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James Connell Jr
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“If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic.” -When Nietzsche Wept

Father, husband, USMC vet, almost done w/BSME, aviation/aerospace enthusiast.
If you make a post saying “ scientists/researchers now say…” you should cite these people. Some of this is cool, often times outlandish and exaggerated.
August 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Leaving group chats when the work is done >>
August 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Seeing Senator Cruz’s reconciliation package go through is relieving. NASA cannot operate much leaner! #NASA #SPACE #ARTEMIS
July 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We can disagree about some particulars here, but we can agree to the meat and potatoes.
June 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Nvidia down almost 40% from all time highs w/signs of liquidity just waiting to enter the market… Hm… #StockMarket #AI
April 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
R and D and testing are iterative processes. It will be interesting to see the path forward! #SpaceX
Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
SpaceX’s seventh Starship/Super Heavy test flight ended prematurely Jan. 16 when the Starship upper stage was apparently lost while ascending into space.
spacenews.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
What a time to be alive. It would be cool to hear this overhead one day. #NASA_App : www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time - NASA
NASA completed the first maximum afterburner engine run test on its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Dec. 12. The ground test, conducted at Lockheed
www.nasa.gov
December 28, 2024 at 9:14 PM
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Let’s zoom in on this recent JWST image shall we? The first one shows an area only about ~1/30th the size of the full moon. And there are SO MANY GALAXIES in it!!! Our universe is vast and mysterious and incredible.

📸: ESA, NASA, CSA, H Dannerbauer
December 5, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Reposted by James Connell Jr
Wake up, babe.

Artemis wallpaper page just dropped.

www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
December 4, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Reposted by James Connell Jr
The End Is Near for #NASA’s #Voyager Probes. Via @wired #Space 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes
The two probes have left the solar system and are still collecting data from the interstellar environment—but their atomic hearts are growing weaker and weaker.
buff.ly
December 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by James Connell Jr
Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.
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December 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM