Aaron Shepard @spacecadetshep Twitter profile

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Space Twitter can we have an honest conversation about how "Musk bros" are toxic to the industry?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

@JayBees88 I mean whales are smart enough to know what they're doing 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

6 years

4 years ago: I was a med school dropout , working nights, and trying to figure out what I wanted in life. I remember thinking "I love space technology, it would be cool to work @NASA " 3 hours ago : I accepted a 2nd @NASAInterns offer Never give up on your dreams!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Did you know that @maejemison is not only the first black woman to fly in space, but also the first real life astronaut to appear on @StarTrek ?!?! The fact that she isn't Twitter verified is shameful .... #VerifyMaeJemison

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Today's song of the day is "No Scrubs" by @OfficialTLC

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Third : Stop pushing this "NASA vs SpaceX" narrative. NOBODY that works in the industry actually thinks like that. Each organization plays a part in the space ecosystem and does their best to help the other. Guess where SpaceX gets a lot of their knowledge and $$$ from ?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Fourth: Respect the heritage of spaceflight and those that came before you. What SpaceX is doing is a game changer, but it doesn't invalidate/negate the work and opinions from older institutions. End rant...

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

@astro_jaz I failed Differential Equations, Signals and Systems , and Digital Logic. I've got classmates with perfect GPAs who can't do the things I do.. Grades 👏🏾 Don't 👏🏾 Determine 👏🏾 Success👏🏾 Hustle 👏🏾 Does 👏🏾

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Second, criticism is part of the growth process. Stop getting hyper defensive anytime someone insinuates that SpaceX is less than perfect. And for the love of God please stop blindly attacking women journalists who criticize your lord and savior Elon Musk.

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

It's true guys 😂😂😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

First of all, everyone who works/has worked in the space sector( especially a retired astronaut!) knows that launching things in space is really hard and takes a long time to get right. Failures happen all the time and as long as nobody gets hurt it's okay to joke about it.

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

The other day @Cmdr_Hadfield made a light hearted joke about the SN10 explosion on IG saying "a landing you can walk away from is a good landing; not quite as good if you have to run @spacex "

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

We need more black males in science and engineering...I'm tired of being the only one in the room.....

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

2 years

After 6 long years of working full-time and going to school I'm finally graduating with a degree in electrical engineering !!!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

@LoisMcEwan @prostgrad Sorry you didn't have a good teacher. Most divers know not to touch anything in the ocean .

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Never assume what languages a person can speak based on how they look....

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

A teacher on Tiktok asked if someone knew any interesting black history facts. Of course I had to talk about Black astronauts ! This is a summary , but in February I plan to do a Tiktok for each of the 22 Black Americans selected into the astronaut program !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

And people were like seriously coming for him in the comments !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Talmbout "Chris , do you not believe in their development process? " and "SpaceX is doing in 10 years what NASA hasn't done in 50 years"

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

Like him or not you gotta admit that @elonmusk and @SpaceX come up with creative ways to test their technology 😂😂😂

'Whoa, It Worked': Elon Musk Tweets Via SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

But Starlink won't be truly operational until several hundred more satellites go up.

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

If you guys really want to contribute to a good cause my friend @AstroDirector is raising money to fly school supplies to underprivileged children in Latin America . Please consider donating

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

If you're still having trouble with pronouncing her name , you can just say "Madam Vice President"

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

I woke up to a lot of new followers , so let me do an intro post : Hey everyone , my name is Aaron. I'm fascinated by everything from spaceflight, to building mind controlled robots , to exploring our oceans !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

Dropped out of med school. I got called the joke of my family. Started over at 26 while working full time. Failed 3 classes, was asked "are you sure about engineering?" 2x Space Grant Fellow, 2x NASA intern b/c I work my ass off & I'm not afraid to ask for opportunities!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

For #halloween2021 I'm gonna show Hogwarts why they should have let me in #HarryPotter @jk_rowling

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Yes people it's okay to hold your phone while it's charging

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

I hate when people say that the videos we get from astronauts are fake

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Hey #BlackTwitter in case you didn't know @DrSianProctor just became the first Black woman EVER to pilot a spacecraft! Please spread the word because she is literally living history !!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

In honor of everyone's timeline going back to normal post the election , here's a video of a Sign Language robot I've been working on ! @BlkInEngineerng @BlackInRobotics

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

5 years ago I dropped out of med school. Since then Ive: 1) Re-enrolled for an engineering degree 2) Worked on 3 different @NASA research projects 3) Started a robotics company 4) Became involved in science outreach How have you grown in the last 5 years?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Ladies and gents finals week is over. Some good news: 1) I did not fail any classes 2) I have ~15 credits left till I graduate 3) My day job offered to pick me up full time meaning.. 4) I can officially call myself an Electrical Engineer b/c it's my actual job title now ⚡

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

I follow a lot of women who advocate for inclusion in STEM and about once a month I will see posts about the hateful messages they receive . Guys wtf? Would you want someone DMing your mom/sister like that, especially if they were working towards such an important cause?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

Unfortunately I failed my signals class which delays my entry into the graduate program by a semester. Am I bummed about it? Nah and here's why: 1) Nothing great comes easy. 2) it's only failure if you quit.

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

*Me this morning* "Should I wear this @NASA shirt to class today? I wore one last time, and I don't want to be that guy." *Looks at my NASA book bag and my laptop with 5 NASA/space related stickers, and my @NASA_Langley water bottle* I think it's too late for that.....

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

So the neighborhood loved my magic wand !!!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

2 years

Not me singing along to @Usher while writing a procedure to locate @NASA 's new telescope while it's in space. If that ain't Black boy joy, I don't know what is 👨🏾‍🚀🚀🛰️

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

@zenanaut Whenever I encounter mico-agressions or slight racism I always ask the person to explain what they just said. 9 times out of 10 it makes them realize that what they said was offensive and wrong .

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

You summoned me? My name is Aaron, I study electrical engineering at Clemson and I specialize in robotics On-Orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacturing. I'm a @NASAAcademy alum, a @scspacegrant research fellow, and a proud member of the @NASAInterns family! #BlackInAeroRollCall

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@BlackInAstro

3 years

#BlackInAeroRollCall ! We wanna see all the #BlackXploration people!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Some days I wonder how my life would have been if I had stayed in med school and became a doctor. Then I snap out of it and remember that I now get to make robots that I can drive with my friggin mind 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Did you know that a lot of the tech shown in the #MCU actually exists in real life ???

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Will Smith's #Oscars slap wasn't that hard and I did the math to prove it

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

@BlazeDSanders @lunaonastring You have a point. Also it's really hard to convey tone via text and unfortunately some engineers are very tone deaf. At the same time though I'm not sure if the people making those comments were acutual practicing engineers. Maybe engineering students

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Be careful with the lasers you buy!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

What's the name of that rich dude that just went to space with Wally Funk? #FlyWallyFly

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

1 year

Me: has 2 whole ass STEM degrees and is a literal rocket scientist @NASA Also me: How many centimeters are in a meter again ? 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

People always ask if robots are going to take our jobs. That will happen , but not in the way that you're imagining:

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

6 years

Did you know that Neil Armstrong 's space suit was made by a bra manufacturer? #TuesdayThoughts @Erdayastronaut @AstronautAbby @TheMarsGen

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Come at me Musk bros, I ain't scared 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Last week @NASAPersevere finally landed on Mars. On Thursday I got to interview @YazzieSays , an engineer from @NASAJPL who designs drill systems for Mars rovers and works to inspire Native American students to pursue STEM! Thanks @vicky_woodburn for setting this up!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

As promised here's a video of me beginning my quest for world domination 😂😂😂 @BlackInRobotics

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

2016: Med school dropout, working nights at a pharmaceutical plant, about to start school again with nothing but a dream 2021: Working engineer, 1 semester away from degree, 4x @NASAInterns , 4x @scspacegrant fellow, established science communicator. Just.Keep.Swimming!

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2016: fresh off of 2 years of working nights unloading planes at FedEx while taking community college math classes during the day; nothing but a vision 2021: astrophysics PhD student, observational astronomer, answering questions about exoplanets, having a blast

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Today was a beacon of light in an otherwise dark week. I will always advocate for spaceflight because it teaches to find our common humanity. I hope we can apply these great lessons that we learn from exploring the stars to the chaos of bigotry that haunts us on the ground !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

@NASA / @scspacegrant : Why we should give you this grant money? Me: I want to take little robots and stick them together to make a big robot in the shape of an animal. That animal will build stuff on the moon. Them(2 months later): Aight bet I got the grant !!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Engineering ain't about being smart , it's about being efficiently stubborn

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

After multiple redesigns I finally finished the ultrasonic sensor adapter for my spider robots. What this means is I now have a robot that walks like a spider, but sees like a bat 😂 Coming to your classroom soon @BakerDemSchool !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Y'all.... I'm officially a published researcher !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

7 years

Help @AstronautAbby and @TheMarsGen keep our children smart by donating to their space camp scholarship program 🤣🤣🚀💯

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

@TheSpaceGal But no one can do space like our lord and savior Elon Musk

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

What if I told you guys the government was hiding something during the 1947 Roswell crash ?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

5 years

I hate when people say the space program is worthless and then proceed to use their cell phones, laptops, and TVs. Guess where all those little chips that make your electronics work come from.........

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Hi twitter my name is Aaron I love space, robots, and all things tech. My passion is making science look cool to the general public. My latest creation is a robot that you can drive with your brain. What about you? What are you passionate about ?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

7 years

wow a new #AskAbby and #TMGTuesdays happen tomorrow.. @TheMarsGen be going up on a Tuesday 🤣🤣🤣 @AstronautAbby @astrostarbright @Go4LaunchEmily

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

I am exactly 4 days away from being back in the ocean (provided the weather is good of course)! I will NOT be tickling any of the animals above or below the water 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

2 years

When I was a kid I dreamed of building things that would help us explore the universe. Last week, I accepted a software engineering position for @NASARoman Thank you @ai_sol and @NASAGoddard for giving this little boy the opportunity to make his dream a reality!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

6 years

All of these men have been to the moon. Dont get me wrong, this picture is super cool, but something is wrong here..It's time that we have moon walkers who are not just white or male ...I'm just saying...

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Who wore it better, me or Stark?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Can we stop spreading the myth that you have to have your life together by your mid 20's? Success is a LONG process and there are tons of people get it together in their 30s/40s/50s !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

It's funny how people used to make fun of me for being a nerd 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Okay space Twitter , which black astronaut are we getting verified tomorrow?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

How nerdy am I ? Nerdy enough to spend a 3 hour layover building a robot in the middle of the airport 🤖🤖🤖

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

You will often see me debunking bad the bad science / practices that we see on the internet !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

In honor of the #SpiderManNoWayHome trailer, let's talk about the science behind Doc Ock's arms. Please retweet this so that way @Marvel and @MarvelStudios can see !! @BlackInRobotics @blackinxnetwork

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

I'm officially back to ranting on @tiktok_us . Today's topic is about why college is still a good idea Full video:

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

My first piece of advice for learning to build robots @BlackInRobotics

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Tonight's eclipse was absolutely beautiful ! #eclipse #EclipseLunar #beautiful

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Confession time Twitter : I have a potty mouth in real life . This morning I spoke to a group of highschool students. In just 45 mins I had to actively stop myself from saying "a**hole", s**t", "bulls**t", and "f**k" while on camera One of these days I'm gonna slip up 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Today is #JuneTeenth2021 let's take the time to reflect on the modern #Black American experience !

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

It's 3:42 AM and I'm up listening to Beethoven while building spider robots ... I think I've officially become a mad scientist...

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

@sheistyler Ah the nonverbal "I see you!" A staple in black culture 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Did you notice that no real athlete (current or former) has a problem with Simone Biles' decision?

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

5 years ago I was a med school drop out, working nights, and confused about what I wanted in life. I would often visit @NASA 's website b/c I remember wanting to work there as a kid. I just finished my 3rd orientation with @NASAInterns Never EVER give up on your dreams!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Confession time Twitter: I still think it's weird to see myself on camera and/or listen a recording of myself. I should probably get over that if I want to continue working in science media. Someone please tell me that it gets less awkward as time goes on 😅😅😅

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

7 years

My passion for technology goes hand in hand with my dreams of exploring the stars. This Tuesday I decided to feature my 3D printer! As we continue to learn, tinker, and create our innovations will carry us to new worlds never seen before #TMGTuesdays #TMGinspires @TheMarsGen

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

The Earth is ROUND people , we've known this for over 2000 years #FlatEarth #debunked

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

When I was little, my granny and I LOVED watching @StarTrek together. Space was always our thing She passed away this week after a ~5 year battle with cancer Part of me knows that my old lady is somewhere hanging out in the stars now

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

"I don't know " is a perfectly acceptable answer. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

With that being said welcome to my page ! Let me know what science/tech/space things you'd like to learn more about 😎👌🏾🚀

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

In case you were wondering about the science gibberish in movies @MarvelStudios

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Is anyone else excited that we landed a rover on Mars AND got pictures as it landed ? Speaking of exciting, yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing @YazzieSays , a mechanical engineer from @NASAJPL who worked on the new rover. Be on the lookout for that interview 🚀🤖

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

4 years

Do y'all think I would get in trouble for listening to gangsta rap on my NASA laptop? Asking for a friend...who happens to be me 😂

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Calculus I: Do the thing Calculus II: Do the thing in reverse Calculus III: Do the thing in 3D Calculus IV: Now use the thing to model real world scenarios

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

Pro tip for all the high school /college/ graduate students: Work hard during the semester to make finals week easier. I'm a lot more confident going into a final when I know that I could fail it and still get a B. It makes me want to push for an A 😎

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Aaron Shepard

@spacecadetshep

3 years

My dad is a pretty cool dude ! #HappyFathersDay2021

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