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Planetary Scientist at NASA, most at home when surrounded by mountains and stars.

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In less than two weeks we could return samples from Mars.

04.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Fun fact: I got in there for grad school. I hope I spelled it right. πŸ˜…

17.01.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Doug, for the note and for the inspiration. Breathtaking!

31.12.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our Curiosity rover ops room! β™₯️β™₯️

12.12.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is gorgeous!

01.12.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.12.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All totally normal

09.10.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A huge congratulations to the team. Not an easy milestone!

25.04.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This one particularly irks me also.

11.04.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. And the β€œit” specifically is basic research. Even, or especially, research without any immediate application. One of the great achievements of the 1950s-70s was America’s choice to invest in it.

16.03.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome work!

10.03.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well done. Good for future scientists and science-supporting people to understand that scientific research is a conscious spending choice of a government.

18.02.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0