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Douglas Isbell

@astrodoug

Science communicator, space enthusiast, football/basketball/racing fan, telescope user, book author, family guy. He/him. Opinions are my own.

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calendar_today14-03-2009 21:08:17

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The decaying remains of the launch stand at NASA Kennedy Space Center Pad 34, site of (only) seven launches from the early 1960s to October 1968, plus the terrible Apollo 1 fire in the capsule in January of that… instagram.com/p/CDWwVs4gkW4/…

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Fascinating interview with my friend Jeffrey Manber about new commercially based agribusiness in Earth orbit. Could global food security be the long-sought "killer app" for microgravity research? spaceq.ca/food-security-…

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@nasapersevere) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My team is taking a few days to run tests and has enlisted the help of my twin back on Earth. By end of week, we should be ready to attempt removing the pebbles in my bit carousel so I can get back to #SamplingMars. For now, I’m studying the rocks around me in more detail.

My team is taking a few days to run tests and has enlisted the help of my twin back on Earth. By end of week, we should be ready to attempt removing the pebbles in my bit carousel so I can get back to #SamplingMars. For now, I’m studying the rocks around me in more detail.
LEGO (@lego_group) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Prepare for a mission to Mars with the LEGO Technic replica of the NASA JPL Mars Rover ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover! Explore realistic LEGO Technic functions including 360° steering and articulated suspension, plus an AR app where you can learn more about Mars and the Mars Rover! 👩‍🚀

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Since 2010, Illinois Alumni Doug Isbell Douglas Isbell (BS ’87, The Grainger College of Engineering engineering AE at Illinois; MS ’88, @uijournalism) has served as the cross-program risk communication coordinator NASA JPL, working on space nuclear power and sample return. ▶️ ow.ly/RmtB50QMLLp

Since 2010, <a href="/Illinois_Alumni/">Illinois Alumni</a> Doug Isbell <a href="/AstroDoug/">Douglas Isbell</a> (BS ’87, <a href="/uofigrainger/">The Grainger College of Engineering</a> engineering <a href="/AEatIllinois/">AE at Illinois</a>; MS ’88, @uijournalism) has served as the cross-program risk communication coordinator <a href="/NASAJPL/">NASA JPL</a>, working on space nuclear power and sample return.

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