lee roop
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lee roop
@leeroop
I am a reporter for The Alabama Media Group, @aldotcom. Love space, science, telling stories.
Huntsville, AL Katılım Kasım 2008
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I lived it: our collective trauma was a lesson in my fifth-grader’s homework packet this week 🥲
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@SarahLena Might see your machine vendor. My machine shoots so much air into my nose that opening my mouth at the same time doesn’t really work. Not sure I’m explaining that right but I think a check in is a good idea.
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Wearers of CPAP nose-only devices: how do you keep your mouth closed while sleeping? Because it’s like Lord Vader sleeps next to me and I am TIRED.
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We officially closed on the 91-acres along the Paint Rock River. We're incredibly grateful for all who contributed to make it possible and to sellers Curt Harrelson, Mike Deasy, & Kevin Deasy for offering this incredible property at a bargain sale price. landtrustnal.org/preserve-paint…
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via @nytimes Kenneth Chang shows again why he’s the best in this overview of what the SLS launch means for NASA and all the players in space world today. Great work. nytimes.com/2022/11/16/sci…
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HSV population Nov. 3, 2008: 174,203
HSV population Nov. 3, 2022: 216,693
(Per census. Our internals have us at about 225k)
Tommy Battle@TommyBattle
14 years ago today I was sworn in for the first time as Mayor of Huntsville. It remains a pleasure and a privilege to lead this great city. I have the same excitement coming into the office each morning as I did during my first day on the job. My thanks to all for their support.
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@indyfromspace Paxlovid rebound was real at our house, too. My wife got COVID, I got COVID, our docs prescribed P at our request, I got better, she got better and then she got rebound P. Mild case second time around. Hope he recovers easily.
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The review of Space Command's HQ move to Alabama has four more steps to go. Here they are, and here's what the HQ might look like on Redstone Arsenal. bit.ly/3B7KGe1
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This is … I don’t even have the word for it.
XR Cambridge@xr_cambridge
A NASA climate scientist gets arrested alongside hundreds of scientists across the world in a desperate plea to avert climate catastrophe and he doesn't get one call from a journalist. Reality as always proving stranger than fiction.
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It’s a mobile launcher issue, NASA says. Dress rehearsal could be tomorrow. Briefing later today. #rocketscienceishard.
NASA@NASA
For safety, we've stopped the #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal. Teams are meeting now to assess next steps. We are looking at Monday, April 4 as the next opportunity to resume operations, and will have a media briefing later today. Check here for updates. blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
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NASA said today that the Webb space telescope's optics have tested very well and will 'meet or exceed the science goals' for the telescope. Get ready to see what no one has ever seen before. @NASA_Marshall @NASAWebb
bit.ly/3CQhxTb
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NASA SLS manager John Honeycutt said in Huntsville today that the big new rocket "is not going to come at a cost of $4 billion a shot" despite a recent government audit's prediction that it will. bit.ly/3sIeFVf
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A cybersecurity expert says Russian hackers could target Alabama's federal city of Huntsville. The "Rocket City's" power and Internet grids could be attacked if America keeps the pressure up against the Ukraine invasion, says a University of Alabama in Huntsville professor.
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