Chief Scientist @keckobservatory Father, Astronomer, science policy nerd. Cosmic Origins Science Lead for #LUVOIR. Tweets are my own. (he/him)
Dec 25, 2021 • 10 tweets • 1 min read
Twas the night before launch day, when all through Kourou
Not a person was sleeping, there was too much to do.
The Lagrange point was waiting with nary a care
But we all hoped that soon, the ‘scope would safely be there
Apr 23, 2020 • 35 tweets • 8 min read
Sitting here in the never-ending Zoom meeting hellscape that work has become, I took a few minutes off to mull on something. About flagship missions and our ability to fund them, and how we can build the next great observatories. This thread is the result. (1/ )
First, let’s note we are at a very interesting time, and no, I don’t mean COVID. At this moment, four things are roughly coincident: 1) Chandra's 20th, 2) Hubble's 30th, 3) Spitzer's end, and 4) Astro2020 (2/)
