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Erin Winick Anthony

@erinwinick.bsky.social

πŸ”¬Founder, @steampowermedia πŸš€Space and Science Communicator | BS Mech Engineering | Pinballer Former @NASA MIT πŸ“§Erin.winick@gmail.com πŸ“Houston, TX

644 Followers  |  59 Following  |  94 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  2.4028

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Getting ready to go live on nautiluslive.org for the next hour! We’ll be talking expedition updates, at sea careers, paths to Nautilus, and more!

Bring your questions!

02.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA has a cool competition going on for adults and students to design the zero g indicator that will launch to the Moon aboard Artemis II! This is the Moon Mascot design challenge.

Deadline is May 27.

Check out all the details here: www.freelancer.com/contest/Moon...

NASA's example below:

25.04.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm helping run a STEAM competition for middle and high school girls! The Tech Runway competition challenges students to create an accessory that combines science, style, and technology.

Check out more info here, and pass it along to anyone who might be interested: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

31.03.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I got to see rough cuts of two professional on camera science projects I’ve been working on and coordinated maybe my biggest TV opportunity to date and I’m just over the moon. πŸ₯Ή I can’t wait to share with you all.

12.03.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Scientific Mission Aboard the Space Station
YouTube video by NASA NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Scientific Mission Aboard the Space Station

These videos NASA put out summarizing the research that each space station crew works on during their 6 months to 1 year on board are always my favorites!!!

I get so excited seeing all these previously unreleased science clips. youtu.be/qGLi-prnxDE?...

11.03.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Servant of Rage (Bloodrage Book 1) Amazon.com: Servant of Rage (Bloodrage Book 1) eBook : Knight, Alex, Books, Portal: Kindle Store

You can find the book here if you want to check it out! (I might be biased but it is very good :) ) www.amazon.com/Servant-Rage...

11.03.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta give a shoutout to my husband @alexknightbooks.bsky.social for his fantasy book launching today, Servant of Rage! βš”οΈ

We both work from home so I get to see how much work, dedication and care goes into the books he crafts. (And sometimes I even get a midday break to help name a goblin or two)

11.03.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for doing that and sharing!

07.03.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!

07.03.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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After talking with @erinwinick.bsky.social I can’t stop thinking about #parabolicflight. Who needs gravity anyway?

If you love #STEM and want to learn about #ScienceCommunication, check out episode 42 of #MeditationsWithRyanZlomek to hear about the work Erin is doing with Zero-G

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28.02.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See me progress from last place in tournaments to making it to the women's state pinball championships, and most importantly, having fun learning and sharing the ins and outs of pinball. It'll catch you up on my journey in time for my first long-form Learning to Flip video coming this month!

02.03.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My 2-Year Journey of Learning to Play Competitive Pinball | Learning to Flip Compilation
YouTube video by Erin Winick Anthony My 2-Year Journey of Learning to Play Competitive Pinball | Learning to Flip Compilation

It's the 2-year anniversary of documenting my competitive pinball journey in my series, Learning to Flip!

In honor of that, I have compiled together all my short-form episodes into one mega Learning to Flip video!

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo21...

02.03.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Episode 42 has landed with @erinwinick.bsky.social sharing her story of mechanical engineer, entrepreneurship, and science communication.

Tune in to this weekend episode of #MeditationsWithRyanZlomek for Erin inspiration and a friendly boost of STEM knowledge.
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26.02.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pinball Restoration RevivalΒ  - Make: Wormhole players and collectors come together around pinball tournaments and keeping machines running. See the finer points of pinball restoration.

My biggest magazine spread ever is out in the 20th anniversary edition of Make Magazine, and it’s on pinball repair! Thank you to Make for allowing me to combine my passions and highlight the Houston pinball community that I’m so proud to be a part of.

Read it here: makezine.com/article/home...

14.02.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pursue Your Engineering Dream with SWE Scholarships for Women Pave your way in engineering with SWE's scholarships for women. Pursue ABET-accredited bachelor or graduate degree programs, in the US or India. Apply today!

Are you a woman entering your first year of an engineering degree in Fall 2025? The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Emerging First Year Scholars scholarship applications are now open!

A large part of my engineering degree was funded by SWE, so I highly recommend applying!

swe.org/scholarships/

10.02.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCall me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me!”

I used to be an avid cosplayer and just got a reminder from Facebook that 10 years ago today, @alexknightbooks.bsky.social and I wore one of my favorite cosplays: Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable!

07.02.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favorite events is my monthly business lunch with @erinwinick.bsky.social. It’s an essential (and delicious) part of living in a household where we’re both self-employed.

06.02.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But books centered around science for this age group can be a hard sell! I’m still holding out hope for seeing the world of Eureka in print.

15.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wanted to put this out there because I still believe there is an agent or publisher who can help bring this STEM adventure into the world! πŸ”¬πŸ”­πŸ§ͺπŸ“š

Middle school is often the age where girls stop pursuing a career in science. That’s why I really wanted to make a book more targeted at this age group.

15.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Years ago I wrote my dream book with my husband, @alexknightbooks.bsky.social. It’s a middle grade adventure featuring kids transported to a science world, and learning STEM superpowers to rescue their grandma. We worked hard to make it fun and accessible.

But sadly we’ve never found it a home.

15.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I have a few long form articles I worked really hard on in 2024 that I’m pumped are going to be in some rad magazines this year!

One will be my longest piece I’ve written for Make Magazine and I can’t wait for you all to read it. It heads to print this week!

14.01.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Astrobees, the cube follow-on experiment to these circular robots, are more robot-like, while the SPHERES, were more satellite-like. Astrobees are designed to be astronaut assistants while the SPHERES weren’t meant to interact much with crew or their environment.

12.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My personal favorite experiments they were a part of was the SPHERES-Slosh experiment which helped researchers better understand the forces that fuel may create in spacecraft and satellite fuel tanks in microgravity.

12.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SPHERES stands for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (because NASA sure loves a long acronym) and helped performed more than 600 experiments aboard the ISS for over a decade.

12.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And if they look familiar, it is because they were inspired by the floating droid that helped Luke Skywalker practice his Jedi skills in Star Wars.

12.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love space robots, so I have to introduce you to some of the first robotic residents of the International Space Station.

Meet the SPHERES, launched to station in 2006, to help with a number of microgravity research studies.

12.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An artist's impression of the Gaia spacecraft.

An artist's impression of the Gaia spacecraft.

The @esa.int Gaia satellite will take its final scientific measurements on Wednesday. πŸ”­

This will conclude a 12 year series of continuous observations.

Larger Gaia data releases are still in progress, but Gaia has already had a HUGE impact on our understanding of the #milkyway.

(Image: ESA)

12.01.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 27

Women are historically very underrepresented in pinball. Women’s leagues give a safe fun place for women to try out the hobby, make friends, learn from each other, and work on their skills. It’s a good way to build representation in pinball.

Women can qualify in the overall state championships too.

09.01.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

09.01.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those are classics for sure! 90s machines are my fav.

09.01.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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