Ashwin Vasavada

Ashwin Vasavada

@ashwinv.bsky.social

Planetary Scientist at NASA, most at home when surrounded by mountains and stars.

55 Followers 45 Following 12 Posts Joined Nov 2024
1 week ago

In less than two weeks we could return samples from Mars.

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1 month ago

Fun fact: I got in there for grad school. I hope I spelled it right. πŸ˜…

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2 months ago

Thanks, Doug, for the note and for the inspiration. Breathtaking!

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3 months ago

Our Curiosity rover ops room! β™₯️β™₯️

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3 months ago

That is gorgeous!

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3 months ago
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5 months ago

All totally normal

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10 months ago

A huge congratulations to the team. Not an easy milestone!

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11 months ago

This one particularly irks me also.

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11 months ago

Exactly. And the β€œit” specifically is basic research. Even, or especially, research without any immediate application. One of the great achievements of the 1950s-70s was America’s choice to invest in it.

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1 year ago

Awesome work!

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1 year ago

Well done. Good for future scientists and science-supporting people to understand that scientific research is a conscious spending choice of a government.

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