thanks to @usembassynz & @royalsocietynz for arranging the excellent #NASAinNZ talk. have fun on @SOFIAtelescope, @DavaExplorer!

Q frm @LachiePhilipson to @DavaExplorer: "What's chance of eg: @SpaceX beating NASA to Mars?" diplomatic answer ; ) #JourneyToMars #NASAinNZ

.@DavaExplorer will be flying on @SOFIAtelescope from @CHC_Airport next week.

with @iangriffin perhaps? #NASAinNZ

18,000 applications were received to enter NASA's astronaut corp – @DavaExplorer. #JourneyToMars #MarsGeneration #NASAinNZ

hey @MarsCuriosity, @DavaExplorer doesn't know if @NASAJPL programmed you to sing happy birthday to yourself every year (Q from #NASAinNZ)

[NASA, US Gov] "We're morally, ethically, scientifically committed to round trips to Mars" says @DavaExplorer #JourneyToMars #NASAinNZ

2020s is discovery & transition decade prepping for human exploration of Mars in 2030s sez @DavaExplorer #NASAinNZ

2018 is too long to wait for @NASA_SLS' first flight. but the @NASA_Orion test was something else. #NASAinNZ

16 & younger? you've had @space_station your entire life. immensely impt for understanding long term space science - @DavaExplorer #NASAinNZ

.@DavaExplorer describes how @StationCDRKelly's biome has changed in his #yearinspace. #NASAinNZ

studying what remains of Mars' seasonal water & how it lost its atmosphere will inform how we understand Earth sez @DavaExplorer #NASAinNZ

big Wellington applause for Jupiter & @NASAJuno as introduced by @DavaExplorer #NASAinNZ

Ceres by @NASA_Dawn via @DavaExplorer #NASAinNZ

anyone 26years & under? asks @DavaExplorer… you have had @NASA_Hubble all your lives. #nasainnz