Kellie Gerardi @kelliegerardi Twitter profile

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Today’s announcement is “the big one” for me. After plenty of parabolic research flights here on Earth with @IIAS_NLC , I’m flying to space as a payload specialist on a dedicated research flight with @virgingalactic . My daughter gets to watch her Mommy become an astronaut! ✨

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3 years

Go @NASA , Go Ingenuity! Hope everyone is as excited as Delta!

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5 years

Me: I would never force my interests on my child Also me:

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2 years

SpaceX briefing slide.. Millennium Falcon for scale 😅

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

My 3 yo daughter Delta casually chilling in a spaceport lounge, getting ready to watch a SpaceShip launch… one that will soon carry her Mom to space. The future is here. ✨💙 #Unity22

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

I promised my baby I would come right back home to Earth… 🥹 Thank you, @virgingalactic 💜

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

how it started vs. how it’s going ✨🚀

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

The countdown begins! How are you going to celebrate the #Apollo50th Anniversary next week?

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

Me arriving at my next all-male aerospace conference panel

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

I wouldn’t have the family or career I’ve built without access to abortion. I wouldn’t be able to fly to space, participate in the workforce or reach my full potential without reproductive healthcare. I need every person or company who calls me a role model to remember that.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

ASTRONAUT SIRISHA BANDLA — Welcome back to Earth 004 — those wings look good on you!!!!! So many tears today. Congrats to @SirishaBandla , @virgingalactic and the entire #Unity22 crew!

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

Next week is our Super Bowl and we can’t wait to say, “Touchdown, #Perseverance !” We’re ready, @NASA ! #CountdownToMars

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

6 months

Post-space selfie with @AlanStern — I’d fly with you any day, Alan. ✨ So appreciative of our @SwRI & @IIAS_NLC teams— Galactic 05 was a big win for suborbital science. This is just the beginning.

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

Last week I tweeted about how it was a particularly challenging time for my daughter to be named Delta. Today she got the most amazing care package from @Delta & is over the moon about such a cool collection of things celebrating “her” name! Thank you Delta!😭❤️ #DeltaProud

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

OVER THE MOON to share I signed a contract today for a space-themed children’s picture book series & the 1st title comes out in December!✨🌙 It stars a character that I invented when Delta was a baby and we’re so excited to share the adventures with kids around the world! ❤️🚀

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@kelliegerardi

2 years

Rocket fuel ☕️🚀 @virgingalactic

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

How many of you are the designated "space person" in your family/friend group/hometown? 🙋🏽‍♀️✨🙋🏻‍♂️

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Some folks are disappointed that there are no women on tomorrow's launch.... but that's because the crew's wives both already went to space! 😅👊 Badass astronauts @AstroKarenN and Megan McArthur will be cheering their husbands on tomorrow! 🤩 #LaunchAmerica #Flex

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@kelliegerardi

2 years

When you’ve been waiting your entire life to watch @NASAWebb launch… 🚀 Go, #JWST , Go!

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@kelliegerardi

7 months

Another year, another family space costume! @NASA ’s @OSIRISREx sample return capsule 🧡🎃☄️

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

L-2 days until space! ✨🚀💜 #Galactic05

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

Thank you for capturing these moments, @virgingalactic 😭💜 This was an incredible and powerful core memory for both me and my daughter. My sweet Delta V 🫶

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

"Welcome back to Planet Earth and thanks for flying @SpaceX " 🤣 LEGENDARY.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

5 years

HI TWITTER! Coming up on 5k friends here (and nearing 100k on Instagram😱) so I thought I'd re-introduce myself! I'm Kellie! I do research in microgravity and I have expertise in aerospace, defense, national security, and hair dye. I dabble in multitudes 💫 💁🏽‍♀️💙

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

If your Twitter handle starts with @ Astro or your bio says “Future Astronaut” or “Aspiring Astronaut”…. I fully believe in your capability to make it happen. Ignore the skeptics and keep shouting your dreams out loud; the universe is listening! 🙌✨

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

This giant, generic, filler art came with the house when we bought it. I was going to get rid of it, but then… I’m obsessed.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

6 months

Doing science in space, friendship bracelets and all. ✨💜🫶

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

GUESS WHAT! 👀 I’m hosting next week’s episode of @NASA Science Live!!! See you next Wednesday at 3PM EST✨🚀

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

@dollarsanddata The data only tells one half of that story lol

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@kelliegerardi

6 years

Happy Halloween from the best-looking telescope in the galaxy, the James Webb Space Telescope! #Webb #JWST @NASAWebb

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Delta welcoming @richardbranson back to Earth and asking if she can go with her Mommy to space is going be a core memory for her one day. That’s the impact and what this is all about. Thank you Richard & @virgingalactic for the opportunity to be a part of this magical day. 💙

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

7 months

IT'S HAPPENING.... L-15 DAYS UNTIL SPACE! 🚀 I'm so honored to represent @IIAS_NLC as a payload specialist on Galactic 05, and admittedly a little weepy that my little girl is about to watch her mom achieve her biggest, boldest dream of becoming an astronaut. I'm also grateful…

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@kelliegerardi

2 years

Picture perfect day to fly to space! Congratulations to @Axiom_Space and @SpaceX on a flawless launch, historic mission, and precedent-setting partnerships with @NASA @ISS_Research …And godspeed @CommanderMLA ❤️🚀

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

Me to my daughter, DeltaV: Just be grateful, ok? ✨

BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

4 years

X Æ A-12 Elon Musk and Grimes confirm baby name

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

So grateful that three generations of women in my family got to share in the magic of yesterday’s @virgingalactic flight together. As I reflected on the livestream (emotionally), #Unity22 was a powerful reminder to me about how much can change in a single generation. ❤️

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

Oh you want my workout routine?? It’s lifting other people up. 🥰 Try it- you’ll love what you see in the mirror.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

5 years

Newly crowned Miss Virginia performed A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT during the talent portion! Camille Schrier whipped out catalytic decomposition of H2O2 for #MissVirginia , so I will be tuning into #MissAmerica for the first time ever to see what she brings to the big stage 👩🏼‍🔬

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

Ten years ago I took this pic at a work event & tweeted w/ the lighthearted caption “No one puts SLS in the corner…” My boss at the time immediately got calls from the Hill asking why we’re “taking pot shots at SLS” & I’ve thought about it every few months for the past decade

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

MY BOOK IS OUT!! ✨🚀🥂 Not Necessarily Rocket Science is available now... I hope you love it!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

SO pumped to partner with @NASAWebb to introduce the #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! ✨ Delta V, age 3, has been hearing me talk about the JWST for literally her entire life (throwback pic below!) so we were so excited by the opportunity to partner with @NASA for this!

NASA Webb Telescope

@NASAWebb

3 years

Ahead of our launch in Dec., show us how you think #NASAWebb will #UnfoldTheUniverse . ✨ Watch @KellieGerardi & Delta V explain how to join our #UnfoldTheUniverse art challenge! Your art may be shared on our social media/website & launch broadcast:

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Kellie Gerardi

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4 years

Get in loser, we're going to space

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

Every bride deserves an Imperial Escort. ✨ #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

Just hung up from the most special phone call of my life…. a call from the International Space Station and a chance to catch up with a close friend before he and the Crew come back to Earth 😭❤️✨ What a time to be alive.

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

The Explorers Club Annual Dinner is like the Met Gala of scientific exploration, and is equally deserving of some red carpet wardrobe changes (incl. a real spacesuit that I've tested in microgravity and during field research!) #ECAD2019 #SpaceGlam

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

And now I’ll pass it to my correspondent Delta, reporting live from the Spaceport lounge…!

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@kelliegerardi

1 year

Found an old bin of clothes from my failed space fashion line a few years ago…. It was way too niche 😅🚀❤️

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

A dream come true! Not only for me, but for all the researchers who are soon to follow! ✨

Richard Branson

@richardbranson

3 years

Proud @virgingalactic will fly researcher @kelliegerardi to space to conduct important scientific research - a big part of our mission is to provide scientists and researchers with reliable and frequent access to space

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Hi! So many of you have been asking when I would be making my own video for the #Inspiration4contest , and I’m sneaking in right under the deadline with this humble submission.... Cc: @TheSpaceGal @Shift4Shop

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Dreams come true 🚀✨

Virgin Galactic

@virgingalactic

3 years

Meet @KellieGerardi , bioastronautics researcher, mother, and #VirginGalactic payload specialist. Kellie is set to fly on a dedicated research mission to conduct experiments and test new healthcare technologies. Learn more about Kellie’s flight, here;

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

@ahhdeeh @ianbremmer There are many children on this aircraft. And many men who have aided the US are making the terribly difficult decision to evacuate solo in an effort to take the target off their household and buy time for the rest of the family, who we’ve failed with multi-year visa brokenness.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

My new Space/ STEAM clothing collection is going to be an ENTIRE MOOD✨ Here's a sneak peek of the #NotNecessarilyRocketScience tee.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

1 year

Coming up on 8 yrs at @PalantirTech and couldn’t be more grateful to my leadership & superstar colleagues for the support to pursue my dreams and the motivation to push the limits of my potential. Had some fun OOO time this week! 😅

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

My sweet Delta V, future “space veterinarian” ✨

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

5 years

When you hear "aerospace and defense", what kind of people do you picture? Folks who look like me are probably not the first to come to mind, but I'm trying to change that perception. Let's share some more #FacesOfSpace

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

5 years

No matter where you go in the world, you're bound to see a NASA t-shirt or two. NASA is America's best brand --the excitement and curiosity represented by this logo is our greatest export to the world. NASA might be a US agency, but its pursuits and benefits are global. 🚀❤🌍

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

Happy #InternationalWomensDay from Delta ❤️✨ (I agree... girls in space IS an important topic!)

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

PSA: There's no one specific degree or background required to contribute in the space industry. Space is for everyone-it's our past & our future as a species. Just like Apollo, humanity's next giant leap will require the talents of artists, engineers, & everyone in between!✨

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Choose your character! 🎮 (A quick 🧵 on multitudes)

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

My toddler woke up and chose confidence. Never change, Delta!!!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Some personal news — packed up the fam and we moved to my hometown of Jupiter, Florida. ✨🌴🚀 Excited to return to backyard launch viewings and front row seats to the final frontier.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Daycare built my 2 y.o. daughter a spaceship and she knew what to do in microgravity after the countdown 😭🚀 Go Delta!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

6 months

It’s L-2 and I’m TRL 7 at the end of training today…. On Thursday I’ll finally be TRL 9…. thanks @IIAS_NLC 😂🚀💜

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Masten Space Systems (and Mojave Space Port) is where I truly earned my space stripes. I was pushed out of my comfort zone and I proved to myself that I hadn’t found my ceiling as a non-engineer in the space industry. ⁣

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Past, Present, and Future vibes. ✨

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

MY BIG NEWS IS HERE!!🚀📚✨ "Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age" is AVAILABLE NOW for pre-order and officially released Nov. 24th ✨ You guys...my daughter is going to see Mommy in the Science section of B&N 😭❤

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

Happy birthday to my sweet Delta V, who loves sparkle & glitter & space & science and will never question if those things can go together ✨💕💜 Being your mom is my life’s greatest adventure. This is 6!!!!!! 💪💕🚀✨

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

The magnitude of this moment — overcome with gratitude for the vehicle & team that will take me to space — is something I’ll never forget. It’s a rare and precious thing to have a life dream fulfilled. 🥲 I have a responsibility to help many more follow. Happy #SpaceWeek

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

Person: What industry do you work in? Me: Aerospace & Defense Person: Wow! What'd you study? Me: Liberal Arts Person: Oh so you're not really a woman in STE--- Me: Stop.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Just 2 more sleeps til Mars! ❤️ Delta and I are rooting for you, @NASAPersevere ! Check out our bedtime story!✨ #CountdownToMars @NASA

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

Wanted to share another design from my upcoming space/STEAM collection. This one is for all the dedicated space journalists who have to keep saying this in response to BREAKING news...😂🛸

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Roughly 10,000 generations of women stand behind my daughter. That's 10,000 times the baton of survival has been passed down thru our species so that my daughter & those after her could live to see today: a Space Age. Damned if we're going to let the baton drop on our watch. ✨🚀

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Seeing my book on shelves at Barnes & Noble will never get old... and if you happen to be near my hometown Jupiter, FL @BNBuzz location... there are now a few signed copies too 🥰

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Seeing my little book in the wild is always exciting, but seeing it next to incredible books from folks like @SciGuySpace and @AlanStern makes my heart skip. (Yes, I bought all 3, because why deny myself that checkout THRILL)

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

ONE WEEK TO GAME DAY!!! ✨🚀 GO @NASA ! GO @SPACEX ! #LAUNCHAMERICA #SPACENATION #RISEUP

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Surprise! Launched my space and science designs today 💕 Code GIFTS60 gets you 20-60% off

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

🥺🥺🥺 Art by brittanykellerart on IG

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

WHAT A VIEW!!!!!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Lmao space is so political. Took this pic back in 2012 at a NASA event and tweeted w/ the light-hearted caption: "Nobody puts SLS in a corner" My boss immediately got calls from the Hill asking why I was "taking pot-shots at SLS" and I just wanna say the tweet aged well.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

So ready!!!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Before I was a parent, I would read those "reasons why my toddler is crying" threads pretty skeptically, like surely there must be more to the meltdown. And then I cut her sandwich in half.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

Happy birthday to Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1962 piloted Vostok 6 and became the first woman in space. And although the US took a few decades to catch up, this was the moment "manned" spaceflight gave way to "human" or "crewed" spaceflight. ✨

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

2 years

All smiles after another inspiring visit to @virgingalactic for their company-wide Women in Aerospace panel 💫 (I left with inspiring takeaways, new friendships, and even a new profile pic 😉) Grateful to know that when I fly to space, my life & dreams are in such capable hands.

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

5 years

Paying tribute to #Apollo50th the best way I know how: Raising Generation #Artemis 💫

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

In my 20s: oh wow, all my girlfriends are getting married In my 30s: oh wow, all my girlfriends are answers on Who Wants to be A Millionaire GET IT @shawnapandya & @SirishaBandla !!!!

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Pretending we're @LeahCheshier and Shannon Walker. 💕🚀 (Thanks @OxcartAssembly for the @NASA Broadcast Team jacket... and @SpaceX for miniaturizing your spacesuits! 🥰) #LaunchAmerica

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

1 year

So humbling to attend the Congressional Space Medal of Honor ceremony at the WH today, honoring NASA astros Doug Hurley & Bob Behnken for careers of service to our nation and particular bravery on the SpaceX Demo-2 launch. 🎖️ Grateful to @VP Harris and @NASA for inviting me!

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

A little crew bonding with @AlanStern at L-2 💜🤣 #Galactic05

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

Goosebump moment on NASATV: @elonmusk to children of the crew: "We've done everything you can to make sure your dads come home okay." Reminds me of all the human spaceflight magic we've been missing in the United States. We're restoring so much more than access to orbit today.

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

When I named my daughter Delta Victoria, @torybruno actually had @ulalaunch send us a onesie, so while DeltaV may not have worked for their next rocket, the ULA team was very supportive for a baby name😂

dummy cat idiot

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5 years

ULA Engineers: *wanting to name a rocket "Delta V" to make a small science joke* @torybruno : "I'm gonna stop you right there"

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4 years

My honest answer.

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

I have some pinch-me-I-cant-believe-it news to share on Tuesday-- my biggest career milestone ever-- and I'm feeling all sorts of sentimental about it. (A super quick up-past-my-bedtime thread 1/7)

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

4 years

People incorrectly assume that all working/traveling moms would change everything and be home more if they could. Took me a long time to not feel guilty about the fact that I *love* my work, parenthood isn't my big passion, and none of that means I love my daughter any less.

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@kelliegerardi

4 years

✨Now entering my pantsuit phase✨

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@kelliegerardi

5 years

Happy birthday @NASA ! 61 years of inspiration, discovery, and advancement - can't wait to see what the future holds! 💫🚀

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@kelliegerardi

6 months

@dannydenfisch I did! Once I got the data and secured the payload, I finally got to look 💜🥹

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@kelliegerardi

3 years

Grateful for the support! It’s been a rough day in the comments section.

Dr. Bashir (commentary)🗳️

@drbashir2018

3 years

So @kelliegerardi spoke out and condemned Trump’s seditious behavior. #Science #Women #Space MAGAs are trying to “punish” her for doing so. Let’s give her a follow and check out her book:

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

6 months

Thinking about the sweetest note my daughter slipped in my wrist checklist ahead of my suborbital science spaceflight, with strict instructions not to read until I was in space…. And just in perpetual awe that we managed to reach a time in history (and that I managed to reach a…

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Kellie Gerardi

@kelliegerardi

3 years

Please respect my privacy during this difficult time as I adjust to no longer being the main character in my own family. 🙏💀 But I clearly birthed an icon, and Delta V is ready for her closeup.

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