For the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger's last mission, I'm going to share 35 Challenger facts you might not know. #1: You probably didn't watch it live. None of the major networks carried the launch, so only those with special access saw a live broadcast.

When the NYT puts a headline in the form of a question you can be assured the answer to that question is “no”

I tried to take a car nap but succeeded only in putting a crick in my neck the Margaret Lazarus Dean story

we are now slipping indefinitely into the launch window #Artemis

There are currently NO CONSTRAINTS TO LAUNCH #Artemis

We are STILL GO FOR LAUNCH BITCHES 🚀 #Artemis

It was so bright that everyone out here has it imprinted in our vision. We are just mashing buttons on our phones blindly

A successful launch. 🚀 🌙 #artemis 📸 Taken from the air traffic control tower at the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility.

you know what's next, don't you?? TRANSLUNAR INJECTION BURN #Artemis

I'm in this picture #Artemis

Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, was born today in 1923. Shepard was one of the Mercury 7 and flew to space aboard Mercury Freedom 7 in 1961. He later walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission: s.si.edu/3hWsHQd

Fifth most inspiring trip I’ve ever had, but only because I’ve flown in space four times.

You can still sign up for one of our spring poetry-writing classes with visiting poet ✨🌸 Dr. Destiny O. Birdsong 🌸✨!

Last week Scott Kelly was visiting injured children in Kyiv while Elon Musk was censoring people who criticize him on the website he bought because he loves free speech

CUIRASS, 5th grade, and I think of it every time I've seen the word in nature since (so, approximately three times)

In many ways, the crew of STS-51L represented a cross section of the American population, and each crew member had a unique story. We share their stories in "Remembering the Challenger Seven": s.si.edu/2U4EhKU

Maybe more conservatives would choose to be professors if it paid better. Y'all can't spend a generation eroding tenure and turning academia into underpaid feminized work and then expect actual conservatives to show up in equal numbers. Like, you gotta pick one

Stop asking writers if they’re going to strike and start asking studios why they won’t pay writers what they’re worth.

I’m at a Bikini Kill show and have been keeping it together but someone just walked by wearing Drakkar Noir and it’s actually too much, temporally speaking. I have traveled through a wormhole. It’s 1991 help

During covid times I hosted zoom gatherings for people who were having trouble getting writing done. I’m thinking about firing up a new one for June—DM me if you are having trouble getting writing (of any kind) done and are interested in changing that!