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The Senior Officer Bridge Ballet Talent Show went exceedingly poorly
The Senior Officer Bridge Ballet Talent Show went exceedingly poorly
Remembering Leonard Nimoy. 🖖
Hello beautiful
Enterprise departing gifs, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
My favorite gif is the guy waving; “I’m not saying goodbye, my suit has malfunctioned! I’m very short on air, send help!”
Allow us to reintroduce someone … the name’s Perseverance.
With this new name, our Mars 2020 rover has now come to life! Chosen by middle school student Alex Mather, Perseverance helps to remind ourselves that no matter what obstacles we face, whether it’s on the way to reaching our goals or on the way to Mars, we will push through. In Alex’s own words,
“We are a species of explorers, and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars. However, we can persevere. We, not as a nation but as humans, will not give up. The human race will always persevere into the future.”
Welcome to the family. ❤️
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We have hope; hope that things can get better. And they will.
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!
Mathematician. Leader. Heroine. Remembering Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson
Tonight, count the stars and remember a trailblazer.
We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. She passed away at 101 years old.
An America hero, Johnson’s legacy of excellence broke down racial and social barriers while helping get our space agency off the ground.
Once a “human computer”, she famously calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space.
And when we began to use electronic computers for calculations, astronaut John Glenn said that he’d trust the computers only after Johnson personally checked the math.
As a girl, Katherine Johnson counted everything. As a mathematician, her calculations proved critical to our early successes in space travel.
With slide rules and pencils, Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind helped launch our nation into space. No longer a Hidden Figure, her bravery and commitment to excellence leaves an eternal legacy for us all.
“We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.” - Katherine Johnson 1918 -2020
May she rest in peace, and may her powerful legacy inspire generations to come! What does Katherine Johnson’s legacy mean to you? Share in the comments.
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aesthetic: bones and spock having philosophical discussions in the middle of life-threatening situations
Beautiful
Claudia Black painted in Artrage 6
The Jedi voices:
Obi-Wan: These are your final steps, rise and take them.
Anakin: Rey.
Ahsoka: Rey.
Kanan: Rey.
Anakin: Bring back the balance Rey, as I did.
Luminara: Find the light, Rey.
Kanan: You are not alone, Rey.
Yoda: Alone, never have you been.
Qui-Gon: Every Jedi who has ever lived lives in you now.
Anakin: The Force surrounds you.
Aayla: Let it guide you.
Ahsoka: As it guided us.
Mace: Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.
Kanan: Let it lift you.
Adi: Rise, Rey.
Qui-Gon: We stand behind you.
Old!Obi-Wan: Rey.
Yoda: Rise in the Force.
Kanan: In the heart of a Jedi lies her strength.
Obi-Wan: Rise.
Qui-Gon: Rise.
Luke: Rey, the Force will be with you. Always.
Ha!
At least Cassian has better interrogation skills than Diego…
COUNTDOWN TO TROS: 8 Days to Go
Baby Yoda
So sad. RIP.
RIP, René Auberjonois
Ha! I love this!
Freddie Prinze Jr. drops an amazing rant about negativity in the Star Wars fandom on Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast | via @allthingscomedy on Instagram
I never met her, but did meet many who worked with her.  She was a pioneer.
RIP, D. C. Fontana.
Reblogging because this is brilliant.
Color Synonyms
White
also: pale; blanched; sallow; pallid; waxen; spectral; translucent; albino;
Grey
also: dust; stone; pepper;
Black
also: coal; slate; dusky; ebon; shadow; murky;
Tan
also: flesh; khaki; cream; tawny;
Brown
also: henna; russet; sepia; chestnut; cocoa; drab; bronze;
Red
also: terracotta ; rouge; carmine; fire-engine; ruddy
Orange
also: pumpkin ; rust ;
Yellow
also: sunny; amber; saffron; hay; straw; platinum;
Green
also: viridescent; grass; jade; forest;
Blue
also: turquoise; cyan; ultramarine; royal; aqua; aquamarine;
Purple
also: berry; amaranthine;
Pink
also: flushed; candy; cherry blossom; petal pink ;
—– source: http://ingridsundberg.com/
—–additional synonyms added by me
I want all the deleted scenes!
Star Trek stats!
I wish more people understood this.
What Does Executive Dysfunction Look Like?
Here, while focused and not overstimulated, I asked The Kid to draw an apple and spell it:
He is able to write the word apple all by himself, from memory. He knows how to spell apple, and he knows that he knows. He needs a simple visual aid to draw an apple himself, his apple resembles an apple (as drawn by a 6 yo, anyway).
Here, while slightly overstimulated, I ask The Kid to draw a cat and write the word cat:
Though he definitely knows how to spell cat, he needs a visual aid here to do so. He also needs a simple visual aid to draw a cat, but even with an aid, he draws the parts in the wrong order. You can tell he's struggling to perform the task.
Here, absolutely overstimulated, I ask The Kid to draw a whale and write the word whale:
After 3 minutes of picking up the pencil and then putting it down again, with lots of echolalia, he makes an attempt. He needs a visual aid for both tasks. While he writes each letter in the correct order, their sequence is mostly random. He cannot draw at all in this state.
This is Executive Dysfunction. A symptom common in autism, and adhd.
A person with Executive Dysfunction is not making a decision not to do something (chores, homework, cooking, etc.) -- they genuinely cannot do the thing. At least not under certain circumstances, such as overstimulation or stress. They might require help and step by step guidance to get through it, or to abandon the task entirely until circumstances are more ideal.
This is a normal experience and not something to be punished for (by yourself or others). In fact punishment or the fear of punishment actually makes ED worse and more frequent. The only things that actually help the severity and frequency of Executive Dysfunction is patience and understanding.
This is also why functioning labels are outdated and inaccurate. You can go from 1 to 3 in the same day. Heck, the same hour if you're having A Time of It. For example, I go straight from 1 to 3, skipping 2 entirely when I look at road maps.
(Obligatory disclaimer: The Kid was not compelled to perform these tasks against his desire. I compiled these images over the course of summer break, when he requested the activity but wasn't always in a state to complete the activity. Then realized what a keen visual representation of ED this was, and that it could be helpful.)
So agree with this.
Freddie Prinze Jr. drops an amazing rant about negativity in the Star Wars fandom on Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast | via @allthingscomedy on Instagram
I will never be over this. Never!
Day 6 of Whumptober - Kanera
Hera’s throat is still raw. Her vocal chords seem to rub against each other every time she speaks, as if Kanan’s name is grasping at her every word.
She doesn’t say much because of it.
The flight back from the fuel depot is a adrenaline-charged nightmare. Hera could easily construe it all as being a dream, if it weren’t for the drying tears in Sabine’s eyes and the wide-eyed horror on Ezra’s face.
If she couldn’t still feel the heat of the flames ghosting over her body. If she couldn’t still feel Ezra’s grip as he dragged her away. As they took her away from Kanan.
Beautiful
Colonial Vipers “Battlestar Galactica”
I love this!
Please make this happen!
The Cassian series is smack in the middle of Rebels so I’m not saying crossover, but 👀
Terrible news! No one wins here.
give us back our Spidey @Sony @Disney
Gene was was of one of my heroes and Star Trek has had a major impact on my life, from my pursuit of science to my advocacy for social progress.
A hero in more ways than one
Clearly Kirk’s shirt is made of poorer quality material.
Captain Kirk + Ripped Shirts
So excited for this. I will be in DC at this time!
50 years ago, three Apollo astronauts rode this 363 foot tall rocket, the Saturn V, embarking on one of the greatest missions of mankind – to step foot on another world. On July 20, 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong made history when they arrived at the Moon. Thanks to the Saturn V rocket, we were able to complete this epic feat, returning to the lunar surface a total of six times. The six missions that landed on the Moon returned a wealth of scientific data and almost 400 kilograms of lunar samples.
In honor of this historic launch, the National Air and Space Museum is projecting the identical rocket that took our astronauts to the Moon on the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
This week, you can watch us salute our Apollo 50th heroes and look forward to our next giant leap for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Tune in to a special two-hour live NASA Television broadcast at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19. Watch the program at www.nasa.gov/live.
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