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Pam Melroy

@astropam.bsky.social

Astronaut, test pilot, science nerd

83 Followers  |  27 Following  |  52 Posts  |  Joined: 22.01.2025  |  1.7494

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It's been really great to rest and just have fun, but it's time to get back to work!

02.10.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And what an amazing photographer you are!!

20.09.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Venus Aerospace on X: "๐Ÿš€ Venus Aerospace is proud to welcome Pamela Melroy (@Astro_Pam) to our Board of Directors. A former @NASA Deputy Administrator, Pam has led at @DARPA and @FAANews, and is one of only two women ever to command a Space Shuttle. Weโ€™re honored to have her aboard as we continue https://t.co/61xwbVgttL" / X ๐Ÿš€ Venus Aerospace is proud to welcome Pamela Melroy (@Astro_Pam) to our Board of Directors. A former @NASA Deputy Administrator, Pam has led at @DARPA and @FAANews, and is one of only two women ever to command a Space Shuttle. Weโ€™re honored to have her aboard as we continue https://t.co/61xwbVgttL

I am excited to join the board of @venusaero.bsky.social !
x.com/VenusAerospa...

02.09.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great visit to the terrific university, @kaistpr , where I met with high school students (thanks Hanwha!) and the school of aerospace engineering. Thanks for all the great discussions and questions!

25.08.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the National Science Museum of South Korea for a great visit with students! I particularly liked the real-time AI translation feature which made everything run smoothly!!

25.08.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was my honor to visit the Republic of Korea last week. Thanks to the Association of Korea Women Scientists and Engineers, I spoke at the 6th International Conference for Women in Science and Technology BIEN 2025 about the power of international collaboration in science and technology.

24.08.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, KARI, for a great visit last week. I met with President Sangchul Lee and received a tour from Vice President Chang-Jeon Hwang. Great to see the partnerships with #NASA and other space agencies!

24.08.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks for a great visit last week to the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, KASI, where I met with President Jang-Hyun Park and Vice President Choi Young-Jun who showed me the Institute's work. Excited to see the K-RadCube sat which will go on @NASA
Artemis II mission!

24.08.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA on X: "We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyondโ€”a journey that continues today. https://t.co/AjT8qmxsZI https://t.co/jBlxzgrmSk" / X We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyondโ€”a journey that continues today. https://t.co/AjT8qmxsZI https://t.co/jBlxzgrmSk

Godspeed, Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. A hero to all of us.
x.com/NASA/status/...

08.08.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Op-ed: NASAโ€™s New CLD Strategy Will Lose Mars, LEO to China As a former space shuttle pilot and commander whose crews helped build the ISS, I am appalled that NASA has reportedly changed its plans for future commercial space stations.

payloadspace.com/op-ed-nasas-...

08.08.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA has awarded contracts to 6 companies for 9 Orbital Transfer Vehicle studies. Maximum total value is $1.4 M. Studies to be complete by mid-Sept. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

05.08.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Go Crew 11! x.com/NASA/status/...

01.08.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations #nasa and #isro for launching a cutting edge technology satellite - dual SAR band radar - to help us prepare better for disasters and understand our Earth. x.com/NASA/status/...

30.07.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Concerns about NASA's proposed budget cuts and the potential impact on U.S. interests Pamela Melroy, former Deputy Administrator of NASA, talks about the importance of NASA to U.S. interests amid concerns about proposed budget cuts.

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29.07.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA on X: "Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Senegal! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal has become the 56th nation to commit to the safe and peaceful exploration of space. Learn more about the Artemis Accords: https://t.co/zxTtwJN5V2 https://t.co/usn6viltcM" / X Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Senegal! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal has become the 56th nation to commit to the safe and peaceful exploration of space. Learn more about the Artemis Accords: https://t.co/zxTtwJN5V2 https://t.co/usn6viltcM

Congratulations #Senegal on your space policy leadership, and congratulations to all #ArtemisAccords signatories on a new partner!
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24.07.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA International Space Apps Challenge on X: "Registration is open for the 2025 NASA #SpaceApps Challenge! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ซ Join the largest annual global hackathon, choose from 450+ Local Events, and use open data from #NASA & 14 Space Agency Partners. Register today: https://t.co/lddDX5vXGT https://t.co/sY3U2iz9RN" / X Registration is open for the 2025 NASA #SpaceApps Challenge! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ซ Join the largest annual global hackathon, choose from 450+ Local Events, and use open data from #NASA & 14 Space Agency Partners. Register today: https://t.co/lddDX5vXGT https://t.co/sY3U2iz9RN

x.com/SpaceApps/st...

19.07.2025 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Harvard Kennedy School launches new program to provide full scholarships for American public servants and military veterans Harvard Kennedy School is launching the American Service Fellowship โ€” a new initiative that will provide full scholarships for at least 50 public servants and military veterans to enroll next fall for...

Another fantastic program to help our civil servants in their next chapter! www.hks.harvard.edu/announcement...

17.07.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Civil Service Defense and Innovation Fellow Remote

Thank you @democracyforward.org for this great opportunity for former or departing civil servants.

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14.07.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GAO wants DOD to do a better job of calculating direct and indirect costs it should recoup from cmrcl launch companies, and get more insight into cmrcl payload processing schedules to better manage its own.
www.gao.gov/products/gao...

30.06.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA on X: "A little bit more of humanity is in space today. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ The four-member crew of #Ax4 includes astronauts from @ESA and @ISRO. @Axiom_Space's fourth private astronaut mission is set to arrive at the @Space_Station on Thursday, June 26: https://t.co/fnGkb4d64E https://t.co/liUkioCr25" / X A little bit more of humanity is in space today. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ The four-member crew of #Ax4 includes astronauts from @ESA and @ISRO. @Axiom_Space's fourth private astronaut mission is set to arrive at the @Space_Station on Thursday, June 26: https://t.co/fnGkb4d64E https://t.co/liUkioCr25

Congratulations to Peggy Whitson and the crew of Axiom 4 head to #ISS! #NASA welcomes new partners! x.com/NASA/status/...

25.06.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Explorer | Skyviewer

Check out this very cool way to explore #verarubinobservatory images which just dropped today! And you can listen, too! What a way to be an explorer.

skyviewer.app/explorer

23.06.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NASA JPL on X: "Psyche's thrusters are back online! โœ… After the team detected a propulsion system pressure drop in April, engineers switched to a backup propellant line. Psyche remains on track for a Mars gravity assist in May 2026 on its way to the asteroid Psyche: https://t.co/ItxTd6QZzB https://t.co/Lfgp4iT0zL" / X Psyche's thrusters are back online! โœ… After the team detected a propulsion system pressure drop in April, engineers switched to a backup propellant line. Psyche remains on track for a Mars gravity assist in May 2026 on its way to the asteroid Psyche: https://t.co/ItxTd6QZzB https://t.co/Lfgp4iT0zL

Great work, #NASA #JPL #Psyche team!
x.com/NASAJPL/stat...

21.06.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there - starting with my own, who told me as a little girl I could do anything, and I believed him! My brothers, my husband, and many more great dads out there who are changing lives every day!

15.06.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Canadian Space Agency on X: "It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we learned that former CSA astronaut Marc Garneau has passed away: https://t.co/rIrTEntc6r https://t.co/O9NSRsKLhj" / X It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we learned that former CSA astronaut Marc Garneau has passed away: https://t.co/rIrTEntc6r https://t.co/O9NSRsKLhj

So sad to hear of the passing of Marc Garneau - an amazing person and astronaut and president of the #CanadianSpaceAgency. x.com/csa_asc/stat...

05.06.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sad to see this go the way it did, but you have to agree that Jared Isaacman is a class act.
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02.06.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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it might not be the commencement speech you expected. but maybe itโ€™s the commencement speech you needed. ๐ŸŽ“

10.05.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 268    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

Our wonderful civil service workforce deserves to be recognized! They work for the benefit of ALL Americans. Proud of the work they do!

07.05.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RNASA on X: ".@Astro_Pam, @NASA Deputy Administrator, will receive the National Space Trophy (NST) on April 25, 2025 at the Houston Hyatt Regency. Please see the Tables & Tickets page (https://t.co/K3sy6cM5qw) for attendance and sponsorship opportunities. https://t.co/eOet7ep5zI" / X .@Astro_Pam, @NASA Deputy Administrator, will receive the National Space Trophy (NST) on April 25, 2025 at the Houston Hyatt Regency. Please see the Tables & Tickets page (https://t.co/K3sy6cM5qw) for attendance and sponsorship opportunities. https://t.co/eOet7ep5zI

What an overwhelming honor to be selected for the National Space Trophy! Thank you to the RNASA Foundation and the mentors, leaders, and colleagues that I owe so much to. It was a wonderful evening! x.com/RNASAFoundat...

26.04.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NASA Safety Panel Worried About Aging ISS, Need for Successor spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-sa...

18.04.2025 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Never surrender!

12.04.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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