Eric Dahlstrom
@ericld.bsky.social
Physics, Astronomy, Space engineering
U.S., New Zealand
Global Space Enablers Network (GSEN)
U.S., New Zealand
Global Space Enablers Network (GSEN)
Matariki has thousands of siblings hidden in the sky
Pleiades: The “Seven Sisters” Just Found Thousands of Long-Lost Siblings 🔭🧪
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November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Matariki has thousands of siblings hidden in the sky
John Connolly is great at defining the trade space of Moon and Mars mission architectures. His workshops at ISU are fantastic.
How to select a Mars space architecture for human missions? Critical factors range from the dispersal of landing sites to how electricity is produced on-site.
fiso.spiritastro.net/telecon16-18...
There's great art of a solar-electric Mars craft on the first slide.
fiso.spiritastro.net/telecon16-18...
There's great art of a solar-electric Mars craft on the first slide.
August 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
John Connolly is great at defining the trade space of Moon and Mars mission architectures. His workshops at ISU are fantastic.
New Zealand is different than the U.S.
New data shows police are drawing their weapons more frequently than in the past, even as firearm and Taser discharges remain rare.
Police fired their guns just three times last year
newsroom.co.nz
August 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
New Zealand is different than the U.S.
Awesome visualization! This really illustrates the asteroids in 3D!
Yeah, the 3D modelling and availability to run forward and backwards in time, in the new @vrubinobs.bsky.social Orbitviewer App is cool!
LOOK AT THE TROJANS!
Esp. useful in changing our perspective - we no longer need to look top-down at this, we can change viewing angle for spatial distribution!
LOOK AT THE TROJANS!
Esp. useful in changing our perspective - we no longer need to look top-down at this, we can change viewing angle for spatial distribution!
July 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Awesome visualization! This really illustrates the asteroids in 3D!
Shocking that while we are horrified at the illegal tactics used by the anonymous armed gangs claiming to be “ICE” - Republicans in Congress just voted to fund ICE at $150B - about $1000 per taxpayer - to create more armed gangs and concentration camps.
July 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Shocking that while we are horrified at the illegal tactics used by the anonymous armed gangs claiming to be “ICE” - Republicans in Congress just voted to fund ICE at $150B - about $1000 per taxpayer - to create more armed gangs and concentration camps.
Another PET scan this morning to check on my thyroid cancer. Which means another few hours of me at home emitting 511 keV gamma rays from electron-positron annihilation. Fascinating technology. Better health through anti-matter.
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Another PET scan this morning to check on my thyroid cancer. Which means another few hours of me at home emitting 511 keV gamma rays from electron-positron annihilation. Fascinating technology. Better health through anti-matter.
A fantastic illustration of the asteroid discoveries from the first hours of observation with the Rubin Observatory. Watch this wonderful 1 minute video!
A Swarm of New Asteroids, discovered by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in about 10 hours of observations
rubinobservatory.org/gallery/coll... #RubinFirstLook 🧪🔭
rubinobservatory.org/gallery/coll... #RubinFirstLook 🧪🔭
A Swarm of New Asteroids (Video-EN)
In about 10 hours of observations, NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovered 2104 never-before-seen asteroids in our Solar System, including seven near-Earth asteroids (which pose no danger). Annua...
rubinobservatory.org
June 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A fantastic illustration of the asteroid discoveries from the first hours of observation with the Rubin Observatory. Watch this wonderful 1 minute video!
A nice day to walk around the SkyTower in Auckland NZ
June 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A nice day to walk around the SkyTower in Auckland NZ
Went to a reception honoring Sir Peter Beck and the accomplishments of RocketLab. Met Sir Peter and the NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon, and reconnected with the NZ space community, including Jess Covich.
June 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Went to a reception honoring Sir Peter Beck and the accomplishments of RocketLab. Met Sir Peter and the NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon, and reconnected with the NZ space community, including Jess Covich.
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FAA statement re Starship IFT-8 and IFT-9.
May 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
FAA statement re Starship IFT-8 and IFT-9.
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NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...
www.propublica.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
DOGE, FAA, NASA, and SpaceX..
May 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
DOGE, FAA, NASA, and SpaceX..
More details of the stupidity
April 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
More details of the stupidity
Thank you @ricksteves.bsky.social !
History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
April 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thank you @ricksteves.bsky.social !
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Donald's babysitters must have been *extra-busy* today keeping that thin-skinned toddler from seeing pics of all the thousands of people throughout America taking to streets to say they are OVER Trump and Musk and the chaos/destruction they bring.
April 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Donald's babysitters must have been *extra-busy* today keeping that thin-skinned toddler from seeing pics of all the thousands of people throughout America taking to streets to say they are OVER Trump and Musk and the chaos/destruction they bring.
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Read this excellent piece by @sciguyspace.bsky.social about how bad things got with Starliner last summer.
And be thankful for the skill, commitment, and bravery of the people behind U.S. spaceflight*
*notwithstanding some major fuckups by Boeing
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
And be thankful for the skill, commitment, and bravery of the people behind U.S. spaceflight*
*notwithstanding some major fuckups by Boeing
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
“Hey, this is a very precarious situation we’re in.”…
arstechnica.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Read this excellent piece by @sciguyspace.bsky.social about how bad things got with Starliner last summer.
And be thankful for the skill, commitment, and bravery of the people behind U.S. spaceflight*
*notwithstanding some major fuckups by Boeing
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
And be thankful for the skill, commitment, and bravery of the people behind U.S. spaceflight*
*notwithstanding some major fuckups by Boeing
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Will Trump/Musk kill Artemis? Abandon the Moon?
With all the illegal and stupid things they are doing, we would not be surprised. Just another stupid move, and another slap at those Musk promoters who thought this regime would be good for space.
open.substack.com/pub/douglasm...
With all the illegal and stupid things they are doing, we would not be surprised. Just another stupid move, and another slap at those Musk promoters who thought this regime would be good for space.
open.substack.com/pub/douglasm...
Report: Trump to Dump Moon Plan for Mars
Elon Musk could be leaving Earth sooner than we thought
open.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Will Trump/Musk kill Artemis? Abandon the Moon?
With all the illegal and stupid things they are doing, we would not be surprised. Just another stupid move, and another slap at those Musk promoters who thought this regime would be good for space.
open.substack.com/pub/douglasm...
With all the illegal and stupid things they are doing, we would not be surprised. Just another stupid move, and another slap at those Musk promoters who thought this regime would be good for space.
open.substack.com/pub/douglasm...
Senator Murphy gives a day by day summary of six weeks of corruption from the Trump regime. Unbelievable scale and scope of illegal activities.
I'm going to post this every damn day (I hope you will share far and wide) and I hope Senator Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social does an update every week for us. This amount of corruption IS NOT NORMAL!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...
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Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Senator Murphy gives a day by day summary of six weeks of corruption from the Trump regime. Unbelievable scale and scope of illegal activities.
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
February 19, 2025
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025
In a court filing last night, the Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of billionaire Elon Musk.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
February 18, 2025
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Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...
Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Musk is moving fast and breaking important things
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...
Another effect of the Musk-Trump coup.
Lots of new Facebook ads like this one in New Zealand. And friends asking how they can move to NZ.
Lots of new Facebook ads like this one in New Zealand. And friends asking how they can move to NZ.
February 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Another effect of the Musk-Trump coup.
Lots of new Facebook ads like this one in New Zealand. And friends asking how they can move to NZ.
Lots of new Facebook ads like this one in New Zealand. And friends asking how they can move to NZ.
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Don't just ask how Musk/Trump actions serve their supposed purposes. Ask how they aid the attempt to seize power paulkrugman.substack.com/p/autogolpe
Autogolpe
What’s really happening beneath the Musk/Trump chaos
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Don't just ask how Musk/Trump actions serve their supposed purposes. Ask how they aid the attempt to seize power paulkrugman.substack.com/p/autogolpe
Perfect for these days
February 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Perfect for these days
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February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
February 2, 2025