Nat Geo expedition trip to Antarctica is full of curious visitors

Simple pleasures. Hanging sheets out to dry in the sun. Tossing a stick to Murphy , listening to the birdsong

Wandered through our garden this morning and these tiny gems all brightened up our day

I thought it would be too cloudy tonight to see the Moon but it enhanced the video

Practice practice practice this is how you learn to walk on the Moon!

Artemis 2 briefings today

Central Oregon sunset

Trying put the Seestar 550 telescope! Fortunately the rain clouds stayed away

Yes it’s a good morning

It feels like we’re getting closer

Letter home from my son st camp . He only went one summer

Yes I’m at CBS News now

My view in the morning

The Texas Attorney General is spending taxpayer money to investigate the Mars Candy company for their stance on brightly colored M&Ms.

Highly recommend this task force report on the threats in space

So Crew 11 may transition from a six month to an 8 month mission still not stuck not stranded just remember this is what astronauts do!

ISS tortilla update! 630 tortillas went up to the space station on the last cargo dragon. Astronaut Mike Fincke launching on Crew 11 later this month and his favorite space food is tortillas!!!

Fresh watermelon from our garden along with cantaloupes and cucumbers and tomatoes

Back in the day when we had a big office at the Johnson Space Center! Brought my children to work one day!

More hurdles and bad news for SpaceX OSHA has opened an investigation into potential safety violations at the site of the explosion. This highlights safety challenges with SpaceX’s rapid push to advance Starship development

Yes we’ve been to outer space! A friend arranged to have a family photo sent up to the ISS . It’s good to have friends in high places !

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A few old photos from the Scottish Highlands. Who can see the Andromeda galaxy in the last pic? 1. A selfie showing my best side 2. The Milky Way over Spey dam loch 3. Loch Morlich at ‘blue hour’ 4. The Milky Way over a frozen loch in Laggan. #bluesky #photography #travel #Scotland #nightsky

NASA says the ISS Russian segment leak is fixed . Axiom 4 may launch June 19th from KSC

Bumper crop of tomatoes

From the ABC Archives

The Planetary Kindex has reached a level of 6. A moderate geomagnetic storm is in progress. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.

This is so short sighted and grim

We live in Texas so we have a dedicated “grid down “ kit .

A double rainbow this morning in Amsterdam- beautiful day for a walk

A sleeping cat is a contented cat . Say hi to Scout !

NASA updating summer launch schedule The new targeted no-earlier-than-launch opportunities, pending operational readiness, are: Axiom Mission 4: 9:11 a.m. EDT, Sunday, June 8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11: Late July NASA’s SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services: Late August

A Saturday evening on our front porch counting our blessings. So much is out of our control but we spread joy wherever we can

Scotland

We are definitely making the bees butterflies and hummingbirds happy

My 3d printed ISS orbital debris show globe is in the back along with the fun capsules from Blue Origin Orion Starliner and Star Wars!

@RNASA awards tonight! Astronauts showed up to support the legendary Pam Melroy

Darn. I miss my neighborhood radio shack

STS 1 ! this one is a keeper

Found some treasures

No mercy no humanity this is simply heartbreaking

When financial writers use space analogies on whether you should look at your 401K “I need to explain to them what it felt like to be the rest of us this week, us normies, as we all trapped ourselves to the rocket ship called the U.S. economy and waited for either a blastoff or an O-ring failure.”

Because we all need some sunshine these days

Hey Pink Moon tonight ! if you missed last month’s Blood Moon you have another chance to witness a rare spectacle in the sky this week. A full Pink Moon will rise on the evening of Saturday, April 12, appearing larger than usual and with a romantic golden hue. Worth staying up for tonight!