Keith Cowing
@keithcowing.bsky.social
Multiverse.Media, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, (he/him) LLAP 🖖🏻
I saw "Silent Running" in 1972 in high school. Had a profound effect on me & led to the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse on Devon Island that Marc Boucher & I built. I showed a picture of that greenhouse to the film's director Douglas Trumbull and told him the story. He thought it was very, very cool.
October 1, 2023 at 2:44 PM
I saw "Silent Running" in 1972 in high school. Had a profound effect on me & led to the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse on Devon Island that Marc Boucher & I built. I showed a picture of that greenhouse to the film's director Douglas Trumbull and told him the story. He thought it was very, very cool.
Sierra Space Increases Total Investment to $1.7 Billion
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spaceref.com/space-commer... #space commerce
September 26, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Sierra Space Increases Total Investment to $1.7 Billion
spaceref.com/space-commer... #space commerce
spaceref.com/space-commer... #space commerce
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration review
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA #astrophysics #Interstellar
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA #astrophysics #Interstellar
September 26, 2023 at 1:32 PM
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe passes system integration review
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA #astrophysics #Interstellar
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA #astrophysics #Interstellar
NASA Team Simulates a Glimpse of Our Galaxy in Gravitational Waves
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spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA Astrophysics
September 26, 2023 at 1:31 PM
NASA Team Simulates a Glimpse of Our Galaxy in Gravitational Waves
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA Astrophysics
spaceref.com/science-and-... #NASA Astrophysics
If you have ever been on any flavor of #BBC via Skype then you'll get this slight alteration I made of their screen instructions. BBC even used the same font as the classic "Keep Calm" posters. It is not my fault that I noticed. Just sayin' .
September 25, 2023 at 1:29 AM
If you have ever been on any flavor of #BBC via Skype then you'll get this slight alteration I made of their screen instructions. BBC even used the same font as the classic "Keep Calm" posters. It is not my fault that I noticed. Just sayin' .
Years ago I was a Mars rock courier (loooong story) this is a display sample of ALH84001. Our late cats decided to examine it before I left for the airport. They were not especially impressed. Groceries were usually much more interesting.
September 25, 2023 at 1:27 AM
Years ago I was a Mars rock courier (loooong story) this is a display sample of ALH84001. Our late cats decided to examine it before I left for the airport. They were not especially impressed. Groceries were usually much more interesting.
Another NASA Exploration Report (Re)States The Obvious But Lacks True Exploratory Energy
nasawatch.com/exploration/... #NASA #exploration #Artemis
nasawatch.com/exploration/... #NASA #exploration #Artemis
September 22, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Another NASA Exploration Report (Re)States The Obvious But Lacks True Exploratory Energy
nasawatch.com/exploration/... #NASA #exploration #Artemis
nasawatch.com/exploration/... #NASA #exploration #Artemis
I dunno about that. Ruby, the neighbor's 18 year old tabby, comes over to our house every day for kitty day spa and she certainly relaxes.
September 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM
I dunno about that. Ruby, the neighbor's 18 year old tabby, comes over to our house every day for kitty day spa and she certainly relaxes.
All Of NASA's Explorers Can Be Potent Ambassadors - If NASA Would Only Let Them nasawatch.com/astronauts/a... #NASA #exploration #expedition #softpower #AdAstra #DareMightyThings
September 21, 2023 at 6:27 PM
All Of NASA's Explorers Can Be Potent Ambassadors - If NASA Would Only Let Them nasawatch.com/astronauts/a... #NASA #exploration #expedition #softpower #AdAstra #DareMightyThings
Pic by Morgan Cable I was instantly reminded of a classic photo taken a just over a century ago in #Antarctica by Herbert Ponting of Charles Wright & Thomas Griffith Taylor with Scott's ship "Terra Nova" in the distance. #Astrobiology
September 17, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Pic by Morgan Cable I was instantly reminded of a classic photo taken a just over a century ago in #Antarctica by Herbert Ponting of Charles Wright & Thomas Griffith Taylor with Scott's ship "Terra Nova" in the distance. #Astrobiology
Tricorder Tech: STELLA: NASA's DIY Educational Gadget for Measuring Plant Health
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrobotany #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrobotany #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
September 15, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Tricorder Tech: STELLA: NASA's DIY Educational Gadget for Measuring Plant Health
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrobotany #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrobotany #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
My muse, "Ruby". She is 18 and lives next door but owns our house too.
September 15, 2023 at 6:48 PM
My muse, "Ruby". She is 18 and lives next door but owns our house too.
Tricorder Tech: Away Teams Are Using A “Pre-Tricorder” Spectrometer In The Field – Today
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrogeology #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrogeology #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
September 15, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Tricorder Tech: Away Teams Are Using A “Pre-Tricorder” Spectrometer In The Field – Today
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrogeology #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
astrobiology.com/2023/09/tric... #Astrobiology #Astrogeology #Tricorder #AwayTeam #StarTrek
Offworld diving space droids ... astrobiology.com/2023/09/betw... #Astrobiology
September 15, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Offworld diving space droids ... astrobiology.com/2023/09/betw... #Astrobiology
Uh oh ... "Six Of Nine Planetary Boundaries Are Now Exceeded On Earth" astrobiology.com/2023/09/six-...
September 15, 2023 at 2:37 AM
Uh oh ... "Six Of Nine Planetary Boundaries Are Now Exceeded On Earth" astrobiology.com/2023/09/six-...
I was on BBC World Service - twice - today - before and after the NASA UAP presser - my summary w/snark - and audio links. nasawatch.com/astrobiology...
September 15, 2023 at 2:36 AM
I was on BBC World Service - twice - today - before and after the NASA UAP presser - my summary w/snark - and audio links. nasawatch.com/astrobiology...
Just snagged 1858 Gazetteer of the World - Complete Set - on eBay for $90 plus $10 for shipping. Utterly Flawless condition.
September 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Just snagged 1858 Gazetteer of the World - Complete Set - on eBay for $90 plus $10 for shipping. Utterly Flawless condition.
I will be on BBC World Service today around 12:25 pm EDT/4:29 pm GMT to talk about Astronaut Frank Rubio's Space Station record and the MOXIE experiment making Oxygen on Mars #ISRU #Mars #NASA #BBC
September 12, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I will be on BBC World Service today around 12:25 pm EDT/4:29 pm GMT to talk about Astronaut Frank Rubio's Space Station record and the MOXIE experiment making Oxygen on Mars #ISRU #Mars #NASA #BBC
The local bees certainly like the morning glories that sprout up in our yard.
September 10, 2023 at 5:39 PM
The local bees certainly like the morning glories that sprout up in our yard.
Happy #StarTrekDay -- Tricorder Tech: House Cats’ Noses May Function Like A Parallel Coiled Gas Chromatograph astrobiology.com/2023/06/tric... #Astrobiology #Cats
September 8, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Happy #StarTrekDay -- Tricorder Tech: House Cats’ Noses May Function Like A Parallel Coiled Gas Chromatograph astrobiology.com/2023/06/tric... #Astrobiology #Cats
“My Star Trek Episode At Everest" spaceref.com/science-and-... #StarTrek #StarTrekDay
September 8, 2023 at 5:42 PM
“My Star Trek Episode At Everest" spaceref.com/science-and-... #StarTrek #StarTrekDay
Two types of "Time Tunnels"
September 7, 2023 at 9:06 PM
Two types of "Time Tunnels"
Astrobiologists and polar researchers: University of Alberta professor Maya Bhatia has died working in Grise Fiord www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... A GoFundMe has been established to help her husband and children gofund.me/e0551f01 #Astrobiology #Arctic
September 6, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Astrobiologists and polar researchers: University of Alberta professor Maya Bhatia has died working in Grise Fiord www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... A GoFundMe has been established to help her husband and children gofund.me/e0551f01 #Astrobiology #Arctic
"NASA Wants To Turn New Horizons Off" nasawatch.com/space-scienc... -- What a bad idea. A fully functional, billion dollar mission is to be turned off for lack of a few million dollars – with no plan if or when to turn it back on #NASA #NewHorizons
September 5, 2023 at 1:39 PM
"NASA Wants To Turn New Horizons Off" nasawatch.com/space-scienc... -- What a bad idea. A fully functional, billion dollar mission is to be turned off for lack of a few million dollars – with no plan if or when to turn it back on #NASA #NewHorizons