Sudip Parikh

As inspiring as Artemis III is, the launch & cargo aspects could be left to the private sector. But the private sector will never replace the scientific discovery and exploratory achievements of NASA. Without the curiosity-driven pursuits of NASA, global knowledge will decline.

@NASAArtemis (4/4) Now, together with the crew and flight controllers, they’re not just helping Artemis II reach its full science potential—they’re laying a strong foundation for future missions. Meet the Artemis II Science Officers👇 go.nasa.gov/4bRILw9

TLI! Translunar injection complete, Artemis II apogee now over 400,000 km; they're heading to the Moon.

UPDATE: As we approach our two-year anniversary of launching @RenPhilanthropy, we plan to write more about how we hope to impact the world of philanthropic capital. Would love feedback and reactions (this will continue to be an evolving thesis as we keep building and learning).

Christina Koch is moon-bound. 🚀🌕 The three-time NC State grad and her fellow Artemis II crew members blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening. She will see parts of the solar system no human has ever seen before. Read more: ncst.at/YwO650YC2gi

Godspeed @NASAArtemis II!!! I salute the thousands of @NASA team members, contractors, and four astronauts doing something bold, courageous, and inspiring.  They have my deepest respect and admiration. Clear skies, fair winds, and following seas to NASA and the Artemis crew!

Standing on the shoulders of giants. As the Artemis II crew prepares for launch no earlier than April 1, they recently took a moment to pay homage to the Apollo 10 crew and the groundwork they laid for the Artemis II Moon mission.

News anchor tomorrow: So Dr. Tremblay tell us what has you excited about this miss- THE SLS IS LAUNCHING WITH SOLIDS BECAUSE IN 1971 THE AIR FORCE WANTED TO YEET SPY SATELLITES OVER THE POLES AND LAND BACK AT VANDENBERG BEFORE THE SOVETS NOTICED WHICH MEANT NASA HAD TO GIVE THE ORBITER DELTA WINGS WHICH MADE IT SO HEAVY THEY NEEDED SOLIDS WHICH CREATED A FACTORY IN UTAH WHICH CREATED A SENATOR WHO LIKED THAT FACTORY

These should be household names: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. They are set to be the first humans to go to the moon in more than a half century. While not landing, they will travel further from home than anyone. @TimBella nytimes.com/2026/03/31/sci…

Wishing @NASAAdmin and the entire @NASA team the best for tomorrow's Artemis launch attempt - and a special 'bon voyage' to @centerforastro alum @Astro_Christina !

Any conversation with Dario Gil will energize you. At Morgan State University we talked about how AI, quantum, and the Genesis Mission will draw on academia, industry, philanthropy, and the best of Maryland and the rest of the country. Thanks to the Council on Competitiveness!

I recently joined @CompeteNow’s Competitiveness Conversations Across America series at @MorganStateU to discuss how regional innovation ecosystems can strengthen U.S. scientific leadership.

Australia is supporting humanity’s historic return to the Moon. @NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon – the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century.

UPDATE: An exciting day, as we launch our latest Big-if-True-Science Accelerator cohort - in partnership with the Japanese government. As I observed in my recent Japan trip, there is eagerness to deepen their S&T ecosystem, and also include philanthropy. x.com/RenPhilanthrop…

If you were born after 19:45:58 UTC on December 19, 1972, you have not been alive during a time when a crewed lunar spaceflight was underway. This is approximately 75% of the global population. That could change as soon as Wednesday evening with the planned launch of Artemis II. Hundreds of thousands of people near Kennedy Space Center will see the launch with their own eyes and likely millions will watch live online. If you can't make it out in person, I hope you'll tune in and watch as NASA makes its first attempt to send Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen into space and around the Moon this week. It is not often you have the opportunity to witness a historic moment in real time. Please watch and soak it in, and after launch, look up at the Moon and smile knowing that our great return to the lunar environment is well underway. Godspeed, Artemis II!

"Success today means two things: you must be excellent at the core work, and you must be deeply connected to what is outside your walls." Read more from Andrew Plump, President of R&D at Takeda, who spoke with #scidip for its #InnovationLeaders series: sciencediplomacy.org/conversation/2…

I think tech folks are overrating the degree to which tech philanthropy will replace federal dollars. The science funding piece isn’t crazy — there’s huge money flowing that way, and more coming — but it’s still an OOM off federal funding.

An update on China increasing investment in scientists while US govt is freezing or delaying funding: An American RNA biologist & biotech startup founder (@NucleateHQ finalist) posted on LI that a recruiter contacted her w/offer 2 start a lab in China as SBIR is frozen since 9/25

During the first airing of my Star Trek series where a kiss was objectionable; many southern stations pulled the episode & condemned the show. Using today’s vernacular it would absolutely be called“woke DEI crap”because it went against “norms” of society for its time. Not a lot seems to have changed.🤷🏼😑

We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Schmidt Science Fellows — thirty-two incredible scientists set to embark on the next step of their interdisciplinary journey with our support. schmidtsciencefellows.org/news/the-2026-… @schmidtsciences