Swapna Krishna

STARGAZING is a gift-style book that introduces stargazing as a way to practice mindfulness. It’s packed with science too!! It’s out in August, and I appreciate any preorders: Amazon | amazon.com/dp/1797221361/… B&N | barnesandnoble.com/w/pocket-natur… Bookshop | bookshop.org/p/books/pocket…

@WeHaveMECO I feel like we really need to get our kids together at some point

It finally happened. My 4 year old got really interested in the inside of planets tonight for our bedtime chat. Eventually stumbled upon some InSight pictures, and he asked who was on Mars to take pictures.

Did the Perseverance rover find life on Mars??? No. But it DID make a very interesting discovery that could be relevant to the search for ancient microbial life on the red planet!! Here's more: youtu.be/MdYuRUN_qk4

@WeHaveMECO Genuinely I laughed out loud in that moment

@skrishna can’t explain how much this killed me

Booo call on me @NASA. I can’t be the only one who wants to know how @BoeingSpace is doing on the software work needed to support an uncrewed return.

@halophoenix @WIRED @PCMag Alan!!! Congratulations!

Well, it's time for some ✨personal news!✨ After five years, I'm leaving @WIRED. My choice, my call, and I'll miss my WIRED Ones dearly. My last day is Aug 9th. On Aug 19th, I'll start as Managing Editor at @PCMag, rejoining a crew I've known and loved for YEARS. I'm thrilled!

There have been increasing rumors from reputable sources that Boeing Starliner astronauts may come home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. Nothing has been decided, but here’s an overview/what might be going on at NASA Newsletter @ 11 am ET adastraspace.com youtu.be/WyZMRTWWw3I

Cygnus NG-21: Mission control just alerted the ISS crew to a possible issue with the Cygnus cargo ship: "Just to let you guys know, good comm with Cygnus, we're going to have solar array deploy in about an hour. The first two burns were not performed by Cygnus, so they're re-assessing what's the current state of the burn plan. We're hoping to still keep Tuesday (for capture by ISS), but we'll re-assess once we figure out what went wrong with the first two burns."

Recent solar activity pushed the aurora closer to us. The Soyuz hangs from the station in a stream of aurora. Soyuz is illuminated in a light blue from a sun behind the camera and in front of the space station that is just about to rise. 1/4s, f1.4, 50mm, ISO 6400

NASA will retire the ISS at the end of the decade. It will be brought down and laid to rest in the ocean. But WHY do we need to retire it? Why can’t we save the space station, keep using it or have it as a museum? Newsletter: adastraspace.com/p/will-happen-… youtu.be/qlMmoaP_OE8

@halophoenix Always interested!!!!

@BonMotVivant @TheAVClub Danette, I’m so happy for you!!

To geek out over space and the Tour de France in a single episode was extremely fun! You should listen, you'll have fun too! @skrishna is just that brilliant!

Hoping that mission elapsed time clock runs for another decade. #SaveChandra

@jhoffman jordan oh my god

This morning, Boeing Starliner successfully launched to the ISS for its crewed flight test. Here's an overview of what happened, what the implications for this flight are, and what's next: youtu.be/ge_8rVRnktA

Boeing Starliner is gearing up for launch! Liftoff is scheduled for 10:52 am ET. Launch vehicle and spacecraft are both doing great, weather is beautiful, and the launch team is ahead of schedule.

🚀#Ariane6 launch date: 9 July 2024. More info 👇 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

I did some back of the envelope math: it will take a minimum of 19 launches to get Starship ready for its NASA HLS contract—curious what others think. payloadspace.com/a-dear-john-fo…

Chang’e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples spacenews.com/change-6-lands…

Gotta say, if both Starship and Boeing have attempted launches on June 5, every space reporter’s head is going to explode.