Journalist. TV, documentaries, podcasts, print. @Forbes contributor (Space/Science). 4 Emmys; Murrow Award, Writing Excellence. Winner Columbia U Thesis Prize.
New York, NY / Burbank CA
Joined July 2013
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60 years ago today, @NASA launched one of the most important human spaceflights in American history. My dear friend John Glenn will forever be remembered as the first American to orbit the Earth. His record-breaking flight demonstrated true American ingenuity at its finest. 🇺🇸
#BlackHistoryMonth: In 1960, black teenagers in #JaxFl staged a lunch counter sit-in. Violent confrontations with whites followed. I wrote/produced the Ax Handle Saturday #documentary; Rich Conner was editor. @GeorgeTakei @WhipClyburn
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Great news: Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Bud Fowler & Buck O'Neil elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. Long overdue, well deserved @MLB @baseballhall
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If all goes well, we will launch Europa Clipper three years from now! Clipper will conduct reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life, within its global ocean of liquid water under the ice! T- 3 years 🚀
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#ICYMI: All four episodes of our limited-series podcast #TheWayForward are out now!
Listen to #AOT success stories from the people behind this lifesaving program. Hosted by Emmy winner @BillRford.
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Just published by The Conversation: A story I edited for "Curious Kids." I had the pleasure of working with Brian Jackson, physics professor @BoiseState University, who wrote the story. #space #science
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Aug. 27, 1960, #JacksonvilleFlorida: Black teenagers stage a lunch counter sit-in. Violent encounters with white mobs follow. My #documentary, "Ax Handle Saturday," depicts the events of that terrible day.
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Just published by The Conversation: A story I edited for "Curious Kids," the series that gives children the chance to have any question answered by the experts. I had the pleasure of working with William Ausich @OhioState, who wrote the story. #science
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Just published by The Conversation: A story I edited for "Curious Kids," the series that gives children the chance to have any question answered by the experts. I had the pleasure of working with William Ausich @OhioState, who wrote the story. #science
theconversation.com/is-it-po…
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I'm celebrating my 9th landiversary on Mars. In 2012, I hit the ground running. I've traveled a total of 16.3 mi (26.3 km), climbed 1,509 ft (460 m) in elevation & collected 32 drilled samples. Time flies when you’re doing science. Thanks for riding along! go.nasa.gov/3xs89RE
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This is a VTOL aircraft developed in the 1950s. Hiller Flying Platform recorded as the first ducted fan VTOL aircraft that ever lifted off the ground.
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My friends, our @MissionToPsyche launch period opens on August 1, 2022, one year from today! Here are thoughts from some of the team.
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One year until #MissionToPsyche is slated for launch! 🚀
See how members of the Psyche team are feeling as they prepare for the journey.
Learn more about our mission to a metal world: nasa.gov/psyche
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At 60,000+ reads on @ConversationUS: A story I edited for "Curious Kids," the ongoing series that gives children the chance to have questions answered by experts. @jeanlucmargot, the @UCLA physics and #astronomy professor, wrote the story. #space
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#PI_Daily Last week we uplinked new flight software for the @NewHorizons2015 main computer. This week we’re uplinking new flight software to give our Alice ultraviolet spectrometer new capabilities!
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In the Namib desert, some of the largest specimens of this plant are believed to be over 3,000 years old, with two leaves steadily growing since the beginning of the Iron Age, when the Phoenician alphabet was invented and David was crowned King of Israel. nyti.ms/3lpDz8C
At 60,000+ reads on @ConversationUS: A story I edited for "Curious Kids," the ongoing series that gives children the chance to have questions answered by experts. @jeanlucmargot, the @UCLA physics and #astronomy professor, wrote the story. #space
theconversation.com/are-ther…
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May Matthew's memory be a blessing, and may we rededicate ourselves to the task of eliminating the barriers to treatment for severe mental illness.
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First three audience reactions after publication of article about planets outside our Solar System: (1) how rare are (Venus) transits? (2) are exoplanets really planets? (3) can we communicate with other civilizations? theconversation.com/are-ther…