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lee roop

@leeroop

I am a reporter for The Alabama Media Group, @aldotcom. Love space, science, telling stories.

 Huntsville, AL
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NASA says Blue Origin will build the second lander to take astronauts to the lunar surface. It is called “Blue Moon”
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And we’re off: Large crowd in Huntsville to see Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo brief on progress so far toward the Army of 2030. @ the Global Force Symposium & Exposition.
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Getting a Birmingham breakfast today Demetri’s. I picked the pancakes. Good call?
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via ⁦@nytimes⁩ Kenneth Chang shows again why he’s the best in this overview of what the SLS launch means for NASA and all the players in space world today. Great work. nytimes.com/2022/11/16/scien…
NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch (Published 2022)

NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch (Published 2022)

The uncrewed flight of the giant Space Launch System on Wednesday began a new era of spaceflight amid a debate over how to finance rocket development.

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The review of Space Command's HQ move to Alabama has four more steps to go. Here they are, and here's what the HQ might look like on Redstone Arsenal. bit.ly/3B7KGe1
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A key Pentagon review has found no cause to overturn the Air Force process that would lead to moving U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Huntsville.
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The review by the Air Force Inspector General's Office said it found the process Air Force officials used to select Huntsville as the preferred permanent location for the U.S. Space Command headquarters (USSPACECOM HQ) "complied with law and policy, and was reasonable.
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This is … I don’t even have the word for it.
XR Cambridge (@xr_cambridge) profile pictureXR Cambridge@xr_cambridge8 Apr 2022
A NASA climate scientist gets arrested alongside hundreds of scientists across the world in a desperate plea to avert climate catastrophe and he doesn't get one call from a journalist. Reality as always proving stranger than fiction.
News from Cape Canaveral just now. "Due the vent valve issue, the launch director has called off the test for the day."
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It’s a mobile launcher issue, NASA says. Dress rehearsal could be tomorrow. Briefing later today. #rocketscienceishard.
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@NASA3 Apr 2022
For safety, we've stopped the #Artemis I wet dress rehearsal. Teams are meeting now to assess next steps. We are looking at Monday, April 4 as the next opportunity to resume operations, and will have a media briefing later today. Check here for updates. blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Artemis - NASA

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NASA said today that the Webb space telescope's optics have tested very well and will 'meet or exceed the science goals' for the telescope. Get ready to see what no one has ever seen before. @NASA_Marshall @NASAWebb bit.ly/3CQhxTb
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NASA SLS manager John Honeycutt said in Huntsville today that the big new rocket "is not going to come at a cost of $4 billion a shot" despite a recent government audit's prediction that it will. bit.ly/3sIeFVf
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A cybersecurity expert says Russian hackers could target Alabama's federal city of Huntsville. The "Rocket City's" power and Internet grids could be attacked if America keeps the pressure up against the Ukraine invasion, says a University of Alabama in Huntsville professor.
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If NASA's test fueling goes according to plan in March, NASA says the first launch could still come as early as May.
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NASA says it will start rollout of SLS on March 17 at 6 p.m. ET.
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Kimberly “Kim” Lewis, a Huntsville businesswoman and member of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board, has qualified for the Democratic Primary District 2 state senate seat now held by Republican state Sen. Tom Butler. bit.ly/3LhgfEU
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I’ve owned Toyotas & Mazdas & drive a Nissan now. Like ‘em all. Like my Chevy truck, too, FWIW. But this Mazda CX-50 they’re making in Huntsville now? Sweet. Not gonna drive it. Not gonna. Not. Nope. Stay tuned. ⁦@mazda_toyota⁩ al.com/news/2022/01/mazda-ro…
Mazda rolls first new SUV off Alabama assembly line as employees cheer

Mazda rolls first new SUV off Alabama assembly line as employees cheer

Madza rolled its first SUV specifically designed for American drivers and American roads off the assembly line Jan. 26, 2022 at the giant manufacturing plant it shares with Toyota.

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Mazda unveiled its new CX50 crossover in Huntsville today, where it is built. The company says it’s an SUV on a mission” - to serve the North American market it is built for.
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All five layers of James Webb Space Telescope’s sun shield have been successfully tensioned. Applause, cheers and praise in the control room for a really big moment.
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It feels weird to say this, but I am a journalist, so here goes. I can’t remember ever reading a better written and reported horror story. Focusing on the craft seems awful given the topic but, geez, this is great work. nytimes.com/2022/01/03/magaz…
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If you're looking for good last-minute contributions in 2021, please consider these folks. They've done some great education reporting in Alabama this year and have more to do.
The Alabama Education Lab (@aledlab) profile pictureThe Alabama Education Lab@aledlab30 Dec 2021
The partnership between @aldotcom and @Report4America brought two talented journalists, @greezbock and @SavannahTF, to the new Ed Lab team this year. Can you support this effort? Reader contributions are matched through 12/31: checkout.fundjournalism.org/…
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