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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)

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Space archaeologist | Vice-chair, Global Expert Group for Sustainable Lunar Activity | Explorers Club 50, 2024 | Author, Dr Space Junk vs the Universe. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262539654/dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe/

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Flying Circuits @flyingcircuits.bsky.social · 2h

This accounting of what's been going on at NASA is a gut punch.

It describes the preparations they're making for upcoming disastrous (AND ILLEGAL) cuts in funding, and the first losses of priceless facilities, hardware, and staffing.

Burning our investment.
Dismantling our future.
#saveNASA

Shea (she/her) @solarshea.bsky.social · 17h

Shared with permission from Carl Stahle, Retired, Vice President of Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center

Link in the document text: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

(Original LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/carl-s...)

@roguenasa.altgov.info

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 21h

"In this excerpt from "Born: A History of Childbirth," author and historian Lucy Inglis reveals records from ancient Egypt that show how female physicians treated issues of "the womb," how men reacted to periods, and how the first known pregnancy test actually worked." 🏺🧪

'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt

In this excerpt from "Born: A History of Childbirth," author and historian Lucy Inglis reveals records from ancient Egypt that show how female physicians treated issues of "the womb," how men reacted ...

www.livescience.com

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 3h

I think you must be right

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo on X: "@DanKaszeta It's a 'featured snippet' showing a Steampunk Space Wiki entry. Perhaps it's not relevant to what YOU wanted your search to return, but I don't really see it as an issue. Google has never been an encyclopaedia and isn't attempting to be there. https://t.co/6CPzHfGKu1" / X

@DanKaszeta It's a 'featured snippet' showing a Steampunk Space Wiki entry. Perhaps it's not relevant to what YOU wanted your search to return, but I don't really see it as an issue. Google has never been an encyclopaedia and isn't attempting to be there. https://t.co/6CPzHfGKu1

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 4h

German-language sci-fi at any rate

What Noordung read
Jules Verne 1828 – 1905
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 1857 - 1935
Kurd Lasswitz: Auf zwei Planeten (1897)
Otto Willi Gail: various novels 1925-1949

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 4h

1929, Herman Potoċnik Noordung wrote a treatise on rockets and space stations which is a commonly cited work. There is some early SF too, I did some research on it for a talk, I'll see if I can find it.

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 4h

There was one Austrian astronaut, his space suit is in the Natural History museum! It must mean an analogue mission, there have been a few in the region recently. But the date, and empire - not a clue!

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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 9h

I think @drspacejunk.bsky.social will enjoy this one.

Tombmas Spooks @thomasfuchs.at · 23h

How many trillions of dollars have been invested into this technology so far?

Google search for "austria hungary in space"

Google excitedly tells you about the 1889 orbital flight, and that by 1908 there was a Mars research output with 30 people.

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 5h

Oh my god that's hilarious!

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 13h

😔

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 13h

'To the greatest extent possible, the location of [lunar] activities should be selected to avoid or minimise potential harm to places of natural or cultural heritage value'
🧪 🏺 #Moon #PlanetSci

GEGSLA – The sustainable management of lunar natural and cultural heritage: suggested principles and guidelines. – Moon Village Association

moonvillageassociation.org

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 14h

Hahaha good luck!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 15h

Hurrah!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 15h

There's a Croatian bakery near me that does a pretty similar cake - it's delicious!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 16h

I might have grown up near it, but it is one of the most soulless towns in Australia!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 16h

Is the worm alive?

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Roman Telescope 🔴 Gallery @roman-telescope.bsky.social · 17h

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Flickr (Jul 26, 2023)

The Roman Space Telescope's High Gain Antenna is being inspected by engineers at NASA Goddard's facility before integration activities commence.

flic.kr/p/2p1JE48

Close-up of the Roman Space Telescope's High Gain Antenna with engineers inspecting the flight communications panel in the background. Credit: NASA, Chris Gunn

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 17h

Next week I'm really looking forward to hosting a real-life heritage crime fighter, Daryl Holter, for the 1st of the online @sussexpast.bsky.social winter lectures. Book now, via the link, join us from the comfort of your home to hear how we can fight threats to our archaeology.
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Book Autumn Talk: Daryl Holter - Heritage Crime, the threats to our shared heritage - Sussex Past

Join us for our first Autumn Talk of the season, as we welcome Daryl Holter, Heritage Crime Officer for Sussex Police We are all custodians of our heritage – past, present and future. Too often we tak...

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

I had to this look up. It's for sure not a woman thing!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yes

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

Do ya now Kev!

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't say it was just a men problem .... but men have to own how the patriarchy supports environmental destruction.

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

I've got to tell you, after a lifetime of it, I'm over censoring myself to save men's hurt feelings. Being polite makes no difference!

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

'CONCUPISCENCE: A priest's word to express carnal desires.'

- Gustave Flaubert, Dictionary of Received Ideas, 1870s

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

Now that you say that, it might explain a bit why 'never again' is not being understood right now.

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 1d

There are some interesting studies which show that men find environmental awareness feminising. So there is definitely a gendered dimension.