Frank Slazer
@spacebchbum.bsky.social
Retired space executive 🚀🛰️🪐🌎🌗 & Syracuse U 🍊alumnus supporting space exploration and seeking beautiful sunsets in Long Beach, CA 🇺🇸🇱🇹🏳️🌈
Rocking my @SyracuseU orange in Coober Pedy in the beautiful South Australian Outback!
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Rocking my @SyracuseU orange in Coober Pedy in the beautiful South Australian Outback!
I’m always proud to rock my Syracuse University pride as I travel around the world - this time in Melbourne, Australia at the Royal Botanical Gardens!
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I’m always proud to rock my Syracuse University pride as I travel around the world - this time in Melbourne, Australia at the Royal Botanical Gardens!
Mayor Richardson and Orbital OPS Schleuniger & COO Doherty did a convo: The vehicle will be built around the company’s proprietary 10,000lbs thrust engine. Astraeus delivers 10km/s of Delta-v, so the vehicle can be stationed in LEO & rapidly move to a target orbit when needed.
August 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Mayor Richardson and Orbital OPS Schleuniger & COO Doherty did a convo: The vehicle will be built around the company’s proprietary 10,000lbs thrust engine. Astraeus delivers 10km/s of Delta-v, so the vehicle can be stationed in LEO & rapidly move to a target orbit when needed.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson announcing the latest company to call Space Beach its home - Orbital Ops!
Their initial product is:
“A high-thrust, cryogenic platform that can loiter on-orbit for years at a time, as a tool for interception and space domain awareness.”
Their initial product is:
“A high-thrust, cryogenic platform that can loiter on-orbit for years at a time, as a tool for interception and space domain awareness.”
August 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson announcing the latest company to call Space Beach its home - Orbital Ops!
Their initial product is:
“A high-thrust, cryogenic platform that can loiter on-orbit for years at a time, as a tool for interception and space domain awareness.”
Their initial product is:
“A high-thrust, cryogenic platform that can loiter on-orbit for years at a time, as a tool for interception and space domain awareness.”
Dead & Co with Billy Strings - San Francisco Golden Gate Park
August 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Dead & Co with Billy Strings - San Francisco Golden Gate Park
A great discussion panel at @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas focused on Building Sustainable Infrastructure on the Moon. It’s encouraging to see so many innovative surface power and operations concepts coming from industry. Now, we just need to get there!
July 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A great discussion panel at @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas focused on Building Sustainable Infrastructure on the Moon. It’s encouraging to see so many innovative surface power and operations concepts coming from industry. Now, we just need to get there!
Redwire’s Mike Gold: “We are on the verge of new drugs, space grown tissues and organs and many other revolutionary developments. Yet, if the President’s budget request is implemented, we will pull the plug on these and cede the future in LEO to China which will then have more Astronauts in space!
July 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Redwire’s Mike Gold: “We are on the verge of new drugs, space grown tissues and organs and many other revolutionary developments. Yet, if the President’s budget request is implemented, we will pull the plug on these and cede the future in LEO to China which will then have more Astronauts in space!
Day 2 at the @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas; Space Force Lt Gen Garrant spoke on how they are dealing with the increasing scope of there budgets and missions - including helping to protect US commercial entities from malign actors - including cyber attacks.
July 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Day 2 at the @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas; Space Force Lt Gen Garrant spoke on how they are dealing with the increasing scope of there budgets and missions - including helping to protect US commercial entities from malign actors - including cyber attacks.
Aerospace Corp Executive, Dr Jamie Morin speaking at the AIAA Ascend Thompson lecture points out that, in a higher interest rate environment, government customers are more important since VC investments have dropped.
July 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Aerospace Corp Executive, Dr Jamie Morin speaking at the AIAA Ascend Thompson lecture points out that, in a higher interest rate environment, government customers are more important since VC investments have dropped.
I’m at the @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas; NASA CFO nominee Greg Autry is speaking at a session on The Future of Finance at NASA. He made a great point that launch cost reductions are starting to resemble Moore’s law - and space progress may accelerate rapidly as a result.
July 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m at the @aiaaerospace.bsky.social ASCEND conference in Las Vegas; NASA CFO nominee Greg Autry is speaking at a session on The Future of Finance at NASA. He made a great point that launch cost reductions are starting to resemble Moore’s law - and space progress may accelerate rapidly as a result.
Not clear if this is in addition to being DOT Secretary…
Of course maybe it’s good for NASA - seems like all the priority depts go to former Fox personalities
Of course maybe it’s good for NASA - seems like all the priority depts go to former Fox personalities
July 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Not clear if this is in addition to being DOT Secretary…
Of course maybe it’s good for NASA - seems like all the priority depts go to former Fox personalities
Of course maybe it’s good for NASA - seems like all the priority depts go to former Fox personalities
I wonder if Medicaid is sending out messages like this to recipients…🤦♂️
July 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I wonder if Medicaid is sending out messages like this to recipients…🤦♂️
Yeah, it’s paywalled but wow, just wow - what a picture! Meanwhile, the National Science Foundation is facing a 40% cut…🤦♂️
June 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yeah, it’s paywalled but wow, just wow - what a picture! Meanwhile, the National Science Foundation is facing a 40% cut…🤦♂️
It was my pleasure to host a panel discussion today on the Future of Commercial Space at #SPACETECHEXPO in Long Beach. It was a great discussion with a great audience. Bottom line insight - it’s a challenging time but opportunity abounds!
June 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It was my pleasure to host a panel discussion today on the Future of Commercial Space at #SPACETECHEXPO in Long Beach. It was a great discussion with a great audience. Bottom line insight - it’s a challenging time but opportunity abounds!
Well THAT didn’t last long…
Wa Post: Musk calls Trump’s sweeping legislation ‘pork-filled’ and ‘a disgusting abomination’
Wa Post: Musk calls Trump’s sweeping legislation ‘pork-filled’ and ‘a disgusting abomination’
June 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Well THAT didn’t last long…
Wa Post: Musk calls Trump’s sweeping legislation ‘pork-filled’ and ‘a disgusting abomination’
Wa Post: Musk calls Trump’s sweeping legislation ‘pork-filled’ and ‘a disgusting abomination’
I’m attending a great panel discussion on “Enhancing Collaboration in California’s Legacy Space Hub” (aka Long Beach CA / @VisitSpaceBeach ) at #SPACETECHEXPO!
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m attending a great panel discussion on “Enhancing Collaboration in California’s Legacy Space Hub” (aka Long Beach CA / @VisitSpaceBeach ) at #SPACETECHEXPO!
Absolutely devastating headcount reductions are ahead at @NASA if enacted. Congress must push back.
June 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Absolutely devastating headcount reductions are ahead at @NASA if enacted. Congress must push back.
En route to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, bad weather in Dallas led to a refueling diversion to Wichita - and a cool tee shirt!
I’m not sure why Kansas is connected to “To the stars through suffering…”
A Roman phrase that’s the motto of the National Space Society and the UK Royal Air Force…
I’m not sure why Kansas is connected to “To the stars through suffering…”
A Roman phrase that’s the motto of the National Space Society and the UK Royal Air Force…
April 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
En route to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, bad weather in Dallas led to a refueling diversion to Wichita - and a cool tee shirt!
I’m not sure why Kansas is connected to “To the stars through suffering…”
A Roman phrase that’s the motto of the National Space Society and the UK Royal Air Force…
I’m not sure why Kansas is connected to “To the stars through suffering…”
A Roman phrase that’s the motto of the National Space Society and the UK Royal Air Force…
Yes, we still have lots of problems (homelessness, fires, etc.) - and the tariff battles will take a toll - but never underestimate California; it’s where the future begins!
April 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yes, we still have lots of problems (homelessness, fires, etc.) - and the tariff battles will take a toll - but never underestimate California; it’s where the future begins!
I’m in Paris for the IAF Spring meetings; Paris is beautiful, as always - and Notre Dame is better than ever!
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I’m in Paris for the IAF Spring meetings; Paris is beautiful, as always - and Notre Dame is better than ever!
Happy Birthday SU!!
March 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy Birthday SU!!
Correlation is not causation except when it is…
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Correlation is not causation except when it is…
At this rate, in about 2 months, the Dow will be at zero!
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
At this rate, in about 2 months, the Dow will be at zero!
It’s always great to visit New York! The city so nice, they named it twice!
March 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It’s always great to visit New York! The city so nice, they named it twice!
Just got back from a weekend trip to Death Valley National Park. If you haven’t been, it’s beautiful - and a sunny 81 degrees on March 1st is pretty nice!
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Just got back from a weekend trip to Death Valley National Park. If you haven’t been, it’s beautiful - and a sunny 81 degrees on March 1st is pretty nice!