Swapna Krishna

@swapnakrishna.com

3677

Followers

300

Following

2060

Posts

spaceflight + space science reporter, Ad Astra (YouTube + newsletter + vertical video). occasionally: fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links + sponcon info: http://bio.site/skrishna

Posts Replies Media Lists

Deep Space Network is talking to BOTH Voyager spacecraft right now!

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

Re: That SpaceX space junk falling on a farm in Canada, @swapnakrishna.com has more about this. You can watch the video in her post below, or read about it in her newsletter: www.adastraspace.com/p/spacex-dra...

SpaceX is having a trash issue: Specifically, multiple pieces of debris have landed across North American as a result of Crew Dragon re-entries. No one's been hurt, but it's a serious issue. Newsletter at 11 am et: adastraspace.com 🧪🛰️🔭 #scicomm #womeninstem youtu.be/Ndqzl6zUw4Q

SpaceX has a huge trash problemyoutu.be Debris from SpaceX Crew Dragon missions has been landing around North America, most recently in rural Canada and North Carolina. Why is this happening, and w...

SpaceX has a huge trash problemwww.adastraspace.com Debris from the Dragon trunk has been found across North America

JWST's second anniversary image is here! This is a distorted spiral galaxy at the center and an elliptical galaxy to the left of it. They're called the Penguin and the Egg. 🧪🛰️🔭 #scicomm #womeninstem

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

A couple of years ago, one of the big space advocate accounts on Twitter was making a fuss about China Bad because of space junk. I pointed out that SpaceX had recently dropped a fuel tank on a rural farm. He ended up blocking me.

Wow. Been awhile since that happened, the last Falcon 9 failure was…2015 maybe?

Falcon 9 partial failure: Stage 2 did not restart, Starlink Group 9-3 sats deployed in lower than planned orbit. Unclear if they can raise orbit prior to reentry.

Just finished my story on the pieces of space junk from SpaceX Crew Dragon that have landed in North Carolina and Saskatchewan, Canada. Newsletter goes out tomorrow, sign up: adastraspace.com

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

It's our favorite time of year! B&N PREORDER TIME! With the added bonus of getting yourself gifts on top of that 25% w/ the ongoing Preorder Campaign 🌺 PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT is 25% off with code PREORDER25 for B&N members* www.barnesandnoble.com/w/payal-meht... *membership is free!

I am so irritable because of the heat, you don’t even have to annoy me for me to block you at this point

sorry to the person i just blocked, it's really hot out and you're really annoying me

Still having a mess with our second floor HVAC (leak got worse, had to fix some of the subfloor before we could put a new unit in, and it’s HOT outside) but I am trying to get some work done today. No idea if I’ll be able to focus.

I will not have a video/newsletter this week!! The HVAC installation that was supposed to go quickly is not going quickly, and I am giving myself the week off rather than scrambling to get a video up.

Working on my script for this week’s video and god the NUMBER of things this could refer to

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

I still think this and I try to keep it in mind even while 80% of my feed is people expressing outrage and vitriol at anyone who isn’t wholeheartedly promoting some specific opinion about the best path forward for the world

I really do believe that most people are basically good, mean well, and want to have a positive impact on the world

Boeing Starliner astronauts are still at the ISS. There currently is no return date. Are they stranded??? The short answer is no, but the longer answer is more complicated. 🧪🛰️🔭 #scicomm #womeninstem Newsletter @ 11 am et: adastraspace.com youtu.be/rxY5m_paA3o

Are Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded on the ISS?youtu.be There have been a lot of confusing headlines in the wake of the news that Boeing Starliner astronauts don't currently have a return date from the ISS -- and what was scheduled as a 7 or 8 day mission has stretched to a month at this point. What's going on with Boeing Starliner and this first crewed flight test for NASA, and are the astronauts actually stranded? No, but the situation is very complicated. 🔭 SUPPORT AD ASTRA Patreon ➔ https://www.patreon.com/swapnakrishna 💫 FIND ME Ad Astra Newsletter (links + images) ➔ https://www.adastraspace.com Instagram/Threads ➔ https://instagram.com/skrishna TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/skrishna Mastodon ➔ https://wandering.shop/@skrishna Bluesky ➔ https://bsky.app/profile/swapnakrishna.com ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - An overview of Starliner's problems 04:53 - Why they're staying so long 06:44 - Testing on the ground and at the ISS 07:49 - Are the astronauts actually stranded? 10:00 - This is a bizarre situation 🛰️ SUBSCRIBE For more space and STEM videos, subscribe to Ad Astra: @adastraspace

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

Ok any way if you do want to do a thing to support voting rights today, I’ve got yep items up for auction at @romancingthevote.bsky.social! (If you get the zoom I will tell you a secret. Actually maybe I’ll write a secret note in the ARC if you get that one idk idk!)

I’ve got 2 items up for bid in the @romancingthevote.bsky.social auction! There’s so much cool stuff w $$ going to voting rights orgs! PAYAL MEHTA’S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT arc! www.32auctions.com/organization... 1 hour zoom sesh about writing for Marvel etc: www.32auctions.com/organization...

I made a joke and there was a typo and I deleted the post and now I don’t feel like retyping the entire thing: A Bluesky story

Just scheduled my Friday newsletter, which is ALL about what’s happening with Boeing Starliner. If you’re interested in learning more, my newsletter goes out every friday at 11 am et and you can sign up here: adastraspace.com

Ad Astraadastraspace.com Your source for interesting space news, straight to your inbox.

Mark. Fucking. Cavendish. What an amazing thing. (Cav beat the record for most stage wins at the Tour de France today).

My sick cutie

If you've been wondering what the hell is going on with Boeing Starliner, and whether these astronauts are actually stranded at the ISS, I'm doing a deep dive into it for my video/newsletter this week (5 year old permitting, because poor guy is home sick)

When I finally am making enough off Ad Astra to hire someone, the first thing I will do is hire a proofreader/editor for my newsletter because the number of typos is frankly embarrassing but I'm also shit at self-editing

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

I mean, I'm currently the high bidder on this and I LOVE a great bargain and would DELIGHT in talking to Preeti but also... You guys are gonna let me get away with this? Really??? @romancingthevote.bsky.social

Talk to me about comics (or anything really lol) *and* support voting rights organizations!

Go into your photo roll and post the first image that makes you laugh out loud

Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud.

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

All of Lower Decks season one is up for free on the P+ YouTube for a limited time (USA). A great way to intro a friend to the Cerritos! youtu.be/jTQnkijDtRQ?...

Star Trek: Lower Decks | Season 1, Episode 1 | Full Episode | Paramount+youtu.be Second Contact - Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's U.S.S. Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler...

Reposted by

Swapna Krishna

well that's reassuring

NASA:“There are no new issues to report today…the vehicle at Station is in good shape. I want to make it clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space." They are continuing to gather data, but there are no new issues with Starliner, and they will be returning home on that spacecraft. 🛰️

accurate

“We’re currently targeting the end of July for the next EVA.” Also, confirmation that the leak source for the most recent attempt was an umbilical.

NASA will not set a return date for Boeing Starliner until the testing of the thruster failure is complete. (This honestly makes sense because the “Starliner’s return is delayed AGAIN” makes for terrible headlines)

NASA has had a spacesuit problem for awhile, but it's gotten worse in recent weeks. Here's what's going on with the spacesuits (or EMUs) on the ISS: Newsletter @ 11 am ET, sign up: adastraspace.com 🛰️ #space youtu.be/uXBiWrwAnkE

NASA's huge spacesuit problem just got a lot worseyoutu.be NASA's spacesuits are aging, and two separate spacesuit-related incidents over the past couple of weeks highlight just how bad the problem has gotten. Here's a rundown of what's going on with NASA's spacesuit (called EMUs), why the situation is so bad, and what is being done about it. 🔭 SUPPORT AD ASTRA Patreon ➔ https://www.patreon.com/swapnakrishna 💫 FIND ME Ad Astra Newsletter (links + images) ➔ https://www.adastraspace.com Instagram/Threads ➔ https://instagram.com/skrishna TikTok ➔ https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/skrishna Mastodon ➔ https://wandering.shop/@skrishna Bluesky ➔ https://bsky.app/profile/swapnakrishna.com ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 03:14 - How these EMUs work 05:45 - Problems with spacesuit sizing and the all-female spacewalk 08:32 - The life support units are also limited 10:10 - Why isn't there a new spacesuit ready 🛰️ SUBSCRIBE For more space and STEM videos, subscribe to Ad Astra: @adastraspace