Adam Steltzner
@steltzner
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Chief Eng. @nasapersevere & Mars Sample Return. Member @theNAEng. @nasajpl Fellow. Keynote Speaker/Author:“The Right Kind of Crazy”Speaking inq:@KepplerSpeakers
Altadena, CA
Joined August 2012
Great day for those of us working #MarsSampleReturn.@NASAPersevere just dropped the first set of tubes that will constitute the contingency cache on #Mars
Not one to brag, but this is pretty momentous. By dropping this one tube to the ground, I’ve officially started setting aside samples that Mars Sample Return could bring back to Earth someday. Learn more:
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Excited to share this video and to be a part of the greatest robotic expedition humanity has ever undertaken!
Mars Sample Return would be one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space. But bringing those samples to Earth will be no easy feat, requiring multiple spacecraft to pick up the samples, launch off the Martian surface, and ferry them back to our planet.
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Working EDL for Spirit & Opportunity was an absolute dream come true. We spend years working on these missions & with these teams of people. Family, for better or worse. A solid tribute to to our Martian soldier, Oppy. #daremightythings
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RT @LaurieofMars: I cried during the darn TRAILER. Can't wait to see #GoodNightOppy in its entirety! What an adventure. What a team. What a…
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Had a great time visiting with my colleagues & showing @LaurieofMars the details of @NASAPersevere Sample & Caching System (SCS). Percy has taken 11 samples from Mars and will soon set down her first cache for eventual return to earth! @NASAJPL #MSR
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We love our student interns at @NASAJPL! I hope you’re left feeling inspired and I can’t wait to be inspired by you when you come back and work with us soon.
Our interns soaked up their last days @NASAJPL during our send-off event featuring talks, JPL trivia, poster giveaways, and more. Thanks for choosing @NASAJPL. We hope to see you back soon! Learn more about our internships – offered all year long – here:
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@NASAJPL_Edu @NASAJPL @NASASTEM @nasajplcareers @NASAInterns @NASA It’s my absolute joy to speak with this fantastic group of student interns. Hope your summer was filled with inspiration. Come back and work with us soon! @NASAJPL_Edu @NASAJPL
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RT @NASAPersevere: Ten years ago today, Curiosity braved a landing so harrowing it seemed almost crazy. I wouldn’t be here without that leg…
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@NASAWebb has and will continue to add to our collection of iconic images that e invite our curiosity and stir our souls.
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It is great to see Perseverance building this valuable science asset on the surface of Mars. It is great to be part of the Mars Sample Return team charged with bringing them home! #bringthemhome #NASA #dustydozen
Call them the “dusty dozen.” I’ve now got 12 rock core samples on board, collected while #SamplingMars at these different sites around Jezero Crater. Learn more about all my samples, and keep track of the ones still to come:
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10 years ago we landed @MarsCuriosity. It was a technical feat heralded by pres @BarackObama. My greatest honor to lead that team. We stand on the shoulders of that accomplishment as we look to return samples w/Mars Sample Return @NASAJPL @LaurieofMars
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After a few days of almost Twitter hacking..it’s good to be back! And just in time for a big day tomorrow. 🎉😅#landiversary @MarsCuriosity @NASAJPL
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Well this is exciting! My team and I are excited to bring these samples back to Earth and take a look..up close and personal! #SamplingMars
Rock sample #9 is in the bag! (Well, in the tube, anyway.) My team has waited years to get up close to this river delta and see what it might say about past life on Mars. This sample may well get a one-way ticket back to Earth in the future! #SamplingMars
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RT @NASAPersevere: Twenty-five years ago today, a true pioneer touched down. Sojourner proved we could drive on Mars; each rover since has…
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@Dr_ThomasZ we are lucky to have such work to do. Creating the future and expanding the knowledge of humanity is an honor that we both get to share. We are a fantastically curious species. It is our fate to explore, learn and grow. #NASA @NASAJPL @NASAPersevere @MarsCuriosity
Wearing a new shirt in honor of my friend, and colleague, @NASAJPL engineer @steltzner, who is “the right kind of crazy”. We both make stuff up for a living, in his case the @MarsCuriosity & @NASAPersevere sky cranes, and much more. #Mars #DareMightyThings
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It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.
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RT @ACEC_National: We talked with @steltzner - Chief Engineer of the NASA Mars 2020 mission after his amazing presentation at this year's c…
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Thank you for having me @ACEC_National ! I had a blast!
We're having a great time with our afternoon speaker, @steltzner, who's talking about curiosity and the drive that pushes society forward. #ACEC2022ANNUAL.
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Thanks @KepplerSpeakers pics like this are the reason I show up at work every day. Never gets old.
See how #NASA’s ‘otherworldly’ design enabled humanity’s continued exploration of Mars. About @NasaPersevere Chief Engineer Adam Steltzner (@Steltzner) — #mars
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