Look how fast they took Trump’s face off the screen after the crowd erupts in boos.
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Ron Filipkowski
This is a stellar nursery.
Where stars and their planets are being born.
Part of the Orion Molecular Cloud, imaged with JWST.
The Artemis III Crew, from left to right:
- Randy Bresnik, commander
- Luca Parmitano, pilot (ESA)
- Frank Rubio, mission specialist
- Andre Douglas, mission specialist
The Artemis III Crew, from left to right:
- Randy Bresnik, commander
- Luca Parmitano, pilot (ESA)
- Frank Rubio, mission specialist
- Andre Douglas, mission specialist
I am excited to see this mission fly! And to see these folks do some cool flight testing and science!
And it's awesome to see the diversity of ethnic backgrounds in the crew!
But it's really disappointing that it's four dudes.
Their official portrait (courtesy NASA):
How did Hammond get the DNA to recreate an extinct plant?
Did a mosquito drink the plant's blood? Was it stupid?
USRA, the parent organization of the Lunar and Planetary Institute—famous for hosting LPSC, training planetary scientists (including me), and unilaterally deciding to censor DEI content in planetary community documents going back decades—has shared this message.
They plan to support community "analysis/assessment groups" as they transition from NASA-funded entities to entirely independent groups funded, ah... somehow.
Including by making available all of those community-generated docs going back decades.
My reply (to which I don't expect a response):
