences on the launch - I thought - there is the next HEO AA!
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Indeed - no one asked about that in the press conference, but this was the reality. Most in Congress & senior NASA leadership at the time wanted to down select to one provider - and it was Boeing. Times have changed.
@Lori_Garver
Remembering when certain members of Congress were trying to force NASA to select only one vendor (Boeing) for commercial crew. We'd still be hitchhiking out of Baikonur.
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Straight talk on anti
@SpaceX
excuses: "Industry giants have criticized the company for "arrogance," but "the real reason was that it threatened their way of doing business and their livelihoods," Lori Garver, NASA's former deputy administrator, told AFP.
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Go baby go - it is hard to put my feelings into words watching these fully commercial flights! Many years in the making & now just a happy supporter & spectator.
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Appreciate the shout out on
@CNN
from
@milesobrien
about my role in advancing the
@Commercial_Crew
program. He mentioned the arrows I took in the process & I'd like to report that I've always been proud of my beautiful scars - today more than ever. Thanks to so many
@SpaceX
@NASA
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1st time
@SpaceX
in yrs. No photos allowed inside, so imagine cranking out new & refurbed Merlins, Raptors, Dracos, Dragons, flight suits & Falcons to keep pace w/ their launch rate - insane progress! Thx to
@Maddie_Kothe
& the women’s network 4 hosting my tour & talk - an honor!
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Who could have seen this coming 15 years ago?
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Where are the arrests? How is it possible to say 10 yrs in prison for this behavior in Portland in July, but I love you & understand to those who vandalize our Capitol?
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Fired up and ready to go!
Double Dragons readying for flight ahead of the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 human spaceflight missions
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You could push me over with a feather right now!
NASA picks SpaceX as the sole winner of the HLS program,
@wapodavenport
reports, beating teams led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and $LDOS' Dynetics.
Elon Musk's company will use the $2.9 billion contract to accelerate development of its Starship rocket:
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Heinlein Award cannon represents "defiance of conventional wisdom when necessary". Honored to join past (all male) winners including
@elonmusk
@TheRealBuzz
@PeterDiamandis
@BurtRutan
Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, Robert Goddard, Gene Roddenberry, Carl Sagan, & Arthur C. Clarke
@nss
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Joy all around! Congratulations to
@SpaceX
@rookisaacman
@Gillis_SarahE
@KiddPoteet
&
@annawmenon
you made us all so proud! Can’t wait to hear all about the experience.
Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew splash down off the coast of Florida, completing the
@PolarisProgram
's first human spaceflight mission
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Halloween costume competition
@NASA
1998 - I was Unity Module (Node 1), sponsored by Disney & a few others. Viagra was new on the market & I thought our goal was the same - "get it up & keep it up". Unity launched a month later & is still "up" - commercial space on the rise too!
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Congratulations to you, Elon - and to
@SpaceX
- truly a beautiful sight to behold. Maybe we’ll get there yet!
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"The Falcon 9 Heavy may some day come about. It’s on the drawing board right now. SLS is real." We knew it wasn't true then & a decade & $20B later, SLS still isn't real & FH is flying. Charlie Bolden says the quiet part out loud: SLS rocket will go away
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What a ride for our rock star
@SirishaBandla
you have given the world more than you know today! Thank you for allowing me to share in your adventure!
@virgingalactic
@Gedmark
@richardbranson
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The space community has been talking about replacing the RD-180s with a U.S. engine for decades. Congratulations to the Vulcan
@ulalaunch
&
@blueorigin
team who finally made it happen!
#ToTheMoon
Separation confirmed! The Peregrine commercial lunar lander, built by
@Astrobotic
deploys from the
#VulcanRocket
's Centaur V upper stage and becomes the first mission successfully launched in
@NASA
's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
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This is awesome! After holding his cards close as a civil servant for decades - Gerst plays his hand! Congrats & huge win for
@SpaceX
& commercial crew! SpaceX brings on NASA's former top spaceflight official as it prepares to launch first astronauts
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Heart rate finally returning to normal. Looking forward to
@realspaceforce
on Friday and
@SpaceX
@NASA
launch on Saturday. Am I the only one that doesn't mind getting to see the whole Jetsons suit-up &
@Tesla
convoy again in a few days?
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Gotta find the charts that Boeing & the "three amigos" presented to
@NASA
in 2010, saying they could do SLS with $3B and 5 yrs. I said in 2013 that the program was likely to slip beyond 2017, but
@Boeing
Program Director said I was wrong, they were ahead of schedule.
#igiveup
Government watchdog says cost of NASA rocket continues to rise, a threat to Trump’s moon mission
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Oh my goodness - this is very sweet Emily! You may have to wait a few more years, but I suppose time will tell. Either way - your support means everything to me.
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Quick review of numbers
@NASA
requested $5.8B in ‘11 request for 5-yr runout & received $2.4B from Congress for those 5 yrs. NASA requested $11.2B for SLS/Orion & received $16.3B over same 5 yrs - in addition to ~$16 spent on CxP. More $ on Soyuz seats due to of these decisions.
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What a beautiful sight! As the Grinch would say... I’m leaking! Congrats to
@SpaceX
@NASA
@Commercial_Crew
& all who worked to make this happen!
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Thank you so much for this recognition! Joining the esteemed group of past winners including Gerard O’Neill, Gene Roddenberry, Carl Sagan,
@PeterDiamandis
@TheRealBuzz
&
@elonmusk
is a huge honor. It appears I am the 1st woman to win the award, but I predict many will follow!
Congratulations
@Lori_Garver
"Ms. Garver has been selected to receive the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award for her important work in promoting the agency’s pioneering Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) and Commercial Crew (CC) Programs..."
#Heinlein
#space
#scifi
#NASA
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Lots of folks are concerned about the economy, & I'm sure
@POTUS
himself is at the top of the list. Sarcastically wishing
@elonmusk
"lots of luck on his trip to the moon" makes it appear he isn't concerned & is unaware this is a funded
@NASA
program.
@NASAArtemis
“Lots of luck on his trip to the moon.”
— President Biden responds to Elon Musk saying he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy
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These are just the launches to (and returns from) the Cape. I had a lot of confidence that our policies were going to drive progress, but the success of
@SpaceX
is truly remarkable. Now let's get them some competition!
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@NASAWatch
We need a meme that shows $40B in lost opportunity costs over the last 10-years. Money & time that could have been spent incentivizing competitive innovative human spaceflight capabilities & missions. Don't forget his cuts to commercial crew that led to delays & more $ to Russia.
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Well said & thanks to you &
@POTUS44
support when we really needed it in the early days!
Congratulations to NASA and SpaceX on today's launch. It’s a testament to the power of science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation, ingenuity, and determination. I join all Americans and the people of Japan in wishing the astronauts Godspeed on their journey.
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Congratulations to you and the entire
@SpaceX
@PolarisProgram
team! Godspeed
@rookisaacman
@Gillis_SarahE
@KiddPoteet
@AnnaMenon58531
There are launches and then there are LAUNCHES!!! Hard to describe the blood, sweat and tears that got the
@PolarisProgram
crew to orbit today.
Pictured below are just a few of the
@SpaceX
team members who made the mission happen with
@elonmusk
, shortly after launch
All focus
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Thanks to friend, mentor & star,
@NichelleIsUhura
, for helping open space to humanity! You will be missed in this galaxy!
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Congrats to the team! It has been a long road, but she’s out of the gate! To the Moon!
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Similar comparison can be made of the suits. Preferences may vary…
@SpaceX
is sleek, but reminiscent of Space Balls.
@BoeingSpace
more Destination Moon with practical pockets! Variety is the spice of life & Godspeed to all - when the vehicle & rocket are ready to go!
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@AstroKarenN
@NASA
@JimBridenstine
Much about this ad is disturbing & I’m sure seeing your family’s goodby being used in this way is especially difficult. I think it violates Federal Election Committee rules - so alerting them may get it taken down/removed.
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This is what we did to peaceful protestors in DC a few months ago - who were NOT participating in an insurrection.
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Countdown to public release:
@neiltyson
says, "From presidents to heads of agencies to astronauts to key members of congress, she knew them all and they knew her — & they didn't always see eye to eye" - the rest made the front cover - thank you Neil!
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Congrats to the entire
@Virgin_Orbit
team! Special shout out to
@Pomerantz
my co-founder (w/
@cassieloulee
) of the
@owensfellowship
- I don't know how he finds the time to make so many dreams come true!
@PGSFellowship
@FromCaliToMars
via
@wired
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That look when someone says they'll take humans to the Moon in 2 years & to Mars in 6 years...I love ya Elon, & I want it to be true, but...
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@elonmusk
@JeffBezos
Thanks Elon, I imagine the massive assault I have experienced pales by comparison to yours. I definitely did not intend to add to it! Both
@wapodavenport
&
@TimFernholz
new books outline our progress, how we got here & why it is important.
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I’m not sure I had seen this photo before - thanks for sharing! He took a big chance on this program (we also took a big chance asking him to do that...) & it is starting to pay off! Congrats to the whole team!
One of my favorite
@BarackObama
pics, visiting the
@Commercial_Crew
Crew Dragon spacecraft that his administration fought for (along with
@Boeing
's CST-100) at
@CarnegieMellon
in 2016
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I paid no attention to Trump at launch, but heard he said: “We have created the envy of the world & we’ll soon be landing on Mars & we’ll soon have the greatest weapons ever imagined in history. I’ve already seen designs & even I can’t believe it”. So
@NASA
is related to weapons?
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Congrats to
@blueorigin
#NewShepard
@JeffBezos
team! Wheels turning about an all-female crew. I'd invite
@NichelleIsUhura
@poppy_northcutt
@karina_drees
!
@AnoushehAnsari
@Oprah
@QueenNoor
@sherylsandberg
@KellyRipa
@PennyPritzker
@MichelleObama
@laurenepowell
@Dove
could sponsor!
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The lack of awareness that women haven’t been to the the Moon is fascinating. I’ve been asked by girls in several student presentations if I’ve been to the Moon & always feel bad having to acknowledge no women have ever been there (& that I’ve never even been to space... yet!)
JUST IN: Jen Psaki highlights Artemis Program: We will send “another man and another woman to the moon.”
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I know the Unity 22 crew will have a more stunning view tomorrow, but I’m enjoying the beautiful scene out my airplane window on the approach to El Paso. Sure beats the view from my sofa over the past 16 months!
@virgingalactic
@SirishaBandla
@richardbranson
@VGChiefTrainer
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My op-ed in The Hill - posted a few minutes ago... SpaceX could save NASA and the future of space exploration
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Our
@owensfellowship
&
@SpaceX
rockstar
@Maddie_Kothe
supervising the suit up & keeping the crew calm! We knew you when...
#19
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#Artemis
killed Orion by accident after being tricked by Apollo into thinking the hunter was, in fact, a villain who had attacked one of her priestesses. To the Moon!
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Being blamed by him & many others 4 "beginning a death march for human spaceflight...recklessly abandoning sound principles, a proven track record & steady path of success" for proposing commercial crew & opposing SLS was horribly ironic & nearly broke me
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Everybody is talking about
@Oprah
interview tonight w/ Meghan & Harry - but tune in 30-min early on
@CBS
you can catch
@BillWhitakerCBS
interview with me & the Female NASA engineer in charge of building the rocket aimed at putting first woman on the moon
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Thank you for inviting me to this historic launch
@JimBridenstine
really enjoying hearing your remarks about the importance of this mission & a new way of partnering with industry!
@NASA
@SpaceX
@JAXA_en
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More awesome
@Commercial_Crew
coverage!
@SciGuySpace
knocks it out of the park w/ truth telling on CxP & Ares costs. We tried to explain all this in 2010, but better late than never! The numbers don’t lie—NASA’s move to commercial space has saved money
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