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ShoebillStork916 Oct 29, 2024

Prof. Sam Lawler

It's now official, over the next few months, I'll be transitioning in to become one of the 2 co-chairs of the American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment https://compasse.aas.org/

Despite the depressing developments in orbit, this is definitely my favourite committee I've ever been on. The members are AMAZING, we GET SHIT DONE, and it's a perfect way to channel my anger about satellites into powerful and productive actions.

Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment - Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE)

About COMPASSE The Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE) was established by AAS in …

Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE)

Prof. Sam Lawler Oct 29, 2024

I realize that sounded like a job acceptance announcement - this is all just part of being a professor! I'm keeping up my regular professor job (AAS COMPASSE doesn't pay!)

I'll start a teaching sabbatical this summer, right when this co-chair role will really start ramping up. And hopefully I'll have a book contract by then too! My sabbatical will be very much focused on fighting satellite pollution in every way I can.

TheJen will not comply Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Badass. Thank you.

toolbear#🪧Oct 30, 2024

@TheJen @sundogplanets
TheJen's reply is how I feel too.

Amin Hollon 🏳Oct 29, 2024

Wooo, congratulations!

Lauralee Dukeshire HAS MOVED Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets That's awesome! Congrats!

Alyson Decker Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Harshad Sharma Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets more power to you and your team, keep those polluters grounded!

Steph (crisis version)Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations, this is amazing news!!

Carl Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets congratulations!

BashStKid Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Excellent, more power to your elbow!

Michael Busch Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations!

And thank you for doing the work.

mk30 Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets hooray! Congrats! Such an important topic.

Melissa Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Huge congratulations from across the pond.

BoxOfRain Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets
Congratulations!!

WTL Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets 🎉

Char Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations!

Mint Spies Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Brilliant news!

Josh Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets YES Congratulations! 🎉 😃

Esther Hanko Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets ooh such important work! Amazing, thanks for taking that up for all of us!

Flying_Donny for democracy Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Wonderful!

Epistatacadam Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets all the more power to your elbows and if necessary your steel reinforced toe caps, to collectively kick arses and get things done!

Clive Thompson Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Superb!!

RiaResists Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets that’s great! I’m glad this opportunity’s been extended to you.
Best wishes for your new role!
Congratulations!

Ms. Que Banh Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congrats! Wishing you & your new work team the very best 👍

Tony Wells Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations!

sandywb14 Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Knowing that you will serve on this committee makes me feel we are getting the representation we need. Congratulations!

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations, Professor! Exciting!

The Febrile Muse Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congrats!

aprilfollies Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets This is your reward for being such an excellent communicator- more work! 🤣. But what amazing work it is, and I can think of few better to steer that committee, given how danged effective you’ve been at it the past few years!! 🏆

❌ ⭐️🔗 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🚫‼️

MisterMultiverse Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets I didn't know this existed, but that's great! Congratulations! Wish I could get involved in a professional capacity.

kat 🌻Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets Congrats! And thank you for your work!

noplasticshower Oct 29, 2024

@sundogplanets cool beans. You deserve it.

patcanfield Oct 30, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations! I truly hope your parents are alive to observe what their loins have produced! (And they thought they were merely having a great time!)

John Timaeus Oct 30, 2024

Rock on. Kick some butt and break legs.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists Oct 30, 2024

That's awesome! We need folks like you doing this work.

DDR Oct 30, 2024

Congratulations, @sundogplanets! That's great news. Sounds like a great group of people to be a part of, and what an honour to become one of the co-chairs.

gdtrfb57 Oct 30, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations Professor.

Edelruth, PBS Passport Holder Oct 30, 2024

YES!

Most excellent.

James Oct 30, 2024

@sundogplanets congrats, that's so exciting!!

Samhain Night Oct 30, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations!

Jean-François Gonzalez Oct 30, 2024

@sundogplanets Congratulations 💪🏼