Anna Wadhwa
@imastroanna.bsky.social
Harvard MD + MIT AeroAstro PhD student 🥼 prev @ NASA 🚀 medicine and human space exploration 🐈⬛🪴🏎️ 🏃♀️🏂 dare to disturb the universe ✨
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Anna Wadhwa
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Hi new friends!
I’m Anna, a third year MD+PhD student in Boston studying space medicine 👩🔬🧑🚀 I’m also trying to get more into #SciComm to share my love of space science with people (@ImAstroAnna on all platforms 🤩)
Excited to meet new folks here and talk space! ✨🚀🧪
www.tiktok.com/@imastroanna
I’m Anna, a third year MD+PhD student in Boston studying space medicine 👩🔬🧑🚀 I’m also trying to get more into #SciComm to share my love of space science with people (@ImAstroAnna on all platforms 🤩)
Excited to meet new folks here and talk space! ✨🚀🧪
www.tiktok.com/@imastroanna
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It’s a beautiful day for a rocket launch. Preparations are underway at LC-1 for Electron’s next launch for @QPS_Inc.
🚀Mission Name: “The Nation God Navigates”
🎯 Customer: iQPS
🛰️ Payload: QPS-SAR-14 or YACHIHOKO-I
🌏 Orbit: 575km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad B, LC-1
🚀Mission Name: “The Nation God Navigates”
🎯 Customer: iQPS
🛰️ Payload: QPS-SAR-14 or YACHIHOKO-I
🌏 Orbit: 575km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad B, LC-1
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s a beautiful day for a rocket launch. Preparations are underway at LC-1 for Electron’s next launch for @QPS_Inc.
🚀Mission Name: “The Nation God Navigates”
🎯 Customer: iQPS
🛰️ Payload: QPS-SAR-14 or YACHIHOKO-I
🌏 Orbit: 575km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad B, LC-1
🚀Mission Name: “The Nation God Navigates”
🎯 Customer: iQPS
🛰️ Payload: QPS-SAR-14 or YACHIHOKO-I
🌏 Orbit: 575km LEO
📍 Launch Site: Pad B, LC-1
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🚀 Last night, #SpaceX launched #Fram2, the first human spaceflight into polar orbit.
🌎 The planned three-to-five-day private mission will support polar and space environment studies, advance long-duration spaceflight and human health research.
Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...
🌎 The planned three-to-five-day private mission will support polar and space environment studies, advance long-duration spaceflight and human health research.
Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...
Fram2 Launched into Polar Orbit for a New Worldview | Space Voyaging
SpaceX launched Fram2, the first private human spaceflight over Earth's poles, carrying a four-person crew for scientific research and educational outreach
www.spacevoyaging.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚀 Last night, #SpaceX launched #Fram2, the first human spaceflight into polar orbit.
🌎 The planned three-to-five-day private mission will support polar and space environment studies, advance long-duration spaceflight and human health research.
Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...
🌎 The planned three-to-five-day private mission will support polar and space environment studies, advance long-duration spaceflight and human health research.
Read more: www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2025/04...
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The first humans to orbit over Earth's north and south poles are sending back images from their spaceflight, and the views are incredible.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video)
The Earth has never been seen quite like this before.
www.space.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The first humans to orbit over Earth's north and south poles are sending back images from their spaceflight, and the views are incredible.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
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Big move by Perseverance today on her way to "Broom Point". Robot now stands at the westernmost point reached during this Martian Odyssey. New adventures and discoveries await!
#Mars 🧪🔭
#Mars 🧪🔭
Dnes ráno 26.2.2025 UTC / sol 1429 Perseverance opustila místo odběru 27. vzorku a vydala se směrem na západ se svahu dolů. Na trase dlouhé 178 m sjela o 39 m níž.
February 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Big move by Perseverance today on her way to "Broom Point". Robot now stands at the westernmost point reached during this Martian Odyssey. New adventures and discoveries await!
#Mars 🧪🔭
#Mars 🧪🔭
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Agencies given two weeks to plan ~50% layoffs plus simultaneous relocations while in the middle of current layoffs. Even if you think the govt should be a lot smaller this guarantees it'll be done in a non strategic, poorly coordinated way
Bloomberg reporting White House plans "large-scale reductions in force" with agencies instructed to "eliminate any job functions not specifically required by law".
February 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Agencies given two weeks to plan ~50% layoffs plus simultaneous relocations while in the middle of current layoffs. Even if you think the govt should be a lot smaller this guarantees it'll be done in a non strategic, poorly coordinated way
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A short 🧵 - Via @nasawatch.bsky.social on "X": #NASA sources report that NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails has sent out a memo that is making its way through the agency - about the OPM mass email that everyone got on Saturday..." 1/
February 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A short 🧵 - Via @nasawatch.bsky.social on "X": #NASA sources report that NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails has sent out a memo that is making its way through the agency - about the OPM mass email that everyone got on Saturday..." 1/
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Adama: What do you hear?
Starbuck: Nothing but the rain.
Starbuck: Nothing but the rain.
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Adama: What do you hear?
Starbuck: Nothing but the rain.
Starbuck: Nothing but the rain.
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NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
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Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Parks Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has blinked.
via @jackdolan.bsky.social
via @jackdolan.bsky.social
Trump administration backtracks on eliminating thousands of national parks employees
Following a loud public outcry, and relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts, the Trump administration has reversed course on a plan to eliminate thousands of seasonal workers at the Nation...
www.latimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Following a loud public outcry about job cuts at the National Parks Service — and a relentless media campaign from outdoors enthusiasts across the country — it looks like the Trump administration has blinked.
via @jackdolan.bsky.social
via @jackdolan.bsky.social
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Noctilucent clouds on Mars, as human eyes have never seen them before. Amazing.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Curiosity spies stunning clouds at twilight on Mars
The noctilucent clouds only appear in some locations on Mars, near the equator.
arstechnica.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Noctilucent clouds on Mars, as human eyes have never seen them before. Amazing.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Walking in to NASA’s JPL today as a woman in science leadership felt almost like a protest. They can take us off the webpages and the walls, but we will still be here, absolutely crushing it, and supporting our community while we do it.
Happy International Day of Women in Science, everyone.
Happy International Day of Women in Science, everyone.
February 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Walking in to NASA’s JPL today as a woman in science leadership felt almost like a protest. They can take us off the webpages and the walls, but we will still be here, absolutely crushing it, and supporting our community while we do it.
Happy International Day of Women in Science, everyone.
Happy International Day of Women in Science, everyone.
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Intermittent reminder that 'AI' is a broad name for a huge range of technologies, some of which are really useful and have no negative effects, some of which are pretty useless and/or based on plagiarism. The existence of one doesn't negate the existence of the other.
February 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Intermittent reminder that 'AI' is a broad name for a huge range of technologies, some of which are really useful and have no negative effects, some of which are pretty useless and/or based on plagiarism. The existence of one doesn't negate the existence of the other.
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This website shows you how many jobs NIH funding creates for your state along with the overall economic activity generated.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This website shows you how many jobs NIH funding creates for your state along with the overall economic activity generated.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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This is a de facto massive budget cut to research universities. We are talking Great Recession size impacts.
⚠️ Effective Monday 2/10/25, NIH indirect rate capped at 15%. Applies to existing & future grants.
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is a de facto massive budget cut to research universities. We are talking Great Recession size impacts.
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North Carolina reporting tuberculosis on the rise for the first time in decades, as an outbreak in Kansas continues to surge.
North Carolina was one of the first States to institute a mask ban.
A respirator doesn’t just guard against covid, it protects against TB too
North Carolina was one of the first States to institute a mask ban.
A respirator doesn’t just guard against covid, it protects against TB too
North Carolina tuberculosis cases are on the rise for the first time in decades
Cases of the world’s deadliest infectious disease have been increasing in the U.S. in recent years
www.independent.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
North Carolina reporting tuberculosis on the rise for the first time in decades, as an outbreak in Kansas continues to surge.
North Carolina was one of the first States to institute a mask ban.
A respirator doesn’t just guard against covid, it protects against TB too
North Carolina was one of the first States to institute a mask ban.
A respirator doesn’t just guard against covid, it protects against TB too
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Crew 9: Her comments came amid efforts by NASA to finalize plans to bring Williams, Wilmore, Crew-9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov back to Earth after a weeklong handover with their Crew 10 replacements. Story available here: www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-as...
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams says "we don't feel abandoned" or "stuck" as space mission stretches on
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Crew 9: Her comments came amid efforts by NASA to finalize plans to bring Williams, Wilmore, Crew-9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov back to Earth after a weeklong handover with their Crew 10 replacements. Story available here: www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-as...
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel's annual report is out. www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2024 Annual Report - NASA
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2024 annual report Thursday examining the
www.nasa.gov
February 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel's annual report is out. www.nasa.gov/news-release...
Day 3 of NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop! #IWS2025 👩🔬🧪
Heard from Dr. Michael Barratt about his recent spaceflight experience on expedition 71+ and then presented on our artificial gravity work (gene expression changes in the bone)! 🚀🦴🩺
Heard from Dr. Michael Barratt about his recent spaceflight experience on expedition 71+ and then presented on our artificial gravity work (gene expression changes in the bone)! 🚀🦴🩺
January 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Day 3 of NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop! #IWS2025 👩🔬🧪
Heard from Dr. Michael Barratt about his recent spaceflight experience on expedition 71+ and then presented on our artificial gravity work (gene expression changes in the bone)! 🚀🦴🩺
Heard from Dr. Michael Barratt about his recent spaceflight experience on expedition 71+ and then presented on our artificial gravity work (gene expression changes in the bone)! 🚀🦴🩺
Fantastic day 2 of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop (IWS)!
Loved the session on neural stressors - so many cool brain organoid projects happening, we’re enabling the future of human health in space! ☺️✨
#IWS2025 🧪👩🔬🧠
Loved the session on neural stressors - so many cool brain organoid projects happening, we’re enabling the future of human health in space! ☺️✨
#IWS2025 🧪👩🔬🧠
January 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Fantastic day 2 of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop (IWS)!
Loved the session on neural stressors - so many cool brain organoid projects happening, we’re enabling the future of human health in space! ☺️✨
#IWS2025 🧪👩🔬🧠
Loved the session on neural stressors - so many cool brain organoid projects happening, we’re enabling the future of human health in space! ☺️✨
#IWS2025 🧪👩🔬🧠
Yesterday was day 1 of the NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop (IWS)! 🚀 #IWS2025
Can’t wait to check out some of today’s sessions on neuro / bone / cardiovascular health in space, and more! 👩🔬🧪🦴🧠🫀
Can’t wait to check out some of today’s sessions on neuro / bone / cardiovascular health in space, and more! 👩🔬🧪🦴🧠🫀
January 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yesterday was day 1 of the NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators’ Workshop (IWS)! 🚀 #IWS2025
Can’t wait to check out some of today’s sessions on neuro / bone / cardiovascular health in space, and more! 👩🔬🧪🦴🧠🫀
Can’t wait to check out some of today’s sessions on neuro / bone / cardiovascular health in space, and more! 👩🔬🧪🦴🧠🫀
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Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH.
I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented “Big Brother” research crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH.
I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And so it begins…. 😔
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And so it begins…. 😔