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1/ Thread: I'm pretty sure that my beat is not just space exploration, but also Space Feels. Want to feel oddly sad about Earth and the moon growing apart? Here you go:
Marina Koren
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Marina Koren
@marinakoren
Freelance journalist, covering space, climate, & more. Previously @theatlantic. Former union boss. Repped by @trellislit. Ask me about Space Feels.
Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way
Joined May 2010
- An elementary school in Utah has ditched Andrew Jackson and will now be named for Mary Jackson, NASA's first black female engineer
- Who among us has not spiraled out of control recently
- I have captured the asteroid that was in Earth's vicinity and which you were probably saving for deep space Forgive me it was nearby so small and so cute
- Elon Musk has announced that Juneteenth is now considered a holiday at SpaceX and Tesla, but his followup suggests that it's not a paid holiday, and employees must use their own PTO.
- Trump now painting a misleading picture of NASA history. "The last administration presided over the closing of the space shuttle." Yes, the last space shuttle flew under Obama, but the program was canceled under George W. Bush.
- Hubble is out with some new pictures of the outer planets and wow, they are just stunning: esahubble.org/news/heic2113/
- During a telecon, I asked Jim Bridenstine about Elon Musk's recent opinions on COVID-19. A voice on the line said, "wrong press conference. Move on." I'm told it was Elon. NASA just picked Starship to contribute important technology to the agency's moon return. This is relevant.
- The SpaceX astronaut capsules so far have been called Endeavour, Resilience, and Endurance. A lovely start. Looking forward to future launches of Anxiety, Depression, and Lethargy.
- The ISS flew right over us after Inspiration4 launched, which means I've seen 11 spacefarers in the sky tonight. Not bad.
- Okay, I have fully processed the images JWST showed us today, and I have decided: The Carina Nebula image is maybe the coolest space picture I've ever seen. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
- This story is a 1,700-word subtweet of myself
