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Is there anything better than a Go / No-go poll?

the tshirt i have says otherwise

It’s fun when people say things are on their radar but your mission is actually a space based radar and you have to think about it a little

Tomorrow, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will go through another round of layoffs and all I can think is that for some of these folks they’ll be parting with their dream job

Also the processor is basically from the last century

The really fun thing about working on spacecraft computers is that I don’t have to block anyone to make the experience better

Blue sky and below a tan and orange landscape with a turquoise geothermal spring

Meanwhile, on Earth

sure I’ve worked on a few spacecraft but my greatest accomplishment is definitely the air freshener in the bathroom at JPL

I know what spacecraft like
I know what spacecraft want
I know what spacecraft like
I’ve got what spacecraft like
(It’s MIL-STD-1553)