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Emily Calandrelli
@TheSpaceGal
MIT engineer + Emmy-Nominated Host 🎥Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab✍🏻Reach for the Stars/Ada Lace/Stay Curious & Keep Exploring 💡WVU/MIT from WV, she/her
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Another balloon from China spotted in Latin America. What is going on 🤔
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New: Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon is currently transiting Latin America. Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement to CNN, “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”
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Latest prediction for the balloon path assuming it’s altitude song significantly be changed/controlled
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#NWS in Kansas City spotted the #ChinaBalloon Balloon" over NW #Missouri. Here is a #NOAA HYSPLIT forecast of where it will track in the next 72 hours. #spyballoon
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Has anyone published a prediction on where the balloon is headed (based on size, altitude, wind modeling, weather, etc)?
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The balloon from China is moving eastward across US - spotted in Kansas City area (pictures below)
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We have had several reports across northwest MO of a large balloon visible on the horizon. It is now visible from our office in Pleasant Hill and the KC Metro. We have confirmed that it is not an NWS weather balloon.
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How big is the balloon from China? Officials say about 3 school buses in size. Definitely more on the professional end of High Altitude Balloons. So the question remains… was this really just a civilian balloon that flew off course as Chinese Foreign Ministry claims?
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Why does it seem like SpaceX is always involved when it comes to UFO sightings nowadays? Because here in the US, they’re responsible for most of the rocket launches and satellites and those things often look like 🛸🛸🛸 I suspect we’ll hear about even MORE UFOs this year!
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After a recent speech one of the organizers said I reminded her of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and I've told every single person in my life that she said that because it's my favorite compliment I've ever received.
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Offspring update, my baby is now almost as big as my 3.5 year old. Have babies with a giant they said. It’ll be fun, they said!
A picture of a 3 years old girl with her arm around a 1 year old boy. They are wearing matching striped shirts and sitting on the dining room floor looking at the camera. The girl is smiling big with her head tilted looking slightly above the camera.
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A bear was discovered on Mars! And a mouse! And Gandhi! Wait a second… my pareidolia is acting up again 😏 here’s a list of all the weird things people have “seen” on Mars 👇🏼
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Did you know that a single company owns HALF of all operational satellites in space? Starlink satellites are reported to deorbit within 5 years, but the overall topic of Space Debris is of crucial importance as more people launch more stuff into space. 🛰️
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Congratulations to the newest class of Brooke Owens Fellows!!!!!!!!
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✨TODAY'S THE DAY! WELCOME to the Class of 2023 Brooke Owens Fellows!!! 🚀 Read the official press release on the Brooke Owens Fellowship blog page for the press release and scroll through this thread to meet our 2023 Brookies! brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/202
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Someone who follows me online called my parents home in West Virginia and it probably goes without saying, but please don't do this. It's such an incredible invasion of privacy and puts my parents in an uncomfortable and unsafe position.
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I am disgusted by the grotesquely inhumane treatment of #TyreNichols. I want elected officials, civic leaders, corporations & faith leaders to invest the same [even more] energy in preventing police brutality as they did in preparing for responses to a video of police brutality.
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Whoa: use the code PREORDER25 and get -25%- off my book "Under Alien Skies" from Barnes and Noble! Get it here: barnesandnoble.com/w/under-alien-
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Excited about any books coming out in the months ahead? Preorder a copy of any not-yet-published book between January 25 and 27 on BN.com and get 25% off! Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.
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lol I just learned what Google thinks my height is. Very happy that I give enough 5' 10'' energy for someone to have made that as a guess and just run with it.
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Your simulatenaously anxiety-inducing and awe-inspiring clip for the day.
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Two astronauts, NASA's Nicole Mann and JAXA's Koichi Wakata, are spacewalking outside the ISS today – giving breathtaking views of the Earth from orbit: Video: NASA TV
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This document will remain at the linkTree in my bio. I will maintain it with the top ~10 most competitive Parental Leave policies in the Aerospace Industry.
A table that includes the top parental leave policies in the Aerospace Industry. 1 - Boeing with 12 weeks for all, 2 - Hermeus with 12 weeks for all, 3 - NASA with 12 weeks for all, 4 - Loft Orbital with 14 weeks for birthing and 10 weeks for non-birthing. 5 - Blue Origin with 14-16 weeks for birthing and 8 weeks for non-birthing. 6 - Relativity Space with 12 weeks for birthing and 8 weeks for non-birthing. 7 - Virgin Orbit with 12 weeks for birthing or 4 weeks for non-birthing, 8, 9 and 10 are Raytheon, Collins Aerospace, and Pratt & Whitney that are all 12 and 4 weeks.
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THE DOCUMENT IS READY!! Don't know how to advocate for better Parental Leave at your aerospace company? Start here. Make a copy of this document and customize the yellow highlighted parts to your company. docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8
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43% of women and 23% of men leave their full-time STEM positions after having their first child (!) Having a competitive parental leave policy can reduce this max exodus of highly educated professionals in STEM. Use this doc to advocate for better leave!
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THE DOCUMENT IS READY!! Don't know how to advocate for better Parental Leave at your aerospace company? Start here. Make a copy of this document and customize the yellow highlighted parts to your company. docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8
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You can use this document to provide HR leaders with evidence as to how competitive Parental Leave helps reduce attritrion rates and retain highly educated STEM talent. But perhaps it's most valuable asset is that it reveals the top Parental Leave policies in the industry.
This is a table that lays out the most competitive parental leave policies in the aerospace industry. The first column lists the names of the companies. The second includes the number of 100% paid weeks off offered for birthing parents. The third includes the number of 100% paid weeks off for non-birthing parents. The fourth column is for "other comments".

Row 1 shows that Boeing has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, surrogacy and foster child placement.
Row 2 shows that Hermeus has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, surrogacy and foster child placement.
Row 3 shows that NASA has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, and foster child placement.
Row 4 shows that Blue Origin has 14-16 weeks for birthing parents, 8 for non-birthing parents which includes adoption, surrogacy, and foster child placement.
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Sharing this tomorrow! This will be a document that you can bring to your HR leaders to help advocate for better parental leave policies. It'll include the most competitive policies in the aerospace industry. You can download it/edit it to customize it for your company.
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If you're interested in improving your aerospace company's parental leave policy - look out for some posts next week that will help you do that!
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This document will include the business case (including links to research) for having a competitive parental leave policy. It will also show the top Parental Leave policies at competing Aerospace Companies. You can tailor the document to your company and present it to HR leaders
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