@howellspace

🇨🇦 freelance space writer who saw astro launches to moon or ISS (shuttle, Soyuz, Artemis, SpaceX). Copy editor @payloadspace. 5 books. Latin learner. Ph.D.

 Ottawa, Canada
linkedin.com/in/elizabethhowell/
Joined September 2008
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My jaw, dropping: "There's no way you can hear me right now." Literal @projecthailmary: "Can hear." All my thanks to #projecthailmary for broadcasting the amaze response that @Astro_Jeremy, on his way to the moon, gave us @CanadaInSpace. Fist my bump. spaceq.ca/canadian-astronaut…

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary movie inspired him

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen calls Earth during Artemis 2 to discuss lunar views, future space robotics, and the film Project Hail Mary.

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Project Hail Mary
@projecthailmaryApr 8
From Artemis II astronauts to the @todayshow team. #ProjectHailMary is an amaze family experience for audiences across the galaxy. 💫
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Jack Kuhr
@JackKuhr3h
It doesn't matter how big your rocket is, what decade it was built, or how well-capitalized you are, rocket development timelines are remarkably consistent. 6 years from start to first launch. That should be the starting point for expectations here. And then would be awesome if Cowboy could buck it.
Cowboy Space Corp.
@CowboySpaceCorp13h
Replying to @CowboySpaceCorp @BaijuBhatt
We’re targeting our first launch in 2028. Yes. 2028.
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Stonehenge U.K
@ST0NEHENGEOct 26
Sunrise at Stonehenge today (26th October) was at 6.45am, sunset is at 4.52pm 🌧 – at Compton Chamberlayne, England
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Joshua Kutryk@Astro_KutrykOct 26
I love that we have a HAM radio on the @Space_Station. Thanks to Paul Duke STEM School in Norcross for taking the time today to chat about space exploration!
Astronaut Joshua Kutryk in front of a radio

ALT Astronaut Joshua Kutryk in front of a radio

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Jeremy R. Hansen
@Astro_Jeremy23h
Don’t be fooled, spacewalks may seem routine, but venturing out into the vacuum of space is very serious business. The entire team will be on high alert to manage the risk, get the tasks done, and keep the crew safe. I’m super excited to see @Astro_Kutryk outside the @Space_Station on his first spacewalk on October 29 with @astro_anil! On pourrait être tenté de croire que les sorties dans l’espace sont routinières, mais s’aventurer dans le vide spatial est une affaire très sérieuse. Toute l’équipe sera en état d’alerte maximale pour gérer les risques, accomplir les tâches et assurer la sécurité de l’équipage. J’ai vraiment hâte de voir Josh à l’extérieur de la Station spatiale internationale le 29 octobre pour sa première sortie dans l’espace avec Anil!
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Variety
@Variety22h
Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series and seven “Star Trek” feature films, has died at 90. variety.com/2026/film/news/w…
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#WOMENSART
@womensart1Oct 25
Stained glass artwork by English artist Tamsin Abbott. The #Fullmoon in October is known as #HuntersMoon #WomensArt
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Sara García Alonso@Astro_SaraGOct 24
"No esperen a la próxima misión a la luna para darse cuenta de que sus semejantes son sus compañeros de tripulación. Elijan el mundo en el que quieren vivir en cada interacción, en cada calle. Elijan vivir". @Astro_Christina 💙
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#WOMENSART
@womensart1Oct 25
Sarah Jane Brown, contemporary Welsh land and seascape painter #WomensArt
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemisOct 25
The Moon has impeccable timing. October's full Moon rises tonight, bringing a little moonlit magic to the start of Halloween week. The Moon reaches peak illumination at 12:12am ET (0412 UTC) on Oct. 26. Don't forget to look up!
The full Moon of March 2025 glows against a deep blue evening sky, framed by the dark, twisting branches of a leafless tree. Photographed rising over New Orleans, home to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, on March 13, 2025, this full Moon coincided with a total lunar eclipse. Credit: NASA/Eric Bordelon

ALT The full Moon of March 2025 glows against a deep blue evening sky, framed by the dark, twisting branches of a leafless tree. Photographed rising over New Orleans, home to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, on March 13, 2025, this full Moon coincided with a total lunar eclipse. Credit: NASA/Eric Bordelon

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Anil Menon
@astro_anilOct 25
The space coast under a moonlit night. It's our morning on station 6am UTC.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anilOct 25
Roll out solar arrays will be installed during next week's spacewalk. You can see two of them folded and ready to be installed and you can also see how they look when they are installed (look in front of the big ones - the new ones are smaller and slightly tilted).
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Stonehenge U.K
@ST0NEHENGEOct 25
Sunrise at Stonehenge today (25th October) was at 6.47am, sunset is at 4.54pm 🌤 – at Compton Chamberlayne, England
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#WOMENSART
@womensart1Oct 24
'Autumn light' by contemporary US painter Erin Hanson #Womensart #October
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Senate of Canada
@SenateCAOct 24
Beginning tonight, virtual poppies and a Wall of Remembrance will illuminate the Senate of Canada Building. Présented from October 24 to November 11, the display honours Canadians who served in wartime, military conflicts and peacekeeping missions. #SenCA #CanadaRemembers #LestWeForget @RoyalCdnLegion @VeteransENG_CA
The Senate of Canada Building illuminated with red poppy projections at night. The words “Lest We Forget” and “N'oublions jamais” are displayed across the façade as part of the annual Poppy Drop.

ALT The Senate of Canada Building illuminated with red poppy projections at night. The words “Lest We Forget” and “N'oublions jamais” are displayed across the façade as part of the annual Poppy Drop.

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#DYK that the Library of Parliament has a preservation laboratory where books are preserved and bound? Our staff also makes marbled paper for special projects. Find out more: ow.ly/Zwuj50Xh6Bk #CanadianLibraryMonth
Paper in a marbling bath.

ALT Paper in a marbling bath.

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Homer Predicts@homerthebotOct 24
Your day will be like... a horse, proud and happy to be free from its stall, it gallops off to pastures fresh and to a stream to bathe. Iliad 6.506-14
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NASA Artemis
@NASAArtemisOct 23
Artemis III will be one of the most complex test missions in NASA history. Launching in 2027, Artemis III astronauts will practice rendezvous and docking with two commercial lunar landers designed to carry crew from the Orion spacecraft to the lunar surface. Details below ⬇️
The Moon is seen shining over the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The sky is a dark blue gradient in the background. The core stage of the rocket is a burnt orange color. It is topped with the white Orion spacecraft and sandwiched between two white solid rocket boosters. The mobile launcher is a trussed structure that stands behind the rocket. The perspective of the image if from below the rocket looking upward. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock

ALT The Moon is seen shining over the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher on January 28, 2026. The sky is a dark blue gradient in the background. The core stage of the rocket is a burnt orange color. It is topped with the white Orion spacecraft and sandwiched between two white solid rocket boosters. The mobile launcher is a trussed structure that stands behind the rocket. The perspective of the image if from below the rocket looking upward. Credit: NASA/Brandon Hancock

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Stonehenge U.K
@ST0NEHENGEOct 24
Sunrise at Stonehenge today (24th October) was at 7.45am, sunset is at 5.56pm ☔️
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Anil Menon
@astro_anilOct 24
Canada arm 2 as seen from cupola. It’s been busy preparing for the upcoming spacewalks. It moved from this location to get the solar arrays from SpaceX Dragon 35 trunk, then placed it on a mobile transporter on station. It even loosened bolts for us before the space walks next week! I’m grateful for the help.
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Go @Douglas__Gorman! Nice summary of the Artemis III and IV news earlier today at my editing client @payloadspace.
Payload 🚀
@payloadspaceOct 23
BREAKING: NASA officials shared a progress update on their efforts to return US astronauts to the Moon, as well as the finer details of the mission plans for Artemis III and IV, targeting flights in 2027 and 2028, respectively. Long story short: NASA remains confident it can meet the timeline for both missions. Payload reporter @Douglas__Gorman has the details of the missions. Link to the full story in the comments.
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