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Jason Kastner

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Be respectful of the past. Realistic about the current. Optimistic about the future. Mechanical line manager @ NASA-JPL. Previously, a mechanical and systems manager on Europa Clipper, and a mechanical manager on SMAP and Mars Curiosity.

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Nope, you're 100% correct says the GenX white guy named Jason.

15.10.2025 23:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What a delight to get an email saying the book I forgot I ordered in February has now shipped! Looking forward to The Shattering Peace by @scalzi.com

11.09.2025 13:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kinkan in Virgil Village is one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles. The food is excellent and inventive, the sake pairings are great, the service is on point, and Chef Nan is a joy to be around.

31.08.2025 20:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love is Stonger Than Death by The The

Another Lonely Christmas by Prince

30.08.2025 00:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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With some colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the science.nasa.gov/mission/nisar/ reflector deployment. You can watch a video of us all here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fvT...

20.08.2025 22:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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5 Things to Know About Powerful New U.S.-India Satellite, NISAR Data from NISAR will map changes to Earth’s surface, helping improve crop management, natural hazard monitoring, and tracking of sea ice and glaciers.

I was in JPL's Von Karman auditorium at 5 am to watch a flawless launch of the NISAR-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The boom is scheduled to be deployed in 9 days, and the reflector in 16 days.

www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/5-thing...

30.07.2025 16:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A successful LA protest includes blocking intersections and hot dog guys. #NoKings #Pasadena

14.06.2025 22:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#NoKings Pasadena

14.06.2025 21:18 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

If you're not following Emily, you should!

12.05.2025 18:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Guess which is my entry in the work Pinewood Derby contest? My colleagues said I didn't understand the rules. I told them I read the rules VERY carefully and asked why they made certain assumptions that weren't written down? I didn't win ( extra wheels contributes to the drag) but I had lots of fun!

02.05.2025 22:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Alfie and I stayed for staff meal.

19.04.2025 23:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Some of the dishes

19.04.2025 22:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Lunch today will be at Kinkan in East Hollywood. Chef Nan is amazing

www.exploretock.com/kinkan/

19.04.2025 15:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Quote of the day: "People make rocket engines with additive manufacturing, and they don't blow up *that* frequently"

16.04.2025 20:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Quote of the day: "After the spacecraft cables came out of the oven they were still a little stinky"

10.04.2025 17:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ALIEN EVENT 2025 LOS ANGELES ALIEN EVENT LOS ANGELES 2025 APRIL 4-6, 2025, LAX SONESTA HOTEL Sonesta Los Angeles Airport LAX, 5985 W. Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

I'm looking for something fun to do next weekend and stumbled on this conference. I think it would be a blast if I went into it with the right mindset.

www.eventbrite.com/e/alien-even...

30.03.2025 14:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice collection!!!

29.03.2025 13:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Another quote, said to a presenter as he was finishing up. "You did a great job. Better than you should have!"

28.03.2025 20:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Overheard in a review just now: "As the board chair I have another question...and I also realize I am not doing a good job keeping this review on schedule"

28.03.2025 15:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Once again, I am at www.exploretock.com/kinkan/ an amazing Thai Japanese fusion place in Los Angeles

22.03.2025 20:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This little one hit the window this morning. I'm glad to report they recovered and flew away.

20.03.2025 22:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Is There Potential for Life on Europa? We Asked a NASA Expert
YouTube video by NASA Is There Potential for Life on Europa? We Asked a NASA Expert

Is there potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa? Let's ask a NASA expert... oh, that's me! #planetsci 🧪🔭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzm...

27.02.2025 04:37 — 👍 29    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 1

This is a top notch post!

09.02.2025 16:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Los Angeles Eaton Fire, 2025-01-10 10:36 AM Pacific

This high res photo of the damage from the Eaton fire is unfahtomable. JPL is on the left side, about 3/4 up

wilg.github.io/la-fire-maps...

14.01.2025 00:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is delightful!

07.12.2024 22:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm seeing a large price to refinish my hardwood floors because this guy is an expert at it!

26.11.2024 16:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We saw this last night and it was an incredible film. We will be watching it again.

25.11.2024 22:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Science comes to the rescue again!

23.11.2024 21:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just remember a fantastic interchange from a while back. We had a boom lift that is nearing the end of life and I asked what would happen to it.

"Your dad drives them out to live out on a farm"

22.11.2024 15:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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