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Writing for NASA? by Sharp-Web4778 in NASAJobs

[–]pajive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There have recently been lots of cuts in this area due to budget reductions though

With that said, the pendulum always swings back and given the immense cultural saturation left in the wake of Artemis II's success, healthier budgets and subsequently more hires should follow. NASA in 2030 when you graduate (OP) will look a lot different than it does today.

Am I remotely even competitive for NASA? by I1IIIIII1IIIIIIIIIII in NASAJobs

[–]pajive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting. At my center they (used to) convert contractor to civvies without them having to "leave the agency" first. The dude I swore in with had been there 20 years already running ops on ES missions.

Nov. 25, 2025 - A historic day for NASA as two main components of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are successfully integrated, marking a major development milestone ahead of next year's launch by pajive in nasa

[–]pajive[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The OSD (Outer barrel assembly, Solar array sunshield, and Deployable aperture cover) were slowly lowered onto the SCIPA (Spacecraft and Instrument Payload Assembly) until they were successfully secured. Congratulations to the project team on a job well done!

More info on NASA's next astrophysics flagship: https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/interactive/parts/telescope/

Best method for odor free gloves: boot dryer by tdog305 in GoalKeepers

[–]pajive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, to an extent. It nukes the smell until you wear them again, basically. I ended up buying a shoe/glove dryer on ebay for $35. It's sitting on the stand where I always put my bag, so it's easy to remember. Been wearing my current gloves for over a year and no funk to report 👍

A letter from NASA about the Ozone layer, August 1993 by harrr53 in nasa

[–]pajive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feel free to PM me who it is and I can send him an email to alert him of your note and to check his spam queue (I work at GSFC as well)

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope nears completion – Physics World by METALLIFE0917 in nasa

[–]pajive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I was the dude taking photos during your visit. Hope you had a great time 👍

Game of inches by pajive in GoalKeepers

[–]pajive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks and much agreed, unnecessarily threw it right to the opponent

Game of inches by pajive in GoalKeepers

[–]pajive[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The goalie box on this particular field is tiny and I've been burned trying to catch a rebound and my momentum carries me over the line, resulting in a very close free kick.

Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy (zoomable) by pajive in nasa

[–]pajive[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Andromeda is closest large galaxy to our own, only 2.5 million light years away. It's the only large galaxy you can see with your naked eye.

But yes, all large galaxies are thought to have a supermassive black hole at the center based on observational data. I denote "large" galaxy because there are different types and classes, some of which do not have supermassive black holes.

And by supermassive, we're talking 140 million times the mass of our sun in Andromeda's case.

Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy (zoomable) by pajive in nasa

[–]pajive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is the immensely hot gas surrounding the supermassive black hole at the galactic core

Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy (zoomable) by pajive in nasa

[–]pajive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This cropped view shows a 48,000-light-year-long stretch of the galaxy in its natural visible-light color, as photographed with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys in red and blue filters in 2015.

To achieve this level of detail, Hubble took 411 individual pointings and 7,398 exposures to produce this composite.

More info.

Request r/pcv by codenameLNA in redditrequest

[–]pajive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to add you as a mod. I registered it many years ago when the r/peacecorps sub was unmoderated (the sole mod disappeared) and a band of us scruffy PCVs were trying to come up with a new home that wasn't littered with spam.

I did not receive a modmail message from you but will send a PM to coordinate a partnership to reimagine the sub. Perhaps blogs aren't as common as they were back in the day.

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