Spacecraft - Blog Posts

JUICE showing Europa Clipper around Ganymede!!!

psyche: YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE FREE, DIDN'T YOU?!?!?!!

euclid pog

space stations™

"What do you know about spherical aberration?"

"when amateurs build mirrors and do it sloppily they get what's called a downturned edge, and on different radii of the mirror it focuses the light on different parts of the optical axis and it's physically impossible to ever focus a telescope; they're useless."

"Well you launched Hubble Space Telescope with a spherically aberrated mirror."

Kepler: SHE'S GIVING ME A LOOK

may or may not have posted the dawn render here before but who cares we have These Fellas :D

Tribute art + a really silly GIF. Happy 10th landing anniversary, Philae ^-^

this is probably like a year old by now already

I miss em <:)

Around this time back in 2018, the retirements of the Kepler and Dawn missions would have been announced or they would have already run out of fuel.

The missions are so interesting and it makes me a little nostalgic to read about. They're really important (also in terms of milestones and science) and wanted to do some tribute art + share some music I did that I named after them!

I'm not the best when it comes to music (I have no idea what I'm doing or what to do next 99.999% of the time) and I'm pretty proud of these especially, so I'm glad they've come to remind me of some pretty special missions

Also get some spacecraft nostalgia! Check out these 2009 archives of the missions <:)

Dawn Mission Home Page

Kepler Mission

i am a perfectly normal spacecraft

i am a perfectly normal spacecraft

i cant remember what my intent behind this was

Dawn.

An asteroid orbiter to many,

a close friend to some,

a sister to two,

and a life partner to one exoplanet-hunting space telescope.

DAWN TIME yyyayayyayaayyayayaayayayaayayayayayayay

i love these seeing these two Jovian spacecraft together <3

I recently learned that October is ADHD Awareness Month

I do suspect I have the combined type but regardless I would like to help spread some awareness by providing some resources (linked at the bottom) + sharing stuff about my Spitzer Space Telescope OC who's ADHD-coded

Spitzer himself has the Combined type, so he has a mix of both inattentive and hyperactive symptoms. He takes pride in his hyperfixations and the hobbies/activities he loves that keep him stimulated. Drumming keeps him moving, and infodumping about astronomy gives him joy. It's especially exoplanets and the infrared side of astronomy that grabs his attention. Listening to noisy breakcore while cleaning up works like a charm. But he also has to find ways to manage troubling symptoms.

Spitzer is prone to being overwhelmed, and that had become more problematic later in his life when burnouts became more apparent and debilitating due to executive dysfunction. He has trouble getting tasks done by himself as he can overlook details or rush/skip steps and often gets distracted and doesn't even realize it. He also has trouble regulating the stress that comes, among other stressors.

His family was able to help him in those aspects. Kepler and Hubble both spent time to help him follow a daily schedule he liked, gave him reminders, and helped to break tasks up into smaller bits. Kepler was there for Spitzer to make sure his observations were on track, but the two took part in a lot of body-doubling, support swapping, and especially infodumping. Hubble wanted to make activities more engaging for Spitzer, and tries to make sure that, when they both hang out, it's something they both can enjoy.

Stargazer did the most when it came to emotional support. She was very comforting, very open, and taught him techniques to ground himself. Spitzer personally thinks that her hugs are the best hugs. Deep pressure helps when he gets stressed; his family knows how well hugs do, but Stargazer's hugs in particular made him feel safe and secure.

Whether or not you have ADHD, there's plenty of ways to support and help someone you know who suspects or has it, and if done, it can go a long way! ADHD has its positive sides but it can also be an actual struggle to live.

ADHDAwarenessMonth

ADDitude

CHADD

(These websites come with plenty of resources, activities, and additional information)

My personal advice and this is something that I think goes a long way: if you're stressed out, take some time to try meditating. It's a good way to ground yourself and has personally helped me with my racing thoughts, and sessions don't have to be long. Also, be sure to drink plenty of water and take steps to get yourself on a diet that can help with your symptoms. ADHD also involves a chemical imbalance in the brain, which can be affected by what you eat. If you do your body good, you can also do your brain good.

And plus, drinking some nice cold water feels refreshing!

just two jovian spacecraft. nothing out of the ordinary here

GO CLIPPER GOOOOO

HELP IT'S THE 14TH ALREADY AND I CANT FIND MY EUROPA CLIPPER MISSION PIN 😍😍😍

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MISSIONS OF MY LIFE AKA PSYCHE !!!

Animated Spitzer some time ago to a line from his voiceclaim (Hot dog guy from TAWOG). I did use a high-pass filter and echo with a verry small delay time to get that little roboticy effect that my spacecrafts' voices would have

if i had a finished mars odyssey rig, i would have animated more of that scene lol

submissions for the mfw's 5th anniversary i did some time ago ^-^

(i love u transmasc / nonbinary kepler ur my gender affirming idol)

tribute to Rosetta's mission end, which took place on September 30th, 2016, 8 years ago.

never let this mission fade in obscurity.

just realized i never posted this

y u like spitzer so much

WE ARE SO SPITZERING

(CW GLITCHY MEDIA)

i have an obsession with spitzer right now /pos

also tried out a new artstyle here !!! in love with breakcore/speedcore rn and wanted to mimic the kind of art i saw in song covers

we have way too many bdays going on here

DSS 35: help me