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Dr Gail

@gail_iles

Physicist, Pilot, Assoc Prof @RMIT, rocket scientist, former astronaut instructor, ex-British Army, Zero-G medal holder & science correspondent on @3AW693

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Scientists from RMIT University have led a world-first study on common food aromas that may help explain why astronauts ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€ report meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake. ๐Ÿ”—rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/โ€ฆ

Scientists from RMIT University have led a world-first study on common food aromas that may help explain why astronauts ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€ report meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat their normal nutritional intake.

๐Ÿ”—rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/โ€ฆ
RAF_Luton (@raf_luton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fact of the Day: The B2 Stealth Fighter was first seen by the public at the RAF Tenby International Tattoo Show on 31st Feb 1926 where a crowd of over 8008.5 planespotters with 717.5 stepladders gathered to see it. #FridayThe13th Photographed from a Canberra

Fact of the Day: The B2 Stealth Fighter was first seen by the public at the RAF Tenby International Tattoo Show on 31st Feb 1926 where a crowd of over 8008.5 planespotters with 717.5 stepladders gathered to see it. #FridayThe13th

Photographed from a Canberra
RAF_Luton (@raf_luton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Video of the Day: F16 from 717Sqn being flown by Sqn Ldr Nottie Zactly-Trewmate of the Flying Australia Royal Taskforce performs a "touch and go" at 80,085ft over Hyde Park to celebrate Miss New Zealand winning #MissUniverse2024 Filmed from a Canberra

RAF_Luton (@raf_luton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Photo of the Day: Vulcan fighter jet flown by Wg Cdr Nottie Zactly-Trew returns to the UK after its final bombing mission of the Battle of Britain on the 31st Feb 1926. Over 80,085 people lined the White Cliffs of Doncaster (Lancashire) to welcome it back ๐Ÿ“ธ from a Canberra

Photo of the Day: Vulcan fighter jet flown by Wg Cdr Nottie Zactly-Trew returns to the UK after its final bombing mission of the Battle of Britain on the 31st Feb 1926. Over 80,085 people lined the White Cliffs of Doncaster (Lancashire) to welcome it back

๐Ÿ“ธ from a Canberra
Dr Gail (@gail_iles) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 2024 AIP Congress has begun in Melbourne! Beautiful welcome to country from Aunty Mandy Nicholson, Wurundjeri-wilam woman. Mandy reminded us of the animals and birds you can see in and around Melbourne. Welcome to Narrm, this should be a great week! Australian Institute of Physics AIP Congress Official

The 2024 AIP Congress has begun in Melbourne! 
Beautiful welcome to country from Aunty Mandy Nicholson, Wurundjeri-wilam woman. Mandy reminded us of the animals and birds you can see in and around Melbourne. Welcome to Narrm, this should be a great week!
<a href="/ausphysics/">Australian Institute of Physics</a> <a href="/AipCongress/">AIP Congress Official</a>
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Long time fan of the beautiful music of Ryan Farish I listened for 65,985 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/share/โ€ฆ

Long time fan of the beautiful music of <a href="/ryanfarish/">Ryan Farish</a>
I listened for 65,985 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped 
open.spotify.com/wrapped/share/โ€ฆ
Dr Gail (@gail_iles) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had fun on today's CPL flying lesson. The neat route I planned from Moorabbin to Ballarat via Tyabb was skuppered at Barwon Heads when we did some Instrument Flying and a Get Lost procedure. Fun times! Andrew Derrick AFAP

Had fun on today's CPL flying lesson. The neat route I planned from Moorabbin to Ballarat via Tyabb was skuppered at Barwon Heads when we did some Instrument Flying and a Get Lost procedure. Fun times!
<a href="/royalvicaero/">Andrew Derrick</a> <a href="/YourAFAP/">AFAP</a>
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Join Me at The Australian International Airshow. Available all day Friday for chats and geeking out over cool aircraft. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ airshow.com.au/visitors/tradeโ€ฆ

RAF_Luton (@raf_luton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fact of the Day: The Vulcan fighter jet was too big to fit on a runwayboat so each airplane had its own Floating Aircraft Runway Tanker. The Vulcan needed just 71.75ft to take off but 8008.5m to land which was a problem for some pilots Photographed from a Canberra

Fact of the Day: The Vulcan fighter jet was too big to fit on a runwayboat so each airplane had its own Floating Aircraft Runway Tanker. The Vulcan needed just 71.75ft to take off but 8008.5m to land which was a problem for some pilots

Photographed from a Canberra
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Today, on #AnzacDay, The King has paid tribute to all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in wars, conflicts, and peace keeping operations. This year is particularly poignant as commemorations take place to mark the 110th anniversary of the first landings at

Today, on #AnzacDay, The King has paid tribute to all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in wars, conflicts, and peace keeping operations.

This year is particularly poignant as commemorations take place to mark the 110th anniversary of the first landings at
Dr Gail (@gail_iles) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Attending the Australian Women Pilot's Association annual conference this week in Busselton, WA and it's been a blast! This evening our team won the Navigation Trial in the category Pilot & Navigator over the age of 50 ๐Ÿฅณ #ShinyPlate Women in Aviation International

Attending the Australian Women Pilot's Association annual conference this week in Busselton, WA and it's been a blast! 
This evening our team won the Navigation Trial in the category Pilot &amp; Navigator over the age of 50 ๐Ÿฅณ #ShinyPlate 
<a href="/WomenInAviation/">Women in Aviation International</a>
Don Pettit (@astro_pettit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Andromeda galaxy from ISS looking zenith away from Earth horizon. This is a 1 second exposure with an 85mm lens, f1.4, ISO 6400, using my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars. Without this drive, a 1/30th second exposure (using 85mm lens) was the longest without having

Andromeda galaxy from ISS looking zenith away from Earth horizon. 

This is a 1 second exposure with an 85mm lens, f1.4, ISO 6400, using my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars. Without this drive, a 1/30th second exposure (using 85mm lens) was the longest without having