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James Horton
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Astronautical Engineer / Advanced Propulsion Technology @ Rocketdyne supporting NASA and space exploration; world traveller; pizza lover; proud Rhode Islander

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Horton4

#Spaceflight #Rocket #Engineer #RhodeIsland
Dusty #Phoenix #Arizona giving off post apocalyptic vibes this morning ✈️ #travel #photography #city
July 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Who else is excited that #DarkEnergy might not exist? Similar to MOND, I find the Occam's razor approach here very appealing ✨ #astrophysics #science #cosmology #NASA #AdAstra

ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Dark energy 'doesn’t exist' so can't be pushing 'lumpy' Universe apart – study
One of the biggest mysteries in science – dark energy – doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expan...
ras.ac.uk
December 24, 2024 at 10:29 PM
#Providence #RhodeIsland 🇺🇲 has its very own #Stargate that takes you to the best pub in the city to enjoy a pint in cozy warmth on a wintery night #WildColonial #travel #streetart #localtip #wanderlust #Cityscape

Art: "Textured Gear" by Rob Lorenson
December 23, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Found an #Airbnb with its own beach overlooking Paros from Stelida, Naxos in the #Greek #Islands 🇬🇷 ... a hot day cooled by shade and a cold local #beer 🍺 #travel #wanderlust
December 10, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Reposted by James Horton
This is beautiful.

h/t @masteractual.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Felt like I was a #Hobbit escaping the shire on this lonely #oak covered path thru the Devil's Canyon in Chatsworth, #LosAngeles , #California 🇺🇲 #hike #nature #wanderlust
December 7, 2024 at 9:22 PM
@flyingjenny.bsky.social since you're getting the #SpaceTweeps back together on BSky - we're representing from Rocketdyne in #LosAngeles. Not as cool of a spot as the #ISS though!
December 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I've noticed in the past week the people who I 'follow back' will unfollow me a few days later... What's up with that? I usually only post once a day... I can't be that annoying hah! #BeMyFriend !
December 4, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Thinking about teaching propulsion engineering down the road at Starfleet Academy! Who's joining up? 🖖 #StarTrek #LLAP #SciFi #filminglocation

📍SuihoEn Japanese Garden, Lake Balboa, #LosAngeles, #California 🇺🇲
December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by James Horton
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus with active cryovolcanoes. The water ice being ejected then feed Saturn’s E ring.
December 1, 2024 at 4:34 AM
Buzzing with #nightlife and colorful streets lined with stalls selling cut-price electronics, manga & #anime collectibles, #Tokyo 's Akihabara Electric Town 🇯🇵 is definitely a place to #wander! #Japan #travel #wanderlust #photography
December 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM
#Sunset behind an old mule cart 🫏 at the 1880's Calico silver mining #GhostTown outside #Barstow #California 🇺🇲 #Travel #RoadTrip #Wanderlust #Photography
November 30, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Amazing shot of the largest #volcano in the solar system! If there is (microbal) life on #Mars , it may be in one of its ancient lava tubes. #space #ESA #planet #exploration
Phobos over Mars! Yes, that's also Olympus Mons...

The full size image is 140MP: flic.kr/p/2qdsc1g
Credit:
Image Processing: AndreaLuck CC BY
Raw data: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin 🔭

ESA Mars Express 2024-07-13
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
#Hiking and bouldering through Millard Canyon for 6 miles in the #AngelesNationalForest outside #LosAngeles 🇺🇲 takes you to the abandoned Dawn Gold #Mine ⛏️ with two levels you can explore (with caution) #nature #history #exploration #travel #photography
November 29, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Truly a land of Fire and Ice... Detailed #NASA #Landsat imagery showing how close the new volcanic fissure 🌋 is to #Iceland ’s 🇮🇸 famous #BlueLagoon geothermal spa (2nd photo is my 📷). #travel #volcano #nature #space #satellite

Credit: go.nasa.gov/3Z24Zno
November 27, 2024 at 9:35 PM
#Wine 🍷 & #rockets 🚀! There is a lesser known AVA wine region within #California 's #centralcoast near where we launched Delta IV from Vandenberg #SpaceForce Base called #Buellton that runs along Route 246 - recommend Babcock, Melville, and Brick Barn #vineyards 🍇 #food #spaceflight #travel #space
November 27, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Right outside my home state, #NewBedford , #Massachusetts 🇺🇲 is an urban gem of coastal #NewEngland - deep history with whaling and the abolitionist movement, amazing seafood and bakeries, mingled with Portuguese culture. Get the chouriço on your pizza 🤤🍕! #travel #wanderlust #photography #food
November 25, 2024 at 4:27 PM
If you want to feel like #IndianaJones or a Tusken Raider on #Tatooine , navigating the labyrinth of Calcite slot canyons in #California 's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park 🇺🇲 is something you have to experience. #hike #travel #wanderlust #nature #desert
November 24, 2024 at 9:38 PM
It felt right to watch the setting sun at the Temple of Apollo on the largest Cyclades island of #Naxos, #Greece 🇬🇷 #travel #photography #wanderlust #ruins
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Just got the final Kickstarter chapters of #TheExpanse Dragon Tooth by @andydiggle.bsky.social and it was a great story bridging the 28 year gap between books 6 & 7. The additional @boom-studios.com swag is awesome... Including the signed poster by the Rocinante cast #ScreamingFirehawks
November 24, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Driving along #nature 's giants was awe inspiring. This avenue runs through Humboldt #Redwoods State Park in Northern #California 🌲🇺🇲 #travel #wanderlust #photography #tree
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
On a #hike to Throop Peak in the Angeles National Forest north of #LosAngeles 🇺🇲, I came across the otherworldly looking parasitic Snow Plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) which has no chlorophyll and uses a symbiotic relationship with #fungi to get nutrients 🧪 #Nature #Plant #Biology #Science #Travel
November 22, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Exploring the castle 🏯 that protected #Osaka #Japan 🇯🇵 since the 16th century. #travel #wanderlust #architecture #photography
November 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Sagan's words always ring true
November 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM