Jim Way

F-35 jet crashed after "mishap" at Miramar Air Base in California; condition of crew unknown

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@DMVAdventures Law & Order?

I think I’ve stayed like eight nights at hotels in July. I’ve seen approximately 30 episodes of Shark Tank and 50 episodes of family feud.

@GBlinebury @met_cooper And the live cams are all down now. They were up and running this morning. Eesh.

@met_cooper Lots of folks still up there after the Oshkosh airshow. A B-52 is still on the ground up there; a C-17 just left a couple of hours ago. A lot of small planes still in Oshkosh and Appleton.

Looks like a strong tornado in the Appleton/Neenah, WI area. Take shelter if you’re in the path of this storm! #WIwx

I would not read too much into dated news designed to needlessly elevate people’s blood pressure. For starters, those who took voluntary retirement do not represent 22% of NASA’s integrated workforce. NASA had roughly 14,000 civil servants and more than 42,000 full-time contractors. The voluntary retirements represented closer to 7%. For what it is worth, NASA’s history of programs running over budget and behind schedule, from Artemis to MSR, NEO Surveyor, and more, predates the voluntary retirement programs. A much bigger factor in NASA’s historic challenges has been taking on far too many projects, some externally imposed but many self-inflicted, while skipping the necessary building blocks for success that served the agency so well in decades past. That lack of extreme focus has been addressed in the President’s National Space Policy. All that aside, Artemis II was a great success, and we are moving on Artemis III, with every KPI, from Mobile Launcher recovery and repair to stacking, tracking materially faster than Artemis II (specifics will be released later this week). Nancy Grace Roman is ahead of schedule and set to launch at the end of August. We are back to normal ISS crew rotations with a full astronaut complement, flying X-planes routinely, and making major investments in a nuclear-powered NASA. We have been rebuilding core competencies across every Center, converting thousands of contractor positions back to civil service, and using NASA Force reach to bring in specialized talent, all while saving billions for more missions of science and discovery. We have a long way to go, but for now, things are tracking well.

@Fritschner Is she speaking?

Would we call it a SPEAKING tour?

@DMVAdventures Be sure to hit Devil's Backbone nearby for good drink and eats. (We were just there!)

Natural Bridge…Who Cares! That’s what I used to say… until I finally saw it in person today and now I get it. This was shockingly cool, and it turns out it’s more than just a bridge. There’s a lost river and a cave and a waterfall.  So glad I made it here! It almost didn’t happen because there was a torrential downpour as I arrived. But as soon as I stepped out of my car, the rain stopped, and it didn’t start back up again until I was back at the visitor center. It was a DMV Adventures miracle. Definitely stop by if you’re driving up or down 81!

@MatthewCappucci “You’ll be tops! You’ll be great!…”

Even Mr. Rogers would not like my neighbor. (The dog is named Princess, and she’s allowed to “express herself” at all hours of the day or night. The neighbor herself is crazy — she thinks she’s Ethel Merman.)

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Great crowd here in Cary North Carolina. Go USA! 🇺🇸@usarugby

Private space stations are part of the Mars question too. How do they advance science, operations, human health, and long-duration readiness? #HumanSpaceflight #H2M2

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Prime time alternative facts!

The Blue Angels are conducting a “thorough safety review” this morning after circle and arrival maneuvers yesterday at Pensacola Beach, in which “an aircraft flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas.”

@STATter911 Interesting. And now they're all back for me, too. Good to know. Cheers.

@JimWay Every once in a while they will have an outage. I just scrolled through and all but a couple of Beltway cams seem to be working fine. I had not looked earlier.

@STATter911 Morning. Something up with Virginia traffic cams (at 511.vdot.virginia.gov)? Most of the beltway ones seem to be inactive this morning. Odd.

@eitmonline El Yunque is very cool. Definitely recommend.

Three UAH teams ranked among the best in the world at the 2026 Annual CanSat Competition, showcasing their engineering talent on an international stage.🚀🌎 Learn more here: ow.ly/VCE450Zmpzg

A few notes from a presentation by Blue Origin's John Couluris this afternoon at the Spacetide conference: - Company budgeted 29 days for pad cleanup and evidence recovery at LC-36; completed it in 21 days. - By late 2027, expect to have new LC-36B pad in service; rebuilt LC-36A to be ready by end of this year. - Tests of Endurance (first Blue Moon Mk1 lander) almost done, launch now expected in Q1 2027. - Multiple Mk1 and Mk2 landers in production now; no slowdown after New Glenn explosion.

@wafflehouserfc Man wish I could be watching. Don’t have P+ tho.

Wasn’t expecting us to take a lead into the half vs Portugal. Keep it up Eagles!!!