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Jonathan McDowell
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Astronomer at (but not speaking for, duh) the Center for Astrophysics, working on Chandra and quasars, and commenting on space launches and space activities.

Somerville, MA, USA
planet4589.org
Joined January 2009

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    1. Jonathan McDowell‏Verified account @planet4589 5 Jun 2018

      Jonathan McDowell Retweeted Jeff Foust

      Now @OrbitalATK becomes Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.... a boring namehttps://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1004141691434086405 …

      Jonathan McDowell added,

      Jeff Foust @jeff_foust
      Northrop Grumman announces it has received FTC approval for its acquisition of Orbital ATK, which becomes “Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems” after the deal closes tomorrow.
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      Jonathan McDowell‏Verified account @planet4589 5 Jun 2018

      I expect @NGIS could make some money for giving up their twitter handle...

      6:35 PM - 5 Jun 2018
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        1. MΛЯIӨ BILLIΛNI  🚀‏ @_starbase_ 6 Jun 2018
          Replying to @planet4589

          Inactive Twitter handles can be claimed for free by corporations.

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        1. parsec.ro‏ @superparsec 6 Jun 2018
          Replying to @planet4589 @OrbitalATK @NGIS

          I’ll take it for $10! Okay, fine, $20, but that’s my final offer! I won’t pay a cent over $25.

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