Yesterday was a good day. Even the dolphins thought so.

Stayed up way past my bedtime to capture the lunar eclipse. Clouds cleared up just enough to capture some great shots!

My hot take: municipalities will not pay for fixing burst pipes/water damage. So it makes sense to drip. But also if no one drips, many, many burst pipes can cause low water pressure AND house damage. So since either way is a boil notice, I'll stick with no burst pipes and drip.

Big shoutout to @smellyhoustonian.bsky.social for giving me a call and walking me through this. It depends on your water system. For Houston, the best solution is to shut off the water to your house if you can. Otherwise, you do you because you’ll be the one on the hook if pipes 💥.

Here's a time lapse of the overnight snow! #housnow

No pictures, but it has started sleeting in North East Houston in Summerwood. #housnow @mattlanza.bsky.social

Some reports of drizzle, sleet, and light rain now north of Houston. Temps still well above freezing but they will drop over the next few hours. Plan to be where you need to be by 7-8 PM.

Lunar occultation of Mars! How did I not plan for this? ✅Turn on telescope ✅Curse 🤬 ✅Start charging telescope ✅Pull out camera ✅Check times. Yes! I can still get kids in bed and come out in time ✅Start moving gear outside ☑️look for the moon The moon:

Seems like it should be common courtesy to either mute or put headphones on when doom scrolling on your phone in public places.

Ahh...back from a week long vacation at Disneyland World. Kids had a great time! No roadtrip is complete without a mission patch. Had to make sure to include everyone's name.

Happy Thanksgiving from the crew of the ISS: youtu.be/DO2tTUmoXmk?...

MS Excel: it's January 2nd.

A reintoduction with influx to this space and career changes this year, I am the NASA Deputy Assoc. Administrator for Strategy & Architecture in Exploration. It's a lot of words to say I lead the team planning for long term human space exploration www.nasa.gov/architecture 1/n

I found another EV charging station at Johnson Space Center. This one isn't limited to government vehicles and comes with solar! #driveonsunshine

New Glenn is vertical.

NASA plans to expand the lunar cargo contracts of SpaceX and Blue Origin, to add "at least" two Artemis delivery missions next decade. Starship would deliver a JAXA pressurized rover, while Blue would delivery a lunar surface habitat. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Before Starship 6 launch, ISS performed a reboost to avoid a conjunction today. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation...

Have to give a shoutout to the network analyzer for Bluesky. Makes it much easier to find people I've overlooked in my periodic binges of following. bsky-follow-finder.theo.io HT @kellyhereid.bsky.social for sharing this one.

🙋🏾‍♂️ And it's my job to look for them.

There are not yet many space peeps here, but there soon will be. go.bsky.app/U4DiVvn

Loads of new followers so let me introduce myself 👋🏾 I'm Chief of Flight Ops Safety at JSC. This means my team and I review every human rated or cargo vehicle's design and operations to ensure Crew and Vehicle safety, including launch vehicles. 🚀 👨🏾‍🚀

The saying: "Being right at the wrong time is the same as being wrong" It's true at work but more so with kids. Me: hey, do you want to go to the park? 3yo: Noooooo. I. DON'T. WANT. TO GO TO. THE. PARK *stamps feet* 45 minutes later when making lunch 3yo: can we go to the park right now? Me:

So many new followers…feel like I need to say something interesting. Here’s me being quoted on the stank level of space trash. Our Outreach team made Marge Simpson grumbly noises at me for a couple weeks for this.

Excited to be here! I'll start with a photo that represents me! The ISS and the Crew-1 Dragon capsule attached, flying over the Houston Space City Skyline.

Houston was treated to a phenomenal ISS pass tonight! Got some selfies and the kids were waving "hi" to Butch and Suni.

Crew-9 successfully relocated to the Zenith port with Butch and Suni onboard. This means, Butch and Suni have officially flown in 5 different spacecraft! ✅ Shuttle ✅ Soyuz ✅ ISS ✅ Starliner ✅ Dragon

Happy Diwaloween! 🎉✨🎇👻

With Crew-9 hatch open, Butch and Suni now have a seated ride home. For the first time since June 5th, I am able to breathe a sigh of relief.

This has been a long summer... Even though it's disappointing, my job is to do the right thing, and I helped the agency reach the right conclusion. Now the focus turns to ensuring safe uncrewed departure for CST and getting Buni what they need to become Dragon Riders.

Since Centerpoint decided to get rid of their outage tracker, why not just use the Whataburger app? Credit: BBQBrian on X #hurricaneberyl

Lost power. Powerwalls keeping the lights and AC running. Had a 55mph gust when power went out!

#Beryl is en route to the Texas coast, while attempting to strengthen a bit at the last minute. Surge, wind, power outages, and flash flooding remain likely near and especially east of where it makes landfall. @spacecitywx.bsky.social will have more thru the night: theeyewall.com/beryl-mostly...

#Beryl's approach to Texas will lead to a messy night and Monday morning across the Houston region. The storm’s strongest winds will pass directly through the city, but we’ve been fortunate to not see rapid intensification today. We explore the latest forecast and threats to the area. #houwx

Outdoor storm prep done! Patio furniture and plants all inside. Still more work to do inside. Unfortunately we gained a new gecko roommate. The kids love spotting him around the house while Mom and I frantically try to capture and release. #hurricaneberyl #BerylHurricane

...And storm watch has kicked in. #hurricaneberyl #BerylHurricane

Checkout this custom shirt made by my wife! US rockets launching humans off US soil with two in orbit at the ISS right now. Happy fourth!

📷: Butch Wilmore

My job is to keep the ISS safe. This mission is to destroy the ISS. I've never been more confused in my life... www.nasa.gov/news-release...

And if you're doing human spaceflight, waiting with bated breath for parachutes to deploy.

My life has peaked! It's nothing but downhill from here...

Getting yard work done when it "only" feels like 109degF outside. Drinking lots of fluids and taking frequent breaks in the AC. Stay cool out there. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are no joke!

The storm was intense, but so was the sunset.

That's a lot of lightning strikes 😳 #houston

Batteries saved the day for #ERCOT Just like a residential house where solar pairs so well with batteries, renewables, batteries, and demand reduction can work so well with each other.

I'm loving these #Starliner #CFT mousepads in Johnson Space Center's mission control! Bonus - #Dragon #DM2 pictured up top.

Two solar eclipses in Texas in 6 months! I wanted to make a composite similar to the one I made in October.

It'll be a while before I get through all my #eclipse2024 pictures. I'm especially proud of this HDR composite. When the Sun meets the Moon

What an amazing experience! Taken from my Celestron Evolution Edge HD and Sony A73. More pictures coming soon. #eclipse2024

Wow. Just wow. #Eclipse2024

Congratulations to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab. #Letsgotothemoon www.nasa.gov/news-release...