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Rick Tumlinson

RT America and the Space Between Us

I have been a semi-regular guest on RT America for the last few years as a space expert. In my appearances, I’ve carefully avoided politics…

6 min readMar 1, 2022

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RT America and the Space Between Us

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Rick Tumlinson

Speaking Space Revolution: Princeton 2021

It’s been a long trip…one short stop along the way to the Frontier

24 min readDec 20, 2021

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Speaking Space Revolution: Princeton 2021

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Rick Tumlinson

A Letter from My Grand Daughter (on the Moon)

I saw a butterfly today.

2 min readNov 7, 2021

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A Letter from My Grand Daughter (on the Moon)

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Rick Tumlinson

12 Years Sober — Today

12 years ago today I walked into the rooms of AA. It saved my life. It can save yours.

5 min readMar 23, 2021

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12 Years Sober — Today

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Rick Tumlinson

My Dad Sarge

Note — I published this back in 2011 on Memorial Day for the small town paper “The Athens Review”…. The writing is a little rough…but I…

6 min readJun 21, 2020

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My Dad Sarge

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Rick Tumlinson

Why I’m Glad SpaceX Didn’t Launch Wednesday — and Why it Won’t be All Bad if it Doesn’t Happen…

I’m glad NASA and SpaceX didn’t launch Wednesday. Frankly, a part of me is also hoping they can’t fly this weekend. If you are pro-space…

7 min readMay 30, 2020

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Why I’m Glad SpaceX Didn’t Launch Wednesday — and Why it Won’t be All Bad if it Doesn’t Happen…

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How to Build a Dragon — The Unknown Story of SpaceX and the Space Revolution

On March 16, 1995 I testified before the House Space Sub-Committee and called for the end of the shuttle and for all transportation to and…

10 min readMay 26, 2020

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How to Build a Dragon — The Unknown Story of SpaceX and the Space Revolution

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Rick Tumlinson

The Spirit of Opportunity

When she landed on Mars in 2004, Opportunity and her sister rover Spirit were planned to explore for 90 days or so.

3 min readDec 29, 2019

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The Spirit of Opportunity

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Rick Tumlinson

Rick Tumlinson

Writer, speaker, entrepreneur. Space Revolutiuonary. Founder, Space Frontier Foundation, SpaceFund, EarthLight Foundation, Space Cowboy Ball.

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