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Moriba Jah
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CorrFellow @RoyalSocEd, @MacFound, @TEDFellow, Space Environmentalist, Professor @UTAustin, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist @PrivateerSpace T/RT are my own
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    Moriba Jah
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    Oct 25, 2021
    I’m honored and extremely excited to join Privateer in this journey 🙏🏾💙Steve Wozniak's stealthy space startup Privateer hires chief scientific adviser | Space
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    Steve Wozniak's stealthy space startup Privateer hires chief scientific adviser
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    Moriba Jah
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    Sep 1, 2020
    Today, I am officially tenured faculty @UTAerospace and holder of the Mrs. Pearlie Dashiell Henderson Centennial Fellowship in Engineering! #satyarising #secondrung #eyesonthesky #leveluponssa #spaceenvironmentalists #tek4spacesustainability #publicvoices #astrodynamics
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    Moriba Jah
    @moribajah
    Feb 14, 2020
    Dear colleagues: On this day of Saint Valentine I am pleased to share that I have effectively earned a tenured faculty position at The University of Texas at Austin. Thanks to all who've believed in my work and to my family, above all!
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    Moriba Jah Promotion and Tenure Notification at UT Austin | Moriba Jah | 157 comments
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    Moriba Jah
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    Sep 5, 2023
    Stand Up Space Greta? Is this for real? Sandra Erwin, Debra Werner, Jeff Foust… I am at a loss. You’ve all either interviewed me, cited my work for years, or more. I coined the term “Space Environmentalist” and have influenced the UN, NATO, Congress and more with my decades of
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    Moriba Jah
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    Jul 19, 2023
    Today, I celebrate the successful doctoral defense of my very first PhD. student here at @UTAustin. 🙏🏾💜 Mashallah and congrats, Dr. Ben Feuge-Miller!
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    Moriba Jah
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    Jul 22, 2021
    If you go to space on a joy ride you’re a passenger. If you participate in the operations of the transportation you’re crew. Time to get rid of this astronaut stuff. Planes, trains, and automobiles are just modes of transportation. Add rockets and spacecraft. Normalize this 🙏🏾💙
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    Moriba Jah
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    Jul 2, 2019
    Thank you 🙏🏾 kindly!
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    Jul 2, 2019
    Space traffic is our next wicked environmental problem: t.ted.com/JHKJucL @moribajah
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    Moriba Jah
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    May 14, 2019
    Who else wants to join a global coalition ofnthe willing towards a safe, secure, and sustainable space environment?
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    Moriba Jah
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    May 16, 2019
    I’ve just been notified of my election to membership of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL). I’m honored, especially as one of the few technical members. I hope to be of positive impact and encourage scientists and engineers to become more eng…
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    #spacesustainability #leveluponssa #spacesecurity #spacetraffic | Moriba Jah | 30 comments
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    Moriba Jah
    @moribajah
    Sep 3, 2020
    I see lots of Climate Change events and none that include space in their environmental protection narratives. We need to be explicit about making #SpaceEnvironmentalists a real thing! We’ve started @TexasESI
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    Moriba Jah
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    May 12, 2022
    After a very competitive process, I am honored to finally announce my selection in the next cohort of @MIT MLK Visiting Professors. I'll make it count...congrats to the other selectees. #privateer #jahniverse #shiftedspace #moribasvoxpopuli
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    Moriba Jah
    @moribajah
    Nov 9, 2019
    Had a great evening with Myth Buster @donttrythis and Google’s @astroteller chatting about space debris and our work @UTAustin. Here’s to a safe, secure, and sustainable space.
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    Moriba Jah
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    Feb 18, 2020
    It is with great honor that I've come to find out that I am the very first African American professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin! My journey is not mine alone and I greatly appreciate this. My t…
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    It is with great honor that I've come to find out that I am the very first African American...
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    Moriba Jah
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    Feb 19, 2024
    Replying to @RHolemanWrites
    It’s a fear based defense mechanism. You didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t be discouraged for showing genuine love and compassion. But as with many things, there are boundaries and these need to be respected.
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