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Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

NASA. My job title’s a mouthful. I share the story of space exploration and capture our history. Producer. Author. Explorers Club Fellow. Former journalist.

Washington, DClinkedin.com/in/bnjacobsJoined December 2008

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 27

It feels as if we don't have as many of the great writers and thinkers we once did. I go back to

@raybradbury

's books when I need a kick in the pants.

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Benjamin Carlson

@bfcarlson

Jan 26

In 1974, author Ray Bradbury was asked, “What is space travel going to do for man?” In response, he gave the most mystical, mind-blowing, and strangely moving answer I could have imagined.

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 27

Such a tragic time in our exploration history and a stark reminder of what happens when you don't get it right. Last year,

@brianodom018

and I was with a

@airandspace

team that examined the spacecraft and other artifacts. The sorrow was still felt by everyone.

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Chasing The Moon: The Book

@ChasingMoonBk

Jan 27, 2022

CBS News Special Report on Apollo 1 Disaster broadcast the evening of January 27, 1967. @CSPAN c-span.org/video/?422730-

Bob Jacobs

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Jan 27

It's not quite Amundsen, but I cannot wait! #Artemis

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Artemis III: NASA’s First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole

Artemis III will be humanity’s return to the lunar surface and NASA will make history by sending the first humans to the lunar South Pole region.

In Antarctica, a long-watched rift in the Brunt Ice Shelf produced an iceberg about twice the size of New York City: Iceberg-A81. 🧊 The iceberg, with an area of 1550 square kilometers (about 600 square miles), was captured by

@NASA

’s Terra satellite. go.nasa.gov/3XCgakS

Satellite image of the Brunt Ice Shelf. There is a stark contrast between the ocean on the left, which appears black, and the white ice on the right. Iceberg A-81 has recently calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf. Text labels the iceberg and ice shelf.

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Looking forward to having another human-rated spacecraft flying.

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Boeing Space

@BoeingSpace

Jan 24

It’s all coming together

for #Starliner’s Crew Flight Test (CFT)! Watch the mating of our crew and service modules and learn more about the production milestone here: starlinerupdates.com/starliner-spac

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Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 25

Another step closer to #Starliner. Go #LaunchAmerica.

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Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew and Service Modules Mated

The Starliner team works to finalize the mate of the crew module and new service module for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test that will take NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni”...

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 25

Nuclear thermal rocket development is here and it could speed up Mars transit

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NASA, DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for NASA crewed...

Today we successfully expanded our launch footprint with our first mission from U.S. soil. Thank you to the teams at

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for helping to make that happen. We're just getting started 🚀

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In case you hadn’t heard! It’s been an honor to serve the US space industry and advocate for space exploration! Ad Astra!

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Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (CDSE)

@XploreDeepSpace

Jan 23

Following the career of more than 40 years in the space industry, #CDSE President & CEO Frank Slazer announced his retirement. Andrew Allen, CEO of @AerodyneLLC, will serve as acting President & CEO while search is underway for a new Coalition leader: bit.ly/3iY6jXn

On my 93rd birthday & the day I will also be honored by Living Legends of Aviation I am pleased to announce that my longtime love Dr. Anca Faur & I have tied the knot.We were joined in holy matrimony in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles & are as excited as eloping teenagers

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 20

The best birthday wishes to

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A very #HappyBirthday to the inimitable Buzz Aldrin! @TheRealBuzz is best known for his flights on Gemini XII and Apollo 11 and being one of the first astronauts to step foot on the Moon! Best wishes on your special day!

Official Apollo 11 crew portrait of Buzz Aldrin taken in 1969.

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LIVE NOW: Watch

Nicole Mann and

astronaut Koichi Wakata as they step outside the

@Space_Station

for their first spacewalk. They will be assembling the mounting brackets in preparation for the station’s next set of solar arrays.

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NASA and JAXA Astronauts Spacewalk at the Space Station

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 20

Time to go to work outside. Everyone wants a job with a view.

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International Space Station

@Space_Station

Jan 20

A view of a sunrise over the South Pacific ocean is seen outside the space station as spacewalkers Mann and Wakata begin to move to their worksite.

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Teams have unloaded the #LunaTwins from the

@NASA_Orion

spacecraft following the #Artemis I mission. These two female manikins, Helga and Zohar, measured radiation levels to potentially reduce exposure during future missions with astronauts: go.nasa.gov/3XBH8Zq

Two female-bodied manikin torsos rest on two separate tables, facing the viewer. Each manikin is blue in color. The manikin closest to the viewer, Zohar, is posed next to a black vest. She is also wearing a black shirt and golden sensors are visible on her body. The manikin resting on the far table is Helga, and she is posed in front of a neon purple and pink sign that reads, "Artemis."

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 17

Not quite a ticker tape parade, but some important information was shared that will help the astronauts for #Artemis II.

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NASA Artemis

@NASAArtemis

Jan 17

Commander Moonikin Campos, having flown around the Moon & returned to Earth, has emerged from @NASA_Orion & is heading to @NASA_Johnson for evaluation. Campos collected data throughout the flight that will prepare astronauts for future #Artemis missions: go.nasa.gov/3CYwRyv

Commander Moonikin Campos, a sensored stand-in for humans from NASA’s Artemis I mission, is packed within its transport crate inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, 2023, for its trip back to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Moonikin is wearing an orange Orion Crew Survival System flightsuit and a helmet.

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Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 14

You’re watching television and run across that time

@PropertyBrother

made it to

@NASAJPL

to drive a Mars rover.

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 13

When the Secretary of State, Japanese Prime Minister, ⁦

@SenBillNelson

⁩, and others show up at HQ to sign an agreement about the future of space exploration… its a good day for cooperation in deep space.

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 11

Now this is a production line #Artemis

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Derek Newsome

@DerekdotSpace

Jan 11

So Michoud has been busy! There are currently 3 SLS core stages in production flow. Pictured here are components for the Artemis II, III, and IV SLS rockets! (Alt text on each photo with the explanation for each component)

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The Artemis II engine section moves to final assembly to be joined with the rest of the core stage seen behind it.

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The Artemis III LOX tank forward dome is complete and moving on to be joined with the a barrel section to complete half of the LOX tank.

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The forward barrel section for the Artemis IV core stage LOX tank shortly after being completed.

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The Artemis III LH2 tank after completing proof testing moving to be measured before installation of SOFI. The LOX tank can be seen being manufactured in the cell on the right side of this photo.

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Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 11

That's one spaceflight experienced beagle. Welcome home

@Snoopy

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Snoopy Returns from Artemis I Mission

Artemis I Snoopy returns to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 11

A nod to space history.

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SPACE.com

@SPACEdotcom

Dec 12, 2022

NASA's TV coverage of Artemis I recovery included 'hat tip' to Apollo trib.al/yoNKjs2

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 11

One of the few photos where you see both

@TheRealBuzz

and Neil on the lunar surface. Look in Buzz’s visor. You’ll see Neil snapping the historic picture.

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Physics In History

@PhysInHistory

Jan 11

Physics Photo Of The Day : One of the most famous photographs of the 20th century. Portrait of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, taken by his fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong, standing on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Credit : NASA

This month, four people will enter the Human Exploration Research Analog to live and work as crew members on a simulated 45-day deep space mission, helping us study how future

@NASA_Astronauts

will adjust to isolation, confinement, and remote conditions. go.nasa.gov/3iunkIx

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 10

Thoughtful words. Nice job

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Happy Tuesday! I thought you might like my piece in the @washingtonpost about my friend Walt Cunningham – a great American hero, #NASA legend, @USMC veteran, and my friend. Thank you to The Post for running this. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/

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International Space Station

@Space_Station

Jan 9

The

@SpaceX

#Dragon cargo ship undocked from the station at 5:05pm ET today and will return to Earth on Wednesday loaded with several tons of scientific cargo for analysis.

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Science-Packed Dragon Cargo Craft Undocks from Station

After receiving commands from flight controllers on the ground, the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the zenith port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 5:05 p.m. At...

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 9

Think weather ends when you leave Earth? Not hardly. Especially if you need space communications. blogs.nasa.gov/solarcycle25/2

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Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 9

There's much more science to get from

@NASAHubble

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Hubble Space Telescope

@HubbleTelescope

Jan 9

This stellar nursery in the galaxy NGC 4214 is a sight to behold! The youngest star clusters, still swaddled in nebular gas, are located at lower right. To their left, a slightly older cluster has blown a bubble to create a heart-shaped cavity. See more: bit.ly/3HFiUc3

Billowing clouds of yellow, orange, and red fill the lower-right quadrant. Within a roughly circular gap in the middle of the largest cloud, dozens of stars shine blue-purple. At upper left, additional small patches of yellow-orange are flecked with blue and purplish stars. Hundreds of red stars speckle a black background throughout the image.

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#RestInPeace Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham. Just 21 months after the Apollo 1 tragedy, Cunningham orbited the Earth as the lunar module pilot for NASA's first crewed Apollo mission to space, Apollo 7, paving the way for the Moon landings. go.nasa.gov/3WEz9uu

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Sorry to learn of the passing of Apollo VII's Walt Cunningham. He did not shy away from sharing his thoughts and opinions about what was happening in the aerospace industry. We'll have some additional material posted soon.

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Bob Jacobs

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Jan 3

If you thought we made history in 2022, wait until you see what we have planned for 2023.

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NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead

In 2022, we made history. In 2023, we are preparing for our future by exploring the secrets of the universe. All for the benefit of humanity.To learn more ab...

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Jan 2

Here’s to a more exciting ‘23.

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NASA HQ PHOTO

@nasahqphoto

Jan 1

Take a look back at 100 images highlighting the work of the NASA Headquarters photo team in 2022! flic.kr/s/aHBqjAmryH - Wishing everyone the best in 2023!

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Dec 25, 2022

I was thrilled to be there to help share this amazing story. And see what incredible data and imagery it’s providing one year later. Go

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1 year ago, @NASAWebb launched from French Guiana.

From assembly to testing, launch, unveiling new images & every milestone in between, celebrate with us & watch Webb #UnfoldTheUniverse in this video.

#JWST Happy Holidays from Northrop Grumman!

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Bob Jacobs

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Dec 24, 2022

What a year. From Artemis to

@NASAWebb

. Stunning. youtu.be/Z5cayPF5qeQ via

@YouTube

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An Astronomical and Historic 2022 – What We Did This Year @ NASA –...

In 2022, we launched our mega Moon rocket for the first time – sending the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon, we kicked off a new era in astronomy wi...

Bob Jacobs

@bnjacobs

Dec 24, 2022

Samples of Martian soil ready to be collected.

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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

@NASAPersevere

Dec 23, 2022

Some of you are wondering about the samples I’m putting down. Could the Martian wind blow them away, or cover them with sand over time? Here’s why my team’s not worried: (

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Photo from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover shows close-up of a small, predominantly white sample tube lying on the sandy surface of Mars. About the size of a marker, the tube features various sections of white, silver, gold and gray. As a function of its design and machining, its diameter varies somewhat along its length.

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Armstrong Air & Space Museum

@ArmstrongSpace

Dec 24, 2022

DEC 24: #OnThisDay in 1968, Apollo 8 back-up Commander Neil Armstrong sits on duty with Mission Control as the crew begins their historic orbits around the Moon. Less than a year later, Armstrong himself would make the same 238,000 mile trip as Commander of Apollo 11.

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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

@NASAPersevere

Dec 21, 2022

Not one to brag, but this is pretty momentous. By dropping this one tube to the ground, I’ve officially started setting aside samples that Mars Sample Return could bring back to Earth someday. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3WzZ5qF

Photo from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover shows a small, white sample tube lying on the sandy surface of Mars. About the size of a marker, the tube sits in the shadow of the rover that released it. Part of the rover’s left rear wheel is visible at top right, along with tracks it has made on the dusty ground.

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Bob Jacobs

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Dec 22, 2022

An image of the final selfie taken by NASA's InSight Mars lander on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Thank you

@NASAInSight

. Your watch is over.

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International Space Station

@Space_Station

Dec 21, 2022

Today’s spacewalk to install solar arrays has been postponed due to orbital debris tracking near the station. The crew is not in any immediate danger and a new date for the spacewalk will be assessed.