Tag Archives: Mission Control

Astronauts-R-Us Tweetup

Two tweetups in one mission — one at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Atlantis, the other in at the Johnson Space Center for live mission coverage. Whew! Continue reading

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Astro-Stars in Our Eyes

What an amazing coincidence. Of all the seats in the National’s Ballpark, two NASA employees end up sitting together. One, turns out to be astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot. Continue reading

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FlashForward: LOS, please?

dream about a simple time — my own personal Flash Forward Loss of Signal. A time when my internal Mission Control goes silent. Continue reading

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How Twitter is like Mission Control

Door Jam Saga: Twitter became my own personal Mission Control! TWisson Controllers offered tips and moral support. Continue reading

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NASA: Cultural Dust Storm

When everyone was looking for moondust from the LCROSS mission to crash land into the moon, I noticed something else — a cultural dust storm inside the agency. Did you see it too? Continue reading

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Go-No Go and the Black Hole between

You can never be wrong if you never make a decision. Continue reading

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