Kelsey Young
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@RockDocYoung
Planetary field geologist interested in all things rocks, NASA, Notre Dame, and let‘s be honest, Tolkien. All views are my own.
TOUCHDOWN! The #OSIRISREx sample capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC) after a 3.86-billion mile journey. This marks the US's first sample return mission of its kind and will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar system.
Congratulations to the newly selected @NASA Artemis III Geology Team at @JHUAPL! Led by Dr. Brett Denevi, this team will be responsible for designing a plan for humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years, while also ensuring the work that takes place enables the future of human and robotic exploration. nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s…
NEW: Astronaut Jessica Watkins has been assigned to fly on NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-4 mission, set to launch April 2022. She’ll join crewmates @Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, and @ESA astronaut @AstroSamantha: go.nasa.gov/30vSGFQ
Just finalized that I’ll be working 13 @NASAPersevere operations shifts over 3 of the next 5 weeks, starting Thursday at 9:45pm for SOL ONE! Bring it, Mars time! #CountdownToMars
.@NASA_Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines are headed for the @Space_Station on NASA's @SpaceX Crew-4 mission set to launch in 2022. It will be @Astro_FarmerBob's 1st trip to space and the 2nd for @astro_kjell: go.nasa.gov/3pdsp59
