Karin Sturm
@karinspace.bsky.social
Das sehr gute Interview von @ninaweber.bsky.social mit Sabine und Joachim Hermisson zu ME/CFS gibt es hier jetzt auch ohne Paywall: (Ja, ich weiß, guter Journalismus muss bezahlt werden, aber manche wichtigen Dinge sollten auch frei zugänglich sein.) archive.ph/2025.10.08-1...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Das sehr gute Interview von @ninaweber.bsky.social mit Sabine und Joachim Hermisson zu ME/CFS gibt es hier jetzt auch ohne Paywall: (Ja, ich weiß, guter Journalismus muss bezahlt werden, aber manche wichtigen Dinge sollten auch frei zugänglich sein.) archive.ph/2025.10.08-1...
A must read for everyone in the space bubble - and maybe outside as well:
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), top Democrat on Senate Commerce Cmte, is out with a Democratic staff report: "The Destruction of NASA's Mission: Whistleblowers Reveal OMB's Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency."
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A must read for everyone in the space bubble - and maybe outside as well:
Thread worth reading - probably not only for US-Americans. Should be a wake-up call for tendencies rising elsewhere as well. And I fully include my own country.
While I’m waiting on my flight, I thought I’d share a story. Yesterday I had lunch with two NASA colleagues. One is Laotian, the other Cambodian. Both came here as children with their families to flee oppressive regimes. Both are naturalized Americans and federal employees just like me. /1
August 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thread worth reading - probably not only for US-Americans. Should be a wake-up call for tendencies rising elsewhere as well. And I fully include my own country.
Reposted by Karin Sturm
An awesomely fun project from my friend and long-time collaborator @davidcharney.bsky.social. Making the internet a better place, as always.
alphabetmoon.org
alphabetmoon.org
Alphabet Moon
Explore the Moon! Type your name to see how it's written in the Moon's features, then dive into the fascinating science behind it.
alphabetmoon.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
An awesomely fun project from my friend and long-time collaborator @davidcharney.bsky.social. Making the internet a better place, as always.
alphabetmoon.org
alphabetmoon.org
This really hits hard - RIP one of the greatest of all times
August 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This really hits hard - RIP one of the greatest of all times
For all those who still believe that going directly to Mars without decent preparation on and around the Moon is really an option - from the real experts:
The best way to prepare humans for Mars? The moon.
We’ve observed with concern a rising trend in human spaceflight discussions: the suggestion that we bypass the moon and send humans directly to Mars. In light of this, we believe it is critical to identify and address the risks inherent in a…
We’ve observed with concern a rising trend in human spaceflight discussions: the suggestion that we bypass the moon and send humans directly to Mars. In light of this, we believe it is critical to identify and address the risks inherent in a…
The best way to prepare humans for Mars? The moon.
We’ve observed with concern a rising trend in human spaceflight discussions: the suggestion that we bypass the moon and send humans directly to Mars. In light of this, we believe it is critical to identify and address the risks inherent in a “direct to Mars” approach. Equally important is articulating why a “moon first, then Mars” pathway offers a lower-risk, more strategic and deliberate trajectory, both from a human safety and overall mission success perspective.
spacenews.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For all those who still believe that going directly to Mars without decent preparation on and around the Moon is really an option - from the real experts:
Never forgotten - forever in our hearts. Nunca esquecido - sempre nos nossos corações. Ayrton Senna sempre!
#AyrtonSenna #SennaSempre
#AyrtonSenna #SennaSempre
May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Never forgotten - forever in our hearts. Nunca esquecido - sempre nos nossos corações. Ayrton Senna sempre!
#AyrtonSenna #SennaSempre
#AyrtonSenna #SennaSempre
Feliz aniversário, campeão e amigo! Happy Birthday, champion and friend! Ayrton Senna, born #OTD 1960 - sempre nos nossos corações! Forever in our hearts!
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Feliz aniversário, campeão e amigo! Happy Birthday, champion and friend! Ayrton Senna, born #OTD 1960 - sempre nos nossos corações! Forever in our hearts!
Remembering Glynn Lunney,who died #OTD four years ago in 2021. One of the best Flight Directors NASA ever had and also a great personality, a very humble human being, highly respected and valued by everyone who knew him. Godspeed Black Flight, you will be missed forever!
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Remembering Glynn Lunney,who died #OTD four years ago in 2021. One of the best Flight Directors NASA ever had and also a great personality, a very humble human being, highly respected and valued by everyone who knew him. Godspeed Black Flight, you will be missed forever!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...
Schluss mit dem Angriff auf NGOs und Medien! Keine Zensur durch die CDU!
Nur einen Tag nach der Wahl hat die CDU/CSU-Fraktion eine Anfrage eingereicht, die gezielt NGOs und kritische Medien ins Visier nimmt. Einen Tag zuvor nannte Friedrich Merz Demonstranten gegen Rechts ...
weact.campact.de
February 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...
The other reason most likely is that they are not sure if Endurance will be ready in time. There were doubts about this from the beginning, hence the references to spacecraft readiness, FRR in first announcement. Some internal mission ops voices apparently said "April" without cutting corners...
NASA has backed off from plans to hold a pair of news briefings Monday for the upcoming Exp. 73 missions to the ISS, with the Crew-10 mission briefing delayed to at least March 7. No reason given, but maybe NASA doesn't want to talk about the ISS right now…
February 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The other reason most likely is that they are not sure if Endurance will be ready in time. There were doubts about this from the beginning, hence the references to spacecraft readiness, FRR in first announcement. Some internal mission ops voices apparently said "April" without cutting corners...
Reposted by Karin Sturm
An important part of our job as NASA Astronauts is to inspire our next generation of space explorers. We can't accomplish that mission if we can only connect with a fraction of the kids in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...
NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I. (Gift Article)
The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An important part of our job as NASA Astronauts is to inspire our next generation of space explorers. We can't accomplish that mission if we can only connect with a fraction of the kids in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...
Remembering the Columbia crew on the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy of STS-107.
Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Dave Brown, Ilan Ramon. The memories also serve as a reminder to never neglect diligence and safety in human spaceflight.
Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Dave Brown, Ilan Ramon. The memories also serve as a reminder to never neglect diligence and safety in human spaceflight.
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Remembering the Columbia crew on the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy of STS-107.
Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Dave Brown, Ilan Ramon. The memories also serve as a reminder to never neglect diligence and safety in human spaceflight.
Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Dave Brown, Ilan Ramon. The memories also serve as a reminder to never neglect diligence and safety in human spaceflight.
Reposted by Karin Sturm
This soccer ball flown by Ellison Onizuka for his daughter not only survived the loss of #Challenger on this date in 1986, it made its way into space 30 years later and spent half a year on the Space Station.
espn.com/espn/feature... #OTD
espn.com/espn/feature... #OTD
The inside story of the soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion
On Jan. 28,1986, the space shuttle Challenger stunned the nation when it broke apart 73 seconds into flight. This is the story of the soccer ball that survived -- and the family that sent it into spac...
espn.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This soccer ball flown by Ellison Onizuka for his daughter not only survived the loss of #Challenger on this date in 1986, it made its way into space 30 years later and spent half a year on the Space Station.
espn.com/espn/feature... #OTD
espn.com/espn/feature... #OTD
Remembering the Challenger crew #OTD of this tragedy in 1986: Commander Dick Scobee, pilot Mike Smith, mission specialists Judy Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ron McNair, and payload specialists Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The lessons learned from this accident should never be forgotten again!
January 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Remembering the Challenger crew #OTD of this tragedy in 1986: Commander Dick Scobee, pilot Mike Smith, mission specialists Judy Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ron McNair, and payload specialists Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. The lessons learned from this accident should never be forgotten again!
#OTD in 1967 - astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives in the Apollo 1 fire. A constant reminder that space exploration is hard and requires a lot of dilligence and the courage of people saying "stop", when "Go fever" is taking over.
January 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#OTD in 1967 - astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives in the Apollo 1 fire. A constant reminder that space exploration is hard and requires a lot of dilligence and the courage of people saying "stop", when "Go fever" is taking over.
Here we are - agency leadership willingly following orders...
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Here we are - agency leadership willingly following orders...
A very Happy 90th Birthday to Gerry Griffin, "Gold Flight" in the Apollo era, lead Flight Director of Apollo 12, 15 and 17, who did the landings on 14, 16 and 17, was part of the team that saved Apollo 13, later JSC Center Director - and just a great guy!
December 25, 2024 at 10:28 PM
A very Happy 90th Birthday to Gerry Griffin, "Gold Flight" in the Apollo era, lead Flight Director of Apollo 12, 15 and 17, who did the landings on 14, 16 and 17, was part of the team that saved Apollo 13, later JSC Center Director - and just a great guy!
Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Natal!
December 24, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Natal!
Remembering Black Flight Glynn Lunney on his birthday #OTD in 1936. One of the best and sharpest Flight Directors NASA ever had and a very nice and humble person at the same time. His shift on Apollo 13 just after the accident is still considered as the most impressive ever in Mission Control.
November 27, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Remembering Black Flight Glynn Lunney on his birthday #OTD in 1936. One of the best and sharpest Flight Directors NASA ever had and a very nice and humble person at the same time. His shift on Apollo 13 just after the accident is still considered as the most impressive ever in Mission Control.