🔬Founder, @steampowermedia 🚀Space and Science Communicator | BS Mech Engineering | Pinballer Former @NASA MIT 📧Erin.winick@gmail.com 📍Houston, TXhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lxv5cjh4a22bGetting ready to go live on nautiluslive.org for the next hour! We’ll be talking expedition updates, at sea careers, paths to Nautilus, and more! Bring your questions!02 Sep 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxv5cjh4a22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lnnxvsyql22xNASA has a cool competition going on for adults and students to design the zero g indicator that will launch to the Moon aboard Artemis II! This is the Moon Mascot design challenge. Deadline is May 27. Check out all the details here: https://www.freelancer.com/contest/Moon-Mascot-NASA-Artemis-II-ZGI-Design-Challenge-2527909/details NASA's example below:25 Apr 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnxvsyql22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lloppha74s25I'm helping run a STEAM competition for middle and high school girls! The Tech Runway competition challenges students to create an accessory that combines science, style, and technology. Check out more info here, and pass it along to anyone who might be interested: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb-l-clC-xFlRkfvb8y9aLgwSs70lwpvPJDGzbYWgVLeLg4A/viewform31 Mar 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloppha74s25https://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lk75dkz5kc2eToday I got to see rough cuts of two professional on camera science projects I’ve been working on and coordinated maybe my biggest TV opportunity to date and I’m just over the moon. 🥹 I can’t wait to share with you all.12 Mar 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk75dkz5kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lk4wfeu6hk2tThese videos NASA put out summarizing the research that each space station crew works on during their 6 months to 1 year on board are always my favorites!!! I get so excited seeing all these previously unreleased science clips. https://youtu.be/qGLi-prnxDE?si=lpfeAgs1ZDVkRjQQ11 Mar 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4wfeu6hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lk4hzga5g22yGotta give a shoutout to my husband @alexknightbooks.bsky.social for his fantasy book launching today, Servant of Rage! ⚔️ We both work from home so I get to see how much work, dedication and care goes into the books he crafts. (And sometimes I even get a midday break to help name a goblin or two)11 Mar 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4hzga5g22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ljggsgji6s24It's the 2-year anniversary of documenting my competitive pinball journey in my series, Learning to Flip! In honor of that, I have compiled together all my short-form episodes into one mega Learning to Flip video! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo21U_-p2eQ02 Mar 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljggsgji6s24https://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3li5zkpewfc24My biggest magazine spread ever is out in the 20th anniversary edition of Make Magazine, and it’s on pinball repair! Thank you to Make for allowing me to combine my passions and highlight the Houston pinball community that I’m so proud to be a part of. Read it here: https://makezine.com/article/home/fun-games/pinball-restoration-revival/14 Feb 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5zkpewfc24https://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lhu4gcyskc26Are you a woman entering your first year of an engineering degree in Fall 2025? The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Emerging First Year Scholars scholarship applications are now open! A large part of my engineering degree was funded by SWE, so I highly recommend applying! swe.org/scholarships/ https://swe.org/scholarships/10 Feb 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhu4gcyskc26https://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lhlq5ofzrk2g“Call me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me!” I used to be an avid cosplayer and just got a reminder from Facebook that 10 years ago today, @alexknightbooks.bsky.social and I wore one of my favorite cosplays: Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable!07 Feb 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlq5ofzrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lfs32rx5i224Years ago I wrote my dream book with my husband, @alexknightbooks.bsky.social. It’s a middle grade adventure featuring kids transported to a science world, and learning STEM superpowers to rescue their grandma. We worked hard to make it fun and accessible. But sadly we’ve never found it a home.15 Jan 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfs32rx5i224https://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lfq5vbl6cs2hI have a few long form articles I worked really hard on in 2024 that I’m pumped are going to be in some rad magazines this year! One will be my longest piece I’ve written for Make Magazine and I can’t wait for you all to read it. It heads to print this week!14 Jan 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfq5vbl6cs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lflbfhymy22gI love space robots, so I have to introduce you to some of the first robotic residents of the International Space Station. Meet the SPHERES, launched to station in 2006, to help with a number of microgravity research studies.12 Jan 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lflbfhymy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lf23cxfc4c2uIt’s official, I have qualified for the Texas Women’s State Pinball Championship!!!🥳🎉06 Jan 2025 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf23cxfc4c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3lepijelbrc2fAlright, how did I do with my 2024 goals? ✅ Complete my 1st ocean expedition ✅ Catch up with family I missed while at sea 🔲Qualify for Women’s State Pinball Championships (I’ll find out the answer to this on Jan 5!) ✅ Travel for a pinball tournament for the first time Continued 👇01 Jan 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepijelbrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ledoifzrxc2jWatched a lovely little hummingbird nature documentary with my family today! It’s incredible the science stories you can find in one person’s backyard. Highly recommend checking it out. https://youtu.be/g02Ss3xgABc?si=GVC8W22hV9KuTwLL28 Dec 2024 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ledoifzrxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3le57din5ns2tHappy Holidays everyone! ✨ I hope your holiday season is filled with clear skies for stargazing and great people to share it with.25 Dec 2024 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le57din5ns2thttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldtiouvwjc2cThem: Let me guess, you sent out your holiday cards using space stamps, right? 🔭🪐 Me: Well, actually, I’m a nerd in many different ways. 🧝‍♀️🐉🧙 (And also have a husband that writes fantasy books for a living)21 Dec 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtiouvwjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldo3ulwqzk2kReminder that USPS still stocks JWST and OSIRIS-REx stamps if you want to add some spacey vibes to your last minute holiday cards! JWST: https://store.usps.com/store/product/james-webb-space-telescope-stamps-S_482704 OSIRIS-REx: https://store.usps.com/store/product/osiris-rex-stamps-S_48420419 Dec 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo3ulwqzk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldmg6bvmtc2vY’all, I’m trying not to jinx it, but I’m going to say it anyway. I think with a pinball tournament win yesterday, I’m going to qualify for the Texas State Women’s Pinball Championships! Winner goes to the national competition. 🤞🤞🤞🤞18 Dec 2024 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmg6bvmtc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldj6ud4bds2vToday is BIG editing day. Editing a bunch of video for one of my space clients in the morning, and editing a ton of scripts for a large science scripting writing project for an educational company in the afternoon. And if I have time, I’ll edit some content for my personal social media accounts!17 Dec 2024 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj6ud4bds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldgsxyw3qk2fToday's cool family pictures from space history: Pictures taken by my Aunt Jenny on July 5, 1982 of Space Shuttle Challenger arriving in Cape Canaveral aboard the NASA 905 plane!16 Dec 2024 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgsxyw3qk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ldgkdq6dt22zPretty down about the impending TikTok ban. A lot of what my career has become is thanks to me jumping on that platform in February 2020 to make science and engineering videos. I learned about videography, telling stories and developing a community. As a creator and consumer I owe a lot to TikTok.16 Dec 2024 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgkdq6dt22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinwinick.bsky.social/post/3ld4j6aa5d22mYesterday was the 1 year anniversary from when I boarded the JOIDES Resolution to start 2 months at sea for science! So I think that deserves a photo dump from the experience.12 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:22f74con7nsl3u33amuosso2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4j6aa5d22m