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Artemis II Closeout Crew Lead/Orion CSM Flight Tech. M.S. Space Studies/Astronomy. Amateur Astrophotographer. WVU Alum. Thoughts are my own.

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2 years
Pilot friend of mine captured the Falcon Heavy launch from 35,000ft 500 miles off the coast! What an insane shot! 📸: Ryan Walker
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2 years
The CM and LAS are closed out for flight! Time to send this thing to the Moon!
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2 years
50 years ago was the last time a human rated Moon rocket rolled to the pad. Today begins a new era of manned deep space missions.
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2 years
Starship launch tower segment 6!
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3 years
Some of closeout crew and I decided not to cut our hair till launch, and I gotta say, it’s getting out of hand 😂🤙
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2 years
There she goes! Godspeed Artemis I recovery team! Can’t wait until you guys get back to port with Orion!
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2 years
Just another day at KSC
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1 year
Launch day training with the crew!
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2 years
She’s leaving the VAB for the final time. Gotta say, this time it was a little emotional.
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1 year
The crawler and ML were parked directly outside of my office, so I got a pretty good view when they started rolling again
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10 months
The new FOD free signs in the VAB go hard
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9 months
My favorite Easter egg about the 747’s that transported the shuttle
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3 years
The amount of SLS haters is really depressing. We have put so much of our lives into this vehicle so we can take humanity back to the Moon, and people try to tear us down every step of the way. It doesn’t matter; SLS is going, we are going. Per Aspera Ad Astra.
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2 years
Our ship recovery team just completed their final training run and is ready for Artemis I splashdown and recovery! Can’t wait to see her back on shore in Naval Base San Diego!
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2 years
This was probably the proudest moment of my life. This was right before we closed the LAS hatch, and right after I called out on the net that the Artemis I Orion crew module is closed out for flight.
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3 years
After working on Orion everyday for 16 months, she is finally about to roll to the pad. I feel like a proud dad 🚀
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2 years
Proud to say I was operating the pendant crane for this 😎. Not many people can say they lifted a billion dollar spaceship.
@go4gordon
go4gordon 🇺🇦
2 years
A view inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at Kennedy Space Center during Artemis I Orion de-servicing.
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2 years
Back home for a few weeks, but she’ll be back out to the pad in no time
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3 years
Never gets old
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2 years
She’s getting ready to roll!
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2 years
This is the last time I will see the Artemis I SLS. What an insane adventure it has been, but now it’s time to light this candle! #WeAreGoing
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3 years
SRB APU fueling for WDR is complete! Nothing like seeing the sunrise from the ML in a SCAPE suit!
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2 years
NILESAT-301 🚀
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10 months
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3 years
Gotta say, the upper stage is looking pretty great from up here! Can’t wait till the team and I do our actual closeouts for flight and be the last ones up here before launch! #WeAreGoing
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5 months
At the premier of #TheAcolyte and @EmanEsfandi took a selfie with us! Can’t believe I got to meet Ezra!
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2 years
As someone who helped install the LAS you can imagine my relief when I heard “Launch abort system pyros have fired separating those from Orion as well” on the livestream. Can’t believe we have footage of it!
@ThePrimalDino
David Willis
2 years
ORION LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM JETTISON FOOTAGE!!!! CHECK THIS OUT!!!
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2 years
Probably the last time I’ll ever see the BTA. She helped us train to recover Orion for the past few years, now she’s going away 🫡
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1 year
@LockandloadLiv I got a pretty neat setup
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1 year
Throwback to some training in Houston a few months ago. It was incredible working with some of the crew on Orion ingress/egress.
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2 years
On the move
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2 years
We all just got these awesome commemorative coins!
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2 years
I guess it’s time for me to do one of these. I have gotten a lot of new followers recently. I’m Taylor and I am the Artemis Closeout Crew Lead and an Orion CSM flight tech. I have an MS in Astronomy with hopes of pursuing a PhD in Planetary Science. I also do astrophotography.
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3 years
Just watched the SpaceX launch at SLC-40 from the very top of the ML at pad 39B! Probably the coolest launch experience yet
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2 years
She’s free once again! All platforms have been retracted!
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2 years
This is so important. NASA generated $71.2B of total economic output in 2022 , maintains 339,600 jobs, all on the the federal budget of $23.3B. The technological and scientific advances that are made by NASA and utilized on Earth FAR exceed the initial investment.
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Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer)
2 years
The fallacy in the logic is always the assumption that the two are mutually exclusive. Solving problems in space leads to tangible positive outcomes on earth. Plus we are an advanced enough civilization we should be capable of doing both
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2 years
This is the best thing I have ever seen
@JPMajor
Jason Major
2 years
Here's another Earthrise video from @NASA_Orion , captured at 1305 UTC on 21 November 2022 with a solar array wing camera on the @ESA service module. Cropped to the Earth coming into view beyond the dark limb of the Moon. #Artemis1 Video source:
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2 years
She’s back!
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3 years
It’s almost time!
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9 months
You never know what you’ll find hidden away in the VAB. We found these ridiculous laptop holders from the early 2000’s and you’re crazy if you think I’m not going to use this out on the floor 😂
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2 years
Rewatching the time-lapse of LAS integration again and found these cool pictures of @C__Warriner and I working to open the hatch
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2 years
I really don’t have words right now. I’ve never experienced what I felt/am feeling right now. It’s almost like I’m in shock. I still can’t believe it.
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2 years
With the crew announcement we asked coworkers if they had suggestions for a closeout crew patch. Just got this as a suggestion…
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6 months
An astronaut just sent me a picture they took from the ISS of Hawaii (where we are getting married) as a wedding present. I’m at a loss for words.
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1 year
Why did NASA wake up today and choose violence? Let people dream…
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2 years
Doors are open! We’re rolling at 12:01!
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6 months
It’s been a crazy few days, getting almost 2 million views on TikTok with @starwars commenting on it. Well, it didn’t stop there. They just invited Liv and I to #TheAcolyte PREMIERE IN LA!!!!!
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1 year
Artemis I is officially complete! The crew module has been de-serviced and is now clean of all hazardous commodities. 3 years of my life went into working on this vehicle, but now it’s time to focus on Artemis II.
@NASAGroundSys
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems
1 year
✅ De-servicing of Artemis I Crew Module complete! Teams in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility completed cleaning cycles & removal of avionics to be reused on @NASA_Orion for Artemis II. The capsule will be used as an environmental test article on future Artemis missions.
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2 years
It’s cray how tall the Starship launch tower is. And to think there are still a few segments to be stacked 🤯
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8 months
@LockandloadLiv At the risk of putting my extensive Destiny career on the line, I need to come clean. In 2003 I used a GameShark on Pokémon Ruby to get a level 100 Rayquaza. I fully accept any ban or disciplinary action recommended by Bungie.
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2 years
My Mom just sent me this. Prior to me getting my job she showed no interested in space exploration. Now, it has become her life as much as it is mine. Seeing people who had no interest in space exploration take that extra moment to look up and wonder is what this is all about.
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11 months
Emergency egress training at the terminus! We learned a lot about operating the MRAP’s and how to load the team into them with SCBA’s equipped.
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1 year
Robin was absolutely incredible to work with and amazing at her job. This is a massive loss for the Artemis program and NASA as a whole.
@futurism
Futurism
1 year
Anti-Trans Laws Force Engineer to Quit Job Helping NASA With Moon Missions
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2 years
🟠🚀👍
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2 years
I can’t believe she went to the Moon and back #WeAreGoing #WeWent
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2 years
Contract has been signed. @LockandloadLiv and I are now homeowners!
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11 months
Plane tickets, jeep reservation, and honeymoon house are all officially booked! Only 186 days until we will be in Hawaii for our dream wedding @LockandloadLiv !
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4 months
Two years ago today we began booster SCAPE ops for launch! Being at the pad, at night, in a SCAPE suit, and getting to watch the sun rise over the ocean was still one of the coolest experiences I have had while on the job.
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1 year
I was part of my first “go/no-go” poll today, and to be able to say my team is “go” in front of the launch team was an unforgettable experience
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1 year
Just got these as an early birthday gift. Original copies from 66-69. It’s so cool to hold these pieces of history!
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5 months
HUGE shoutout to @cknasaboy , Henry, and the rest of the CRONUS team for making this happen! They got @LockandloadLiv and I an image of Hawaii, on our wedding day, FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION!!! This will definitely be printed out and hung up for the rest of our lives!
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2 years
What sick person tests the emergency broadcast system at 4:47am???
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2 years
I’ve never been happier. Life is pretty perfect right now.
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1 year
She said yes!
Easily the best weekend of my life. I love you and I can’t wait to be your wife, @TaylorHose
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2 years
Today was probably the best day of my career. Closeout Crew had a meeting with Travis Thompson, Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead. He took us to see his closeout shirt that flew on shuttle, shook my hand, and said “I’m handing down the reigns.” #ArtemisGeneration
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2 years
Got fitted for the movie and got a 60’s hair cut! Super excited to be given the opportunity to be an extra in a movie about space!
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2 years
Ad Astra Per Aspera #WeAreGoing
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1 year
Another great day of training! We are making a ton of progress towards Artemis II closeout crew procedures.
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2 years
Red Crew deserves a beer
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5 months
Boarding passes ✅ Matching T-shirts ✅ Lightsabers ✅✅ We are ready for the premiere of @starwars #TheAcolyte !!
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1 year
Just had the opportunity to tour the Columbia Room in the VAB where they have the recovered debris from Columbia. To say it was a sobering experience would be an understatement. It really puts the work we do into perspective.
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1 year
One year ago today I got to ride the crawler as SLS was transported to the pad!
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5 months
This still doesn’t feel like real life. We are forever grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity
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Star Wars
5 months
best wedding gift ever tbh The two-episode series premiere of #TheAcolyte , a Star Wars Original series, streams June 4 only on @DisneyPlus .
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2 years
This is it. My favorite tweet ever. It’s amazing that people don’t understand DSN bandwidth and the fact that the cameras on Orion are engineering cameras.
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5 months
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
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2 months
Over the last week closeout crew participated in ISVV-1, a full end-to-end emergency egress demo where we practiced and validated our procedures in the event of an emergency on launch day. It was an incredible experience and amazing learning opportunity!
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2 years
@astro_jaz My simplistic solar system tattoo. Getting the Drake equation soon on the same arm!
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2 years
If you’re in the southern parts of the US, be on the lookout for this over the next few days. Orion is coming home! If you see it please tag me!
@offroadranger6
beardedpatriot88
2 years
Could it be?!?! Pretty sure I just saw @NASA_Orion on it’s way back to Florida! #nasa #orion #Artemis1
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6 months
IM FREAKING OUT
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2 years
CAA has been retracted and SLS is hunkered down for the storm
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2 years
If I had the money to buy a ticket on New Shepard (and I would), todays launch would actually make me feel better. Space travel will always be dangerous. Anomalies will happen, but a perfect abort system can and will (and would have if this were a crewed flight), save everyone.
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2 years
Found this on my desk when I got to work today. My coworkers have too much time.
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6 months
Well that’s pretty neat
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5 months
IT’S HAPPENING!!!!!! #TheAcolyte @starwars
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2 years
I had a chance to speak with our 4 passengers on Artemis I and I can confirm they are safe and had a great flight 👍
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1 year
First day training at JSC! Plenty of time in the mock-up and we got hands on experience with some space suits!
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6 months
Everyone at work knows I want to be an astronaut, and I just got given this as a joke. You’re crazy if you think I’m not putting this on my work backpack 😂
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6 months
Got to spend some time in one of the Ascent/Entry simulators as part of our Spacecraft Operator training! We learned how to operate the DDU’s, hand controllers, and how to navigate the different screens and controls.
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3 months
This was cool to see on my desk this morning
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1 year
I keep getting Furbo alerts and most of these aren’t the dog, they are Liv screaming when she streams 😂
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8 months
Artemis celebration for the COMET contract tonight!
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2 years
She's really on her way to the Moon.
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2 years
Speaking of Callisto, I received an award from @NASAGroundSys for it. There was a minor paint defect that needed fixed. Our paint guy had to take emergency leave, and they asked me to fix it. I’m not a painter, but I think I didn’t a pretty good job!
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1 year
Nominal day of launch demonstration test is complete! Not gonna lie, it gave me chills to make the call to the firing room saying “the flight crew has entered the white room.”
@NASAGroundSys
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems
1 year
Today's launch day demonstration tests are complete, and all parties were successful! Congratulations to our @NASAArtemis II crew and teams at @NASAKennedy . #Artemis
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5 months
The wedding ring my wife got me has real meteorite fragments in it, and literally looks like space. So cool
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2 years
With the Artemis I Orion Crew Module closed out for flight, my final time spent inside the CM before it flies to the Moon is 124 hours. 100 more hours than I initially set my goal at.
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2 years
@offroadranger6 @ThePrimalDino @NASA_Orion Yep, that’s her inside the Recovery Transportation Fixture!
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6 months
With our wedding growing near, I want to thank @LockandloadLiv ’s community from the bottom of my heart. You all accepted me from day one, and showed interest in my life and hobbies. Thank you for your support, love, acceptance.
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6 months
Always a good day when you get to play in the Orion mock-up!
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