KiwiThinker (@kiwithinker) - STEMGeeks

KiwiThinker

New Zealand

Interested in all things space & AI related. In particular SpaceX and their missions to the Moon and Mars.

about 4 hours ago

Spacefarer Update - 11 October 2026 🚀 Spacefarer Update 🚀 Number of people currently in space: 10 Comings and Goings This Week ISS change of command: Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov accepted command from…

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about 6 hours ago

Three October Elevenths: The Path Reopens, Outside the Airlock, and a First Attempt Today in space history, three October elevenths. The Path Reopens Stardate 394.5062 (11 October 1968) A Saturn IB rose from Launch Complex 34 carrying Wally Schirra, Donn…

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about 17 hours ago

KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3444.8169 KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3444.8169 🌌 There's enough gold in the asteroid belt to make everyone on Earth a billionaire. #Q1Ls

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1 day ago

Two October Tenths: A Moon Beside a New World, and a Mirror in Orbit Today in space history, two October tenths, 118 years apart. A Moon Beside a New World Stardate -6023.6320 (10 October 1846) William Lassell, a Liverpool brewer who ground…

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1 day ago

KiwiThinker's log - stardate 3444.6627 KiwiThinker's log, stardate 3444.6627. 🌌 "I am alone now, truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life. I am it. If a count were taken, the score would be three…

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2 days ago

The Isaacman Effect - Week 38 | Crew-13 momentum builds as Isaacman hits the road in Alaska The Isaacman Effect - Week 38 Crew-13 momentum builds as Isaacman hits the road in Alaska, inspiring students and researchers. Crew-13 and Artemis confidence Crew-13…

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4 days ago

KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3444.3852 KiwiThinker's log, supplemental - stardate 3444.3852 The Moon has quakes, but they're called moonquakes and they're much weaker. #Q1Ls

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4 days ago

The Hidden Face Revealed Today in Space History - The Hidden Face Revealed 🚀 Stardate -80.3890 (OCTOBER 7, 1959) On this day in 1959, a small Soviet probe turned its cameras toward a landscape no…

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5 days ago

Two October Sixths: A Planet Around Another Sun, and a Rock Seen Before It Fell Today in space history, two October sixths, thirteen years apart. A Planet Around Another Sun Stardate 1813.6800 (6 October 1995) On 6 October 1995, in a conference hall in…

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20 days ago

Today in Space History - Into the Heart of a Comet Today in Space History - Into the Heart of a Comet 🚀 Stardate 2127.4469 (SEPTEMBER 22, 2001) On a September evening in 2001, Deep Space 1 slipped through the glowing veil of…

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