Sandy the Brute
@sandythebrute.bsky.social
Founder of Blue Moon Space Ops, orbital debris clean up and recycling. bluemoonspaceops.com
don’t waste space
don’t waste space
L-13 Blue Origin New Glen countdown! www.youtube.com/live/e9WpN-c...
New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast
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November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
L-13 Blue Origin New Glen countdown! www.youtube.com/live/e9WpN-c...
The time to get a handle on orbital debris is NOW. Three Chinese astronauts are stranded in space because their capsule received damage from space junk. #spacejunk #orbitaldebris
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Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule
Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbit...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The time to get a handle on orbital debris is NOW. Three Chinese astronauts are stranded in space because their capsule received damage from space junk. #spacejunk #orbitaldebris
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I must be super old fashioned. If I were singing for the #worldseries #baseball, I would be dressed up a bit.
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I must be super old fashioned. If I were singing for the #worldseries #baseball, I would be dressed up a bit.
Congratulations @NASA on the successful first flight of X-59! I was privileged to watch it fly overhead and make a beautiful landing! Well done to the pilots and the support team!
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X-59
Unlock the future of supersonic travel with the X-59, a revolutionary plane designed to help NASA reduce sonic booms. Learn more from Lockheed Martin.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Congratulations @NASA on the successful first flight of X-59! I was privileged to watch it fly overhead and make a beautiful landing! Well done to the pilots and the support team!
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We pay all this money to launch things into space, why deorbit it and further pollute the? Why not recycle it on-orbit and reuse it?
October 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We pay all this money to launch things into space, why deorbit it and further pollute the? Why not recycle it on-orbit and reuse it?
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July 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Businesses beware: Wix.com is a scam. Their auto renew option when you sign up is obscured, and they do not notify you before they renew your services. Additionally, they will refuse to refund you no matter how loyal customer you have been.
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Space archaeology has been a thing for 25 years! I talked about its origins, what it means to be an Australian in this field, and where it might be going. 🔭🏺 @austarchj.bsky.social
Launching archaeology into space and what it tells us about life on earth
Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 90, No. 1, 2024)
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June 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Space archaeology has been a thing for 25 years! I talked about its origins, what it means to be an Australian in this field, and where it might be going. 🔭🏺 @austarchj.bsky.social
This podcast from @npr.org 1A did a fabulous job describing the current state of space junk in orbit around Earth and its risks to our daily lives. Definitely worth a listen.
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Cyber Monday: The potential threat of space debris
What happens if an adversary hacks an old satellite and uses it as a weapon?
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May 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This podcast from @npr.org 1A did a fabulous job describing the current state of space junk in orbit around Earth and its risks to our daily lives. Definitely worth a listen.
the1a.org/segments/cyb...
the1a.org/segments/cyb...
Well done, @nytimes.com puzzle editors! Today’s Connection game was chef’s kiss! 🧑🍳😘
May 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Well done, @nytimes.com puzzle editors! Today’s Connection game was chef’s kiss! 🧑🍳😘
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death star?
no, this is saturn’s moon mimas!
may the 4th be with you 🌕
no, this is saturn’s moon mimas!
may the 4th be with you 🌕
May 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
death star?
no, this is saturn’s moon mimas!
may the 4th be with you 🌕
no, this is saturn’s moon mimas!
may the 4th be with you 🌕
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This essay is nerd nirvana.
Men walked on the Moon - but women made the guidance computers that got them there and back. At the landing sites and command module crash sites the computers are evidence of a unique women's lunar heritage. 🧪🏺
The Apollo core rope memory and women's heritage on the Moon
Between 1969 and 1972 there were six Apollo human spaceflight missions to the Moon, each leaving a complex site behind. A common joke now is...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This essay is nerd nirvana.
Looks like Blue Moon Space Ops has some competition! A Japanese company, Astroscale, recently rendezvoused (is that a word?) with a large piece of space debris.
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Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk
This success lays the foundation for future missions to dock with out-of-control satellites.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Looks like Blue Moon Space Ops has some competition! A Japanese company, Astroscale, recently rendezvoused (is that a word?) with a large piece of space debris.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️
The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an…
The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…
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March 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️
Yucca Valley, CA, a small desert town, gets feisty with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R).
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February 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yucca Valley, CA, a small desert town, gets feisty with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R).
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What does the legendary 10th Japanese writer Sei Shonagon have to do with outer space? 📚💙🔭
Sei Shonagon: space goddess
When I was researching my submission of 'Namatjira' for the name of a crater on Mercury (see this post ), I had to go through the list of e...
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February 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
What does the legendary 10th Japanese writer Sei Shonagon have to do with outer space? 📚💙🔭
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One person’s space trash is an archaeologist’s space treasure.
A New Argument For Preserving ‘Space Junk’ Left On Mars
Archaeologists call for tracking and preserving artifacts left on Mars to chronicle humans’ first attempts at interplanetary exploration.
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February 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
One person’s space trash is an archaeologist’s space treasure.
Sitting here at work on Blue Sky, reading all of these posts about the things going on in our country, and The Star Spangled Banner is playing at retreat. It's surreal and I am weeping.
February 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sitting here at work on Blue Sky, reading all of these posts about the things going on in our country, and The Star Spangled Banner is playing at retreat. It's surreal and I am weeping.
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Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
I guarantee you, none of us going to this conference look like this. 😂
February 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I guarantee you, none of us going to this conference look like this. 😂
Blue Moon Space Operations now has a Spotify channel full of space themed songs.
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BMSO Channel
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January 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Blue Moon Space Operations now has a Spotify channel full of space themed songs.
open.spotify.com/playlist/0H1...
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@drspacejunk.bsky.social - hello, Dr. Gorman. I sent you an email regarding a project I am working on that has to do with space junk and the Moon. I would be grateful if you could recommend someone for feasibility studies.
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
@drspacejunk.bsky.social - hello, Dr. Gorman. I sent you an email regarding a project I am working on that has to do with space junk and the Moon. I would be grateful if you could recommend someone for feasibility studies.