After I asked the question at #CRS3 post-launch news conference, while #SpaceX VP Hans was answering it, my phone suddenly perked up with a bunch of notification vibrations. Many friends who saw me on NASA TV were commenting "great question Ian!" 😀 #NASA #NewSpace

Also at #NASA #CRS3 launch 10 years ago, I asked in post-launch news conference how much air&land area they expected to close when a rocket would be coming back down to land at the Cape. Practically sci-fi topic then, normal now. Answer by #SpaceX: yet to be decided but probably no more than for launch. #NewSpace

I was among @NASASocial #SocialMedia reporters for #SpaceX #CRS3 launch at Cape Canaveral 10 years ago today. At the time I posted my own photo of the mystery dirty water plume splashing up from the flame trench onto the rocket. https://twitter.com/ikluft/status/457254019287633921 #NewSpace #SpaceX #Falcon9

"The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches" by @ArsTechnica/@SciGuySpace - 10 years ago today, #NASA #CRS3 launch to #ISS caused questions about dirt splashed on rocket. (I was there with #NASASocial.) https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-hidden-story-behind-one-of-spacexs-wettest-and-wildest-launches/ #NewSpace #SpaceX #Falcon9

In 2014 when I attended a #NASASocial to cover #SpaceX #CRS3 #CargoDragon launch to #ISS, #NASA gave a tour of the Vehicle Assembly Building. There's an #STS107 sign on the wall where recovered parts from Columbia were stored after the investigation. #DayOfRemembrance #space #history

When you apply for a #NASASocial social media press pass, set expectations appropriately...
* You pay for your travel to Florida for the launch.
* Rocket launch schedules can and often do change.
In 2014 I made 3 trips to Florida to cover #CRS3 cargo launch to ISS. My pic:

Last call for my #ModSecurit / #CoreRuleSet webcast with news from the #CRS3 project.

We'll look into CRS plugins and live analysis of #WAF logs. Brief and to the point. Starting in 45min, 2pm CET.

https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-ungjkskv/events/289074360/