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@msfcpaul.bsky.social and I had the honor of meeting with Kanchha Sherpa--the last surviving member of the history-making trek to Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Here he is with Paul after signing the NASA flag. RIP, hero.
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@msfcpaul.bsky.social and I had the honor of meeting with Kanchha Sherpa--the last surviving member of the history-making trek to Mt. Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Here he is with Paul after signing the NASA flag. RIP, hero.
This was a great family hike on the Appalachian trail in Georgia. It was below freezing the entire time but Beca our dog loved the cold! 🥾
November 9, 2024 at 1:11 PM
This was a great family hike on the Appalachian trail in Georgia. It was below freezing the entire time but Beca our dog loved the cold! 🥾
October 27, 2024 at 12:26 PM
If you see this, post a bird.
October 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
If you see this, post a bird.
A nice day out at Oak Mountain State Park. Thanks to Vulcan Orienteering for setting up today’s course. We had not been to an event in a while, and were surprised with a Halloween themed control! 🥾
October 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
A nice day out at Oak Mountain State Park. Thanks to Vulcan Orienteering for setting up today’s course. We had not been to an event in a while, and were surprised with a Halloween themed control! 🥾
This was several years ago but wanted to share. This was the last day of our trek to the Kangshung face of Everest. A really hard but triumphant day! 🥾
October 14, 2024 at 11:56 PM
This was several years ago but wanted to share. This was the last day of our trek to the Kangshung face of Everest. A really hard but triumphant day! 🥾
Check out this awesome #ECLSS podcast on biofilms in space! You have to protect your water supply no matter where you are.
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/sma...
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/sma...
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 135: Biofilm - Dealing with the Scum off the Earth - NASA
Cleaning scum from bathtubs and pipes can be a costly chore. It’s even more challenging aboard spacecraft. NASA researchers are looking at ways to keep astronauts from having to deal with fungal or ba...
www.nasa.gov
October 13, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Check out this awesome #ECLSS podcast on biofilms in space! You have to protect your water supply no matter where you are.
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/sma...
www.nasa.gov/podcasts/sma...
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Strange Horizons is open to fiction submissions!
There will be a 1,000 story cap on submissions. Once we receive 1,000 stories, we’ll close our portal.
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There will be a 1,000 story cap on submissions. Once we receive 1,000 stories, we’ll close our portal.
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October 2, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Strange Horizons is open to fiction submissions!
There will be a 1,000 story cap on submissions. Once we receive 1,000 stories, we’ll close our portal.
See our fiction guidelines for more information:
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There will be a 1,000 story cap on submissions. Once we receive 1,000 stories, we’ll close our portal.
See our fiction guidelines for more information:
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NASA has just turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments, leaving four still operating, to conserve power: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-tu...
NASA Turns Off Science Instrument to Save Voyager 2 Power
The mission has been working to postpone the shut-off as long as possible. Four other instruments aboard the interstellar spacecraft continue to operate.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
October 1, 2024 at 11:05 PM
NASA has just turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments, leaving four still operating, to conserve power: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-tu...
