Engineering math professor at @Virginia_Tech. Dynamics and transport, from spacecraft trajectories to airborne agricultural pathogens.
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Shane Ross retweeted
Hey @DJSnM thanks for the shoutout! We would be happy to give you a closer look at how our observatories make these kinds of discoveries possible!
Scott got it right, our TKO network’s patented tech is catching faint, fast-moving near-Earth objects that usually slip past conventional surveys, including large ones no one had spotted before.
Our global network keeps advancing Space Domain Awareness, and we’re only getting better.
Shane Ross retweeted
increasingly concerned that ai is revealing the mathematical world as negatively curved. instead of everyone wandering about in idea-space and clustering around the same famous conjectures (local positive curvature), ai is pushing out the boundaries rapidly and revealing that the space of mathematical ideas is ~hyperbolic (negative curvature). though this means there's lots left to discover, it also means that small separations between people/agents will lead to wandering alone.
we may be emerging into an idea-space where there's so much to see and do but everyone is alone in a private heaven, unable to share their subtle joys with others...
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The 2027 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (#SIAMDS27) has just posted its list of fantastic invited speakers: siam.org/conferences-events/…
This is the so-called "Snowbird Conference" (no matter where it's located) and is our home conference.
Shane Ross retweeted
Get ready to wave to an asteroid 👋🪨
In 2029, asteroid Apophis will swing by Earth, passing safely about 20,000 miles from the surface. The OSIRIS-APEX mission will meet up with the asteroid shortly after, to map the surface and study its chemical makeup.
Shane Ross retweeted
Power changes what’s possible on the lunar surface.
Our Power Tower is a 20-meter-tall, vertically deployed solar array system designed to provide more than 10 kilowatts of power for Moon Base operations at the lunar South Pole. Its modular architecture will support future surface networks, extending power beyond the lander to the assets that need it most.
Explore the concept in our animation below, then watch a successful real-world deployment: youtu.be/wcirOp_E2J0
Shane Ross retweeted
Could asteroid 1998 KY26 resemble the failed Soviet spacecraft Phobos 1?
This animation compares the observed 82°-phase photometry with our rotating Phobos 1 shape model.
For smoother rendering and full interactive control, explore the WebGL version:
adamhibberd.com/phobos-1-pho…
Shane Ross retweeted
I rarely say this, but this is some pretty good work by NPR:
“Five-hundred colleges and universities in the U.S. now share one alarming distinction: At least 40% of recent students who borrowed federal loans aren't paying them back.”
“Were it not for federal student loans and grants, many of the schools on the list would close.”
Shane Ross retweeted
Orbital Engagement Lab v0.30 is out!
This update includes a 3D game mode for the RPO Trainer and advanced tooling for doing CR3BP research and visualization.
Try it here:
github.com/adamcohen8/orbita…
Shane Ross retweeted
O aluno: “professor, mas pra que preciso estudar Física mesmo? Vai servir de alguma coisa na minha vida?
A vaca: 👇
Shane Ross retweeted
The U.S. now has an “on orbit” space weapon to protect American forces, the Air Force secretary announced, in a not-so-subtle warning to China and Russia.
It marked the first time the U.S. has acknowledged its own offensive capability in space. wapo.st/4iXuG44
Shane Ross retweeted
Achievement unlocked!
Reward: More years of fuel!
We have completed Roman's first course correction so accurately that it conserved years of fuel for the mission!
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/46qdvRj
Shane Ross retweeted
God I feel like a broken record but I can’t help it.
NASA is doing so good at fixing the public engagement problem, which is prior lack-thereof.
NASA should be omnipresent; there shouldn’t be a day that goes by that even normies don’t see Jared in the news, or a T-38 flyby, or even the big show in November.
It’s very evident that the current team, along with Jared, gets this. There’s not been an administrator in decades- maybe even ever, who has both understood this and has actually taken action on it.
I’ve said it a million times before but it rings true, NASA is cool, its actually hard to represent it as anything else but that.
Shane Ross retweeted
This $161M contract allows us to invest substantial private capital alongside of the @USSpaceForce to rapidly advance the TRL of space nuclear power and propulsion systems.
We will integrate our R1S space reactor design with a spacecraft, complete a ground test, and in addition, power an operational space force ground asset with the Mark-1 demo.
