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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 23h

Looking forward to this one. I first saw it at a theater in College Station, TX, when I was in the Texas A&M Ph.D program with @phdrachel.bsky.social. I also read Andy Weir's novel afterwards.

Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 1d

This week Historians At The Movies talks about space travel. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, October 12 at 8pm eastern for THE MARTIAN.

Keep #HATM hiring by sharing and we’ll see you soon.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 4d

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal. This article draws attention to the harmful effects of the project on indigenous people. Does anybody who teaches U.S. history focus on this aspect of the Erie Canal?

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial

www.nytimes.com

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight, it's Cam Schlittler's world. All the rest of us are just living in it.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to the Steelers and their fans. I am a Vikings fan, but it is important to respond to the loss gracefully and give credit to the winning team.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 11d

Latest Great Courses series watched: The History of the United States Navy. I heard from Craig Symonds in Annapolis this month, then I finished his incisive look at two and a half centuries of American seagoing prowess.

www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/the-history-...

The History of the United States Navy

Experience the astonishing story of the US Navy from the Age of Sail to the era of nuclear-powered submarines.

www.thegreatcoursesplus.com

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Marwella Zhang @marwellaspaceart.bsky.social · Aug 1

My watercolor art of Artemis II Crew: Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch.

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 13d

The Orion spacecraft that will fly NASA's Artemis II astronauts to the moon now has a name: "Integrity."

Introducing Integrity: Artemis II astronauts name their Orion ride to moon

The first astronauts set to fly to the moon in more than 50 years will do so in Integrity. NASA's Artemis II crew revealed

www.collectspace.com

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday in heaven, John. More than half a century has now passed since your Apollo 16 mission, but the crewed lunar exploration that you envisioned and advocated for is closer now than it has been at any point in this twenty-first century.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 15d

I just attended a 30th anniversary screening of Apollo 13 at an IMAX in Buford, Georgia. The movie teaches us a vital lesson for 2025: that when we pull in a common direction and sacrifice some of our comfort with other people in mind, we can solve enormous problems.

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Robert Pearlman @collectspace.bsky.social · 15d

NASA has chosen its 24th class of astronaut candidates since the Mercury 7 were selected in 1959. The 10 women and men, who will report for two years of training, were named at a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday (Sept. 22).

NASA names 24th astronaut class to train for future Artemis missions

NASA has named its new class of astronaut candidates. The space agency introduced the four men and six women who comprise its 2025 trainee group during a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houst...

www.collectspace.com

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you for your updates. I am thankful for all that you do to cover the team.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 18d

I saw this in downtown Annapolis, MD today.

#HATM

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 19d

Correction: Rajshree Solanki.

Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 19d

I just heard a great presentation about an upcoming National Museum of the United States Navy coming to Washington, DC. What a treat it was to hear from and speak to Rajshree Solanski at the McMullen conference today.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 19d

In honor of my trip to Annapolis, I will remind naval historians of this: six of the seven men who commanded Apollo moon landing missions had Navy backgrounds. Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton was an Air Force man, but he was willing to let this happen.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks for attending my talk, Heather.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 20d

Ready for my first ever McMullen Naval History Symposium!

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 22d

One of my first experiences with #HATM was watching The Natural in 2020. Thanks for the memories, Robert Redford!

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations, from a Vikings fan. I had the good fortune to attend a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last week. This week, I do think it's important to be gracious about the loss and accept the outcome with class.

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to the Falcons and their fans on such a convincing win. As a Vikings fan, I think it is important to appreciate their accomplishments and to lose gracefully.

Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 25d

I just bought my ticket to the IMAX release of the movie for the 30th anniversary. It will feel great to see it on the big screen again, as I did as a child in 1995.

Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · 26d

#Rememberthesky

24 years after the most tragic day in modern American history, we must remember the words of Port Authority officer Will Jimeno: "I saw a lot of love that day." What are we doing to care for each other during the 2020s, as Americans and crewmembers of Spaceship Earth?

Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · Sep 7

I enjoyed visiting Mercedes-Benz Stadium and especially appreciated this display on girls flag football. I am glad the Falcons support girls and women in sports.

Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · Sep 7

Pleased to explore the city of Atlanta this weekend, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and community, an Atlanta Braves game, and an Atlanta Falcons game (the first NFL game I have ever attended).

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Tyler Peterson @drtylerpeterson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Latest book read and reviewed: The Yankee Way, by Andy Martino. This longtime journalist has authored one of the best behind-the-scenes accounts of baseball management in the twenty-first century.

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Tyler's review of The Yankee Way

5/5: Longtime journalist Andy Martino has written one of the best behind-the-scenes accounts I have ever read of how baseball teams make decisions and conduct their operations. Many sources from the l...

www.goodreads.com

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