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@panos_panay @Amazonleo Is it really that exhausting to copy someone else's work?

A closer look at the @Amazonleo Aviation Antenna we announced earlier this week. Up to 1 Gbps down, 400 Mbps up. Simple install, powerful connectivity from gate to gate. So cool to see the team’s work take shape.

@Batto5a1 @SouthwestAir If this was actually true you would have picked up the phone and actually called them.

@SouthwestAir It will not allow. I transitioned to IG for this communication. Get it together lol

Hey @SouthwestAir, how does a flight get delayed for crew issues, but then automatically rebooked for an EARLIER time while I’m asleep? I woke up to an impossible schedule change. Please check my DM immediately, I need this resolved and compensated.

@pappy_lekzy @FoxNews Why do the uneducated get to post on here?

@FoxNews It’s not either/or gun violence can be both a law enforcement issue and a public health crisis. Ignoring one side just makes the problem harder to solve.

Rep. McBath: “Do you believe that gun violence is an epidemic or a public health crisis?” RFK Jr.: “I would say it's an epidemic. I think it's a law enforcement issue though and not public health.” Rep. McBath: “I find it kind of absurd to hear you say that. I really do." RFK Jr.: “You think I should be regulating gangs at HHS?”

@vapelawguy @8thLifeWisdom @SouthwestAir @natetepp Be the responsible parent and buy the correct class ticket. Its not rocket science.

@8thLifeWisdom @SouthwestAir @natetepp Bull💩!!! Separating little kids from their parents is a liability time bomb for SW. Perfectly good airline ruined by private equity.

Warning to all parents never fly @SouthwestAir. I just checked in online for our flight home tomorrow and our five year-old is sitting in a row by himself. The agent on the phone refused to move him. He told me I could try to ask them to fix it at the airport, but no guarantees.

@natetepp @SouthwestAir Sounds like you were not a responsible parent and booked the wrong ticket. Stop blaming others for your shortcomings!

@rdd147 Lies. Helium is plentiful in Minnesota, just go get it.

US helium distributors switch to “call for availability” on shortages. Most US helium has now been diverted to Taiwan on contracts signed two weeks ago. Medical Imaging will now take you 6 months plus to schedule as hospitals shift to referrals outside for imaging.

@HealthRanger Plentiful in Minnesota, just go get it.

The helium collapse accelerates. All mass spec labs are about to go dark. Medical imaging, too, for those instruments that use helium. My lab has a 1-year supply of helium in place, because I saw this coming and ordered my analysts to stock up in early March. Apparently we got the last available "extra" helium in the supply chain. Now it's scarcity and, soon, panic.

@johnkrausphotos @angelaroosee A true patriot. Giving your best to your country and its people.

@angelaroosee Thanks! A clarification for those curious: the photos shown here were captured by me but are official NASA imagery and thus are not for sale (and were not sold in this instance). My photos for NASA can be freely downloaded + printed for personal use, as was done here.

You are not going to believe what poster I added to my YouTube studio background!!! American exceptionalism is here to stay ✨ Check out johnkrausphotos.com

@johnkrausphotos Love this John!

Pleased to share the v1 public beta of the Space Jellyfish Predictor, which outputs text predictions and heatmaps for upcoming rocket launches and their potential to produce a “space jellyfish.” This effect occurs when a launch is illuminated by the sun while an observer is in relative local darkness. You can try it out here: jellyfish.johnkrausphotos.com — please report any issues and suggest features in this thread. I am also eager to see real-world photos from upcoming missions at distances close and far to help refine the models. Especially during this early v1 public beta period, please treat this site as potentially helpful guidance, not a guarantee. In the event of issues, I may pull it down at any time. How it works: The model evaluates the geometry between the observer, rocket, and sun to estimate whether a launch plume is likely to be sunlit, how high it may appear above the horizon, and how strongly it may contrast against the sky. It identifies the strongest post-liftoff moment and converts it into a likelihood/prominence label, and does so in increments for two hours on either side of the current T-0 so you have insight into the evolving forecast. This tool is focused on immediate post-launch ascent visibility and does not model delayed illumination from residual plumes. Nighttime launches can still be visible from great distances, and only sunlit ascents will produce relevant forecasts. As always, real-world conditions (especially weather and atmospheric quality) can affect what is actually visible. The default location for each launch prediction is the launchpad, which is generally sufficient for nearby viewers. For distant observers, you can change your location to generate a location-specific text output for a given mission. The site currently supports Starlink missions with strong fidelity across groups, ISS crew/resupply launches, and GTO/similar missions. Other Falcon 9 missions may use a generalized fallback ascent profile once their launch azimuth (direction) is determined, but these predictions will likely be a bit less reliable. It was fun to work on this outside of the day job. I hope it is useful. If there is strong interest, I will evaluate the feasibility of adding additional vehicle types and launch sites in the weeks ahead.

@Rasterblath @VenomShaft @WerderEdNFL Got the 1st down and the W.

I covered John Elway in five Super Bowls.

@DJSnM You are over thinking it. It was losing lots of money and more importantly draining valuable company resources.

What I'm thinking is that the risk per flight is too high, and the consequences of a failure to the rest of the company is too great. Maybe they found a problem with the newly recovered booster and were looking at having to address the problem and build another.

@DJSnM @peterrhague They knew they were being charged much under the cost. Why should Blue be using resources to subsidize the rich?

@peterrhague There's no lack of people who want to fly, New Shepard can't keep up.

The suborbital hop market has been a bit of a damp squib

@Erdayastronaut @NominalJoe @torybruno lets get @blueorigin added to that list!

@NominalJoe We’ve got some amazing sponsors, some of which will have booths there with people and some hardware!

Ummm... I'll have to tell you more about it when we get final confirmations... but let's just say there's a lot of "hardware" that's going to show up to Astro Awards at our new conference hall this year! Hardware that I haven't even seen yet! 👀 These companies get me 😂

@DJSnM It crossed right over my head!

Some random pilot telling ATC they can't comply with a request to slow down.

@blueorigin @torybruno Giddy up!

We’re pleased to announce that @torybruno is joining Blue Origin as president, National Security, reporting to CEO Dave Limp. Tory will spearhead our newly formed National Security Group.

@EdLudlow @elonmusk @SciGuySpace Yes Ed, if you read the article Eric gave you credit for being 3rd to report it. Maybe read the article? You might learn something else you can repeat.

@elonmusk @SciGuySpace x.com/edludlow/statu…

Here's why I think SpaceX is going public soon. arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/…

@Rockies Sell. The. Team.

Officially official! Warren Schaeffer is the Rockies manager.

@gutza251 @SciGuySpace Those are paper rockets and will never be developed.

@SciGuySpace SLS Block 1B can lift 105 tons to LEO and, more importantly, 42 tons to TLI. Block 2 will be able to lift 130 tons to LEO and more than 46 tons to TLI, and will have a 10 meter fairing. I don't see any commercial market for payloads of that mass - only the government can use it.

Whoah. Blue Glenn 9x4 will have a capacity of 70 tons to LEO. That's basically an SLS rocket with a reusable first stage. blueorigin.com/news/new-glenn…

@dpoddolphinpro @RocketLab Yep, its the law. @SciGuySpace

NEWS: In their Q3 Investor Update, @RocketLab confirms they are no longer targeting 2025 for the debut launch of Neutron. Hardware is expected to arrive in Wallops in Q1 2026, with "first launch thereafter". This development is not incredibly surprising. 📷 @RocketLab

@aeropuertoPueb1 @ciissrl3 @flightradar24 Its not, just an extended cargo version of the same airframe.

@ciissrl3 @flightradar24 That was a DC-10... This is a completely different aircraft

NTSB #5X2976 Briefing 3: · 37 seconds after takeoff thrust applied the CVR records a “persistent bell,” which continues until the end of the recording 25 seconds later. · Bulk of left engine pylon still attached to left engine as it separated from the aircraft.