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Joshles

@joshles.bsky.social

Spacecraft engineer, pocket gay (he/him) Space, transformers, toys, games, D&D, diversity, equality & inclusion, etc. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺 BLM ~ Any & all views are my own.

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Joshles@joshles.bsky.social · 5d ago

Successful deployment of the landing legs after mechanical environment test of the Structural Model! I was out there in Torino last week getting the legs ready for this test but didn’t get to see the deployment in person 😢 One step closer to Mars! #ExoMars #RosalindFranklinMission #SpaceForAll

ESA Exploration@exploration.esa.int · 5d ago

After travelling millions of km through deep space, ExoMars will stretch out its four legs 🦿 Tests confirm our landing legs can deploy automatically in less than a second, ready for touchdown on Mars the moment the front shield is jettisoned. 🎦 @esa.int @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @airbus.com

Joshles@joshles.bsky.social · last wk.

That’s TFN for another year. What an absolutely wonderful weekend! I truly loved seeing so many of you all, and I’m sorry if I didn’t get a chance to say hi to others. Will be a bit of a comedown today, but only because of how much fun was had. Till next time! #TFNation #TFNat10n

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ESA Exploration@exploration.esa.int · 3w ago

Cold and vacuum snap for the ExoMars ramps at –70°C. Engineers confirmed the ramps can open fully in Mars-like conditions. This deployment will be one of the mission's most nerve-racking moments for @esa's Rosalind Franklin rover after touchdown on Mars in 2030.

The Spaceshipper 🚀@thespaceshipper.com · last mo.

RIP Wally Funk (1939-2026), one of the Mercury 13 (which inspired For All Mankind) Also: "In July 2021. Funk became the oldest woman to travel to space at the age of 82. During the 11-minute flight, Funk experienced a few moments of weightlessness and marveled at the darkness of space."

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CNN@cnn.com · last mo.

Wally Funk, a pioneering aviator who volunteered to be an astronaut for NASA’s “Women in Space Program” in 1961, has died at the age of 87. https://cnn.it/4foiJlL

Dr Alfredo Carpineti@drcarpineti.bsky.social · last mo.

There’s no money for the sciences, there’s no money for the humanities. The welfare state is constantly being cut and we can’t invest in protecting the country from the unfolding climate crisis. But god forbid, we make billionaires and corporations pay their fair share of taxes!

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · last mo.

UK research at Cern to shrink as government approves STFC cuts. 🚨Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

ACLU@aclu.org · 2mo ago

There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.

Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious@rachellense.bsky.social · 2y ago

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.