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Setting Sail to Travel Through Space: 5 Things to Know about our New Mission

Our Advanced Composite Solar Sail System will launch aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand no earlier than April 23, at 6 p.m. EDT. This mission will demonstrate the use of innovative materials and structures to deploy a next-generation solar sail from a CubeSat in low Earth orbit.

Here are five things to know about this upcoming mission:

1. Sailing on Sunshine

Solar sails use the pressure of sunlight for propulsion much like sailboats harness the wind, eliminating the need for rocket fuel after the spacecraft has launched. If all goes according to plan, this technology demonstration will help us test how the solar sail shape and design work in different orbits.

2. Small Package, Big Impact

The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft is a CubeSat the size of a microwave, but when the package inside is fully unfurled, it will measure about 860 square feet (80 square meters) which is about the size of six parking spots. Once fully deployed, it will be the biggest, functional solar sail system – capable of controlled propulsion maneuvers – to be tested in space.

3. Second NASA Solar Sail in Space

If successful, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System will be the second NASA solar sail to deploy in space, and not only will it be much larger, but this system will also test navigation capabilities to change the spacecraft’s orbit. This will help us gather data for future missions with even larger sails.

4. BOOM: Stronger, Lighter Booms

Just like a sailboat mast supports its cloth sails, a solar sail has support beams called booms that provide structure. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System mission’s primary objective is to deploy a new type of boom. These booms are made from flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials that are stiffer and 75% lighter than previous boom designs. They can also be flattened and rolled like a tape measure. Two booms spanning the diagonal of the square (23 feet or about 7 meters in length) could be rolled up and fit into the palm of your hand!

5. It’s a bird...it’s a plane...it’s our solar sail!

About one to two months after launch, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft will deploy its booms and unfurl its solar sail. Because of its large size and reflective material, the spacecraft may be visible from Earth with the naked eye if the lighting conditions and orientation are just right!

To learn more about this mission that will inform future space travel and expand our understanding of our Sun and solar system, visit https://www.nasa.gov/mission/acs3/.

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#i was waiting to see Danielle Poole's smiling face after that solar sail was deployed

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gordopickett · 3 days

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And If It’s Not Okay... (For All Mankind post-s2 fix-it fic)

*** Chapter 25 is up! ***

Chapter Summary: Ed and Dani meet up for a drink at the Shamrock, and he fills her in on what's going on in his life regarding Karen and Gordo.

Chapters: 25/? Fandom: For All Mankind (TV 2019) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gordo Stevens/Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin/Karen Baldwin Characters: Gordo Stevens, Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin, Danielle Poole, Danny Stevens, Jimmy Stevens, Karen Baldwin, Kelly Baldwin, Margo Madison, Molly Cobb, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Sam Cleveland, Larry Wilson (mentioned), Wayne Cobb (mentioned), Ellen Wilson Additional Tags: Episode: s02e10 The Grey (For All Mankind), canon until it's not, Fix-It, fam - Freeform, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline, Jamestown - Freeform, El Gordo, Welcome Home Party, Gordo's weight loss, Injury Recovery, Fix It Fic, For All Mankind fix it fic, For All Mankind fix it, Michael Dorman, post season 2 fix it fic, Friendship, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Female Friendship, Established Relationship, weight loss, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Joel Kinnaman - Freeform, Marriage, Divorce, Therapy, Naval Academy, NASA, Ellington Air Force Base, Shamrock Hotel Series: Part 1 of For All Mankind Summary:

***FOR ALL MANKIND S1 & S2 SPOILERS AHEAD***

I just finished watching season 2 of For All Mankind for the first time, and I am in much need of a fix-it fic, so here it is.

Gordo & Tracy fix the nuclear reactor's coolant system and return to the Jamestown airlock. Everything after this is my alternate universe/timeline wherein they both survive and have a chance to face the world (& beyond) together again.

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gordopickett · 4 days

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🎉 Happy Birthday, Michael Dorman! 🎊

Wishing the happiest of happy birthdays to the incredibly kind, humble, silly, optimistic, versatile, talented man who plays...

...my long-haired foodie landscaper 🪻🌿🌻…

…my extremely loyal babe who makes a great surrogate daddy 🧢…

…my violent bully 🚗…

…my troubled long haul truckie with big dreams 🚛🔧💊…

…my sweet boat captain 🛥️🔺🚢…

…my haunted, grieving college student ��…

…my drug-sharing, late-night-swimming restaurant cook 💊🏊‍♂️…

…my charmingly disarming babe 🧗‍♂️…

…my island hunter boy 🏹…

…my silly carefree bushranger 🔫🤠♣️🐎💰…

…my post-apocalyptic hunter 🔫🔥…

…my quirky, eccentric lawyer ⚖️…

…my sweet but commitment-phobic babe 🤵‍♂️👰…

…my cocky, jerkwad satellite expert 😎🐍…

…a desperate father determined to save his child 🏥🫁…

…my oft-barefoot cabinet-maker surfer boy sweetheart 🍽️🪚🏄‍♂️…

…my babe determined to help out a friend 📱…

…my debonair first officer 🏴‍☠️…

…my PTSD-laden folk-singing intelligence officer 🎸🐕…

…another desperate father determined to save his child 🍼...

…my wayward troubadour trying to find himself again 🎱🚬🎸…

…my lovable cocky-turned-humble adorably chubby astronaut 👨‍🚀🚀🌖…

…my treasure-hiding pirate boy 🏴‍☠️🪙…

…and my sweet troubled girl-daddy teddy bear game warden! 🤠🐎🍪

(I only added Mikey characters from works I've seen so far, so I know I'm missing a few. 😊)

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gordopickett · 6 days

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DEAD!!! SO DEAD!!! Thank you @benwvatt for sharing this gem with me!!!

sarah jones & michael dorman insta stories behind the scenes of FAM

@gordopickett not sure if you've seen this? i love them so much they're so cuuuuute :')

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #tracy stevens #michael dorman #sarah jones #fam #I AM WEEPING!#THIS MADE MY NIGHT!

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gordopickett · 6 days

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And If It’s Not Okay... (For All Mankind post-s2 fix-it fic)

*** Chapter 24 is up! ***

Chapter Summary: Sam brings up Gordo, and Tracy reveals some truths that Sam doesn't want to hear.

Chapters: 24/? Fandom: For All Mankind (TV 2019) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gordo Stevens/Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin/Karen Baldwin Characters: Gordo Stevens, Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin, Danielle Poole, Danny Stevens, Jimmy Stevens, Karen Baldwin, Kelly Baldwin, Margo Madison, Molly Cobb, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Sam Cleveland, Ellen Wilson (mentioned), Larry Wilson (mentioned), Wayne Cobb (mentioned) Additional Tags: Episode: s02e10 The Grey (For All Mankind), canon until it's not, Fix-It, fam - Freeform, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline, Jamestown - Freeform, El Gordo, Welcome Home Party, Gordo's weight loss, Injury Recovery, Fix It Fic, For All Mankind fix it fic, For All Mankind fix it, Michael Dorman, post season 2 fix it fic, Friendship, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Female Friendship, Established Relationship, weight loss, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Joel Kinnaman - Freeform, Marriage, Divorce, Therapy, Naval Academy, NASA, Ellington Air Force Base, Shamrock Hotel Series: Part 1 of For All Mankind Summary:

***FOR ALL MANKIND S1 & S2 SPOILERS AHEAD***

I just finished watching season 2 of For All Mankind for the first time, and I am in much need of a fix-it fic, so here it is.

Gordo & Tracy fix the nuclear reactor's coolant system and return to the Jamestown airlock. Everything after this is my alternate universe/timeline wherein they both survive and have a chance to face the world (& beyond) together again.

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gordopickett · 6 days

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Keep the chain going ⭐

⭐ lockscreen (my bae Joe Pickett)

⭐ last song you listened to (I watched my FAM fanvid set to this song)

⭐ 7th pic in gallery (just Mikey sniffing a banana, nbd 🍌)

Tagging literally anyone who wants to play!

#for all mankind #michael dorman #joe pickett #gordo stevens #wonderland #tom wilcox #games #tumblr games #fanvid #darren kiely #for all mankind fan video

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gordopickett · 6 days

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hiii just wanted to say that i just found your FAM fix-it fic and i literally love it so much! your writing is just incredible, and the way you write each of the characters is so so good. it literally feels like i'm watching an episode in the show. i've been rewatching a bunch of s2 things and just keep being reminded of their deaths so i'm just so glad that you wrote a fix-it bc they deserved a happy ending! anyways i hope you have a wonderful day <333 can't wait for the next chapter!

@bloodynereid Hi, Bob! 😄 Omg this is soooo sweet & kind, thank you so much!!! The fact that it feels like you're watching an ep of the show... That is like the highest compliment I could receive for my fic! I'm so glad you're enjoying it. Comments like this give me so much life & make me want to just keep writing & writing, so thank you so so much! 💙🥰💙

Yesss I understand completely! I had to rewatch the end of s2 yesterday for research purposes lol, and I was bawling all over again. It breaks my heart so much that the writers killed both Gordo & Tracy. I knew I immediately needed to fix that, if only for myself. It has really helped heal my heart about the two of them. So it's been really wonderful seeing that other people are enjoying it as well.

I have written a few more chapters than what I've posted so far, so I'll probably have another one up here shortly today. I hope you have a wonderful day as well! Thank you again for the lovely comment! 🥰

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gordopickett · 8 days

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And If It’s Not Okay... (For All Mankind post-s2 fix-it fic)

*** Chapter 23 is up! ***

Chapter Summary: Ed comes back to the Shamrock Hotel to find Kelly upset. He wants her to talk to him, but she is hesitant to tell him what's wrong.

Chapters: 23/? Fandom: For All Mankind (TV 2019) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gordo Stevens/Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin/Karen Baldwin Characters: Gordo Stevens, Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin, Danielle Poole, Danny Stevens, Jimmy Stevens, Karen Baldwin, Kelly Baldwin, Margo Madison, Molly Cobb, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Sam Cleveland, Ellen Wilson (mentioned), Larry Wilson (mentioned), Wayne Cobb (mentioned) Additional Tags: Episode: s02e10 The Grey (For All Mankind), canon until it's not, Fix-It, fam - Freeform, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline, Jamestown - Freeform, El Gordo, Welcome Home Party, Gordo's weight loss, Injury Recovery, Fix It Fic, For All Mankind fix it fic, For All Mankind fix it, Michael Dorman, post season 2 fix it fic, Friendship, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Female Friendship, Established Relationship, weight loss, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Joel Kinnaman - Freeform, Marriage, Divorce, Therapy, Naval Academy, NASA, Ellington Air Force Base, Shamrock Hotel Series: Part 1 of For All Mankind Summary:

***FOR ALL MANKIND S1 & S2 SPOILERS AHEAD***

I just finished watching season 2 of For All Mankind for the first time, and I am in much need of a fix-it fic, so here it is.

Gordo & Tracy fix the nuclear reactor's coolant system and return to the Jamestown airlock. Everything after this is my alternate universe/timeline wherein they both survive and have a chance to face the world (& beyond) together again.

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gordopickett · 9 days

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Yes, Gordo will always be happy and alive and safe, and no one will ever convince me otherwise!!!

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #michael dorman #fam

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gordopickett · 9 days

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He's the sweetest, most precious little cupcake. 🥰🧁

Agreed -- Gordo/Dani is my fave m/f duo too. Ed/Molly is a great one also. I am oddly drawn to Karen/Wayne as well bc they are such opposite personalities to start, but they have such an interesting relationship. I wish we'd gotten to see even more of those two together.

But yes, Gordo & Ed... This is my fave duo overall. 🥹 I love them so much! 💙💙💙

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #michael dorman #ed baldwin #fam #danielle poole #joel kinnaman #molly cobb #wayne cobb #karen baldwin #krys marshall

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gordopickett · 9 days

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And If It's Not Okay... (For All Mankind post-s2 fix-it fic)

*** Chapter 22 is up! ***

Chapter Summary: After Gordo visits the NASA doctor, Tracy comes over to chat. She begins putting pieces of the puzzle together and questions Gordo about what's going on with Danny.

Chapters: 22/? Fandom: For All Mankind (TV 2019) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Gordo Stevens/Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin/Karen Baldwin Characters: Gordo Stevens, Tracy Stevens, Ed Baldwin, Danielle Poole, Danny Stevens, Jimmy Stevens, Karen Baldwin, Kelly Baldwin, Margo Madison, Molly Cobb, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong Additional Tags: Episode: s02e10 The Grey (For All Mankind), canon until it's not, Fix-It, fam - Freeform, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline, Jamestown - Freeform, El Gordo, Welcome Home Party, Gordo's weight loss, Injury Recovery, Fix It Fic, For All Mankind fix it fic, For All Mankind fix it, Michael Dorman, post season 2 fix it fic, Friendship, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Female Friendship, Established Relationship, weight loss, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Joel Kinnaman - Freeform Series: Part 1 of For All Mankind Summary:

***FOR ALL MANKIND S1 & S2 SPOILERS AHEAD***

I just finished watching season 2 of For All Mankind for the first time, and I am in much need of a fix-it fic, so here it is.

Gordo & Tracy fix the nuclear reactor's coolant system and return to the Jamestown airlock. Everything after this is my alternate universe/timeline wherein they both survive and have a chance to face the world (& beyond) together again.

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #tracy stevens #danny stevens #jimmy stevens #fix it fic #ao3 #fam #for all mankind fix it fic #for all mankind fix it #for all mankind fic #for all mankind fanfic #for all mankind fanfiction #ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer #ao3 fic

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gordopickett · 10 days

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One of my fave scenes. I LOVE these 2 together. They have the cutest friendship. And Gordo's bashful face as he tells Dani the zipper broke & she tries not to laugh... 😆💙😍

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #danielle poole #adorable friends #michael dorman #krys marshall #the zipper broke #chubby gordo #chubby gordo stevens #teddy bear gordo stevens #chubby teddy bear gordo stevens

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gordopickett · 12 days

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I’d love to hear about Cabin in the Woods :)

Hi! Okay, so Cabin in the Woods...This is actually an original novel I wrote late last year. It's sort of a drama mystery about a man struggling with his grief after a tragedy, who finds a kidnapped girl (at a cabin in the woods lol). But after rescuing her, he's incidentally separated from her and, given some past psychological issues he's dealt with, it's all very murky throughout as to whether this girl really exists or not. And whether she exists or not, there's concern amongst his loved ones about what his obsession with finding her again is doing to his mental health.

ETA: The reason I have this as a WIP is for the series. I plan to write a sequel for it soon! 😄

#writer #original fiction #novel writer #original work #original book #novel #mystery #drama

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gordopickett · 12 days

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And If It's Not Okay... and Confined

@allatariel Thanks for the ask! So, these are both For All Mankind fics.

And If It's Not Okay... is my post-season 2 fix-it fic I've been working on for a couple months now. I couldn't stand the way s2 ended! 😭💔 But bc I'm writing a "fix it," that will change a lot of things that happened in seasons 3 & 4, which I'm super excited about writing! I have 21 chapters of this one up on Ao3 so far & LOTS more to come!!!

Confined is a "missing scene" I've started writing for the 1x07 "Hi Bob" ep. Basically, it's what happened in the time between when Ed confined Gordo to the Jamestown base & when we see them again 15 days later when Dani is trying to fix the Bob tape. I haven't posted anything from this one yet.

Thanks again for the ask. 😊💙💙

#for all mankind #gordo stevens #michael dorman #ed baldwin #joel kinnaman #tracy stevens #danielle poole #for all mankind fix it fic #for all mankind fanfic #for all mankind fic #krys marshall #sarah jones #hi bob #missing scene #ao3 fics #ao3 writer #ao3

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gordopickett · 12 days

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I gotta say, as much as Ed's bitterness cracks me up here, I am 150% with him. I hate what The Outpost has become! Please take me back to The Outpost in s1! 🥺 I miss all the astronauts hanging out, singing, drinking, just the sense of camaraderie in the air. 👨‍🚀🚀🌕

I fucking adore this petty spaceman 🥺

#for all mankind #ed baldwin #gordo stevens #danielle poole #the outpost #take me back

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WIP Title Ask Meme

Prompt: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs (or however many ppl you want, as I did).

Tagged by @benwvatt

Tagging @castalyne @sparkleplatypuswriter @allatariel @onekisstotakewithme @lacontroller1991 @violetmuses @katesofheaven & anyone else who wants to play!

Feel free to ask about as many WIPs as you like! 😊💙

Spiral

Missed the Mark

Confined

Cabin in the Woods

Beautiful Loser

Welcome Home Weight

Wayward Son

Getting it Together

The Scale

Cracks

Wonderland

Crash Forward

And If It's Not Okay…

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