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Arts and culture is vital to the fabric of San Diego. Thank you to my Council colleagues @CD4Monica, @CMKentLee, and @CM_Jencampbell for supporting Councilmember @vivianmorenoSD and I’s action to adequately invest in arts and culture. sandiegouniontribune.com/new…
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The San Diego Air & Space Museum’s 17th Annual Space Day celebration is set for today, Saturday, May 21 from 10 am to 2 pm at the @SDASM location in Balboa Park. More at sandiegoairandspace.org/cale…
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On this day in 1995, Bernard Anthony Harris became the first African American to walk in space. He and fellow STS-63 astronaut Michael Foale tested new insulation in the spacesuits, but their spacewalk was cut short after the men reported feeling very cold. #BlackHistoryMonth
ALT Bernard Harris in orange astronaut flight suit
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Hired in 1955 as a human computer, Annie Easley led a 34-year NASA career developing software code for numerous programs. Her work on the Centaur rocket booster framed the technical foundation for launching future satellites: go.nasa.gov/3J50ZsC
#BlackHistoryMonth
ALT Annie Easley in a pink suit and inside an old computer lab with computers the size of a small house.
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🐯 Happy Year of the Tiger!
Feb. 1 is the start of the #LunarNewYear, which marks the beginning of spring celebrations throughout much of Asia. Keep your eyes up and see What's Up for February!
More skywatching tips: go.nasa.gov/3jZSR2m
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MUST WATCH: The story of Explorer 1!🍿
Take a stroll down memory lane as we tell the story of America’s first satellite, and discover how JPL’s rocketry programs prior to the creation of NASA led to a vital role. Tune in today at 4pm PT/7pm ET/0000 UTC: youtu.be/qyphzmuzF18
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On our Day of Remembrance, we pause to honor the members of the NASA family who gave their lives in the pursuit of exploration.
We remain committed to a culture of safety and applying the hard lessons we’ve learned. nasa.gov/dor
#NASARemembers
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Come and join @SDASM Wednesday morning for a Taste of Science in Little Engineers! February will focus on fascinating Physics and March is all things Earth Science. Visit the link in their bio for more information. 💫
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This year's Day of Remembrance is on Jan. 27, the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy.
#NASARemembers the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger STS-51L, Columbia STS-107, and all members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration. go.nasa.gov/32AQD4k
ALT The graves of Apollo 1 crew members Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee seen during a wreath laying ceremony.
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The San Diego Air & Space Museum @SDASM has a new instrument that totally rocks! The instrument is a #guitar handcrafted by Josh Stotler of #OakCreekGuitars called the “Eagle” and it is a tribute to the men and women who made the #Apollo program possible. See it now at SDASM!
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San Diego’s Museum Month is coming up in February and 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Navy's very first aircraft carrier, which was the USS Langley. Learn more at the @SDASM San Diego Air & Space Museum kusi.com/san-diegos-museum-m…
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🔴 LIVE NOW: Join us for the first spacewalk of the year as @Roscosmos' Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov work outside the @Space_Station: nasa.gov/live
ALT Cosmonaut in a white-ish spacesuit during a spacewalk. The blackness of space fills the background as he works on a segment of the space station.
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🔴 LIVE from mission control: @NASAWebb experts give real-time updates as the telescope's golden honeycomb-like mirror takes its final shape in space.
This marks the end of an unprecedented 14-day deployment process! Use #UnfoldTheUniverse for questions. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OdJrBQjp…
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“This is unbelievable … We’re about 600,000 miles from Earth, and we actually have a telescope.”
Bill Ochs, @NASAWebb project manager at Goddard, congratulated the Webb team after confirmation of the secondary mirror deployment. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3eUR2kv
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Like a latch made in heaven, @NASAWebb’s secondary mirror is now fully deployed and locked!
The team remains focused as they work toward the final major milestone this week – deployment of the iconic honeycomb-shaped mirror. Details: go.nasa.gov/3n1vOpI
#UnfoldTheUniverse
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The world's most powerful telescope is set to launch. What do you want to know about @NASAWebb, its rocket or the science it will do?
Tag questions #UnfoldTheUniverse, then listen in at 2pm ET (19:00 UTC), for answers from NASA & @Arianespace experts: go.nasa.gov/32ell2V
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☀️ Our #ParkerSolarProbe has touched the Sun!
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the Sun's atmosphere, the corona. Here's what it means: go.nasa.gov/3oU7Vlj
#AGU21
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This year, give friends and family a gift that will make memories! The Balboa Park Explorer Pass is their ticket to many of the best museums San Diego has to offer. Visit explorer.balboapark.org to learn more about the Explorer Pass.
📷: Ron Sanchez
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If you visit @SDASM this holiday season, one of our trains serves as a finishing touch to their holiday exhibit! We love collaborating with @BalboaPark neighbors to help create new experiences.
San Diego Air & Space Museum retweeted
LIVE: Tune in for our final media briefing before #DARTMission's scheduled launch at 1:21am EST (6:21 UTC) Wednesday!
Use #AskNASA to pose asteroid, mission and launch questions to leaders from NASA, @JHUAPL, @SpaceX, and @SLDelta30: xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1MYGNnaLN…