Laura Crabtree
@llcrabbie
CEO at @epsilon3inc Engineer, former @SpaceX Astronaut Trainer. I tweet about startup life, space life, and mom life.
Stepping outside my doorstep to this will never get old. @SpaceX #starlink

Was insurance meant to keep people healthy or just prevent them from dying so they can continue to pay?
Lucky to call Sassie my friend! She and the @VenusAerospace team are on a roll this year! sspipodcast.libsyn.com/she-reaches-wo…
Learning a lesson, to forget that you learned it, to learn it again, is peak silliness.
Why is being a parent in the summer 100x harder and more expensive than during the year. Can someone solve this problem?
Terribly grateful to our Founding Sponsor @Epsilon3Inc for supporting Per Aspera early. In this fast-moving world it's easy to take the sponsorship model for granted. But what it means is that a team like Epsilon3 has financially supported Per Aspera so that the content can…
The somewhat ‘funny’ fact in our industrial resurgence is that software has lagged behind hardware. Over the past few years, teams have been ferociously building rockets, reactors and satellites. It felt elegant and shiny to the outside world. But under the hood, it’s been…
We should normalize call signs throughout the space industry. If you've ever sat console, what would you want yours to be?
When it can make Hollandaise Sauce, then I'm onboard.
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Software is the heart of everything. I have only realized recently how vital good software is to meet your goals.
Software plays many important roles in the space industry, from improving engineering to handling data analysis on satellite missions.
Hard to keep up with everything going on this week, but this is something you should 100% know about!
Today, Venus Aerospace made history. We completed the first-ever U.S. flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine — proving runway-based high-speed flight is possible. A huge thanks to our team, @Spaceport_NM, our investors, and U.S. government partners. Let’s keep moving…
Sending my oldest child to overnight outdoor education, and I asked him, 'Should I be worried about you?' His response, 'No mom, I'm good.' Very proud of how my young man is maturing, but sad it's happening so fast.
A commitment to science and a commitment to the future! 🧪🦠🔬
1/ We're dedicating $100M to support American scientists facing funding cuts through the Lux Science Helpline, an expansion of our Lux Labs program. To compete in the future, innovation must be funded 🧪💡
Best internet video of the day goes to.....
Two-step dancing in space.
If you take notes in a meeting, are they saved in a journal, on a sticky note, as a phone note or a task on a task app. Asking for me, not for a friend.