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NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to the moon again for the first time in 50 years, and this time the space agency promises to put the first woman on the moon, possibly including a University of Texas graduate.
In a group that NASA is calling "The Artemis Team," 18 of its 47 active astronauts from around the U.S. have been selected for training for the mission, including UT graduate Stephanie Wilson.
Excited to be part of the Artemis Team! https://t.co/ty1gjBbh5f— Stephanie Wilson (@Stephanie Wilson) 1607554532.0
The mission hopes to get humans on the moon, "to stay," for the first time in the 21st century by 2024, with plans to make a trip to Mars next.
Wilson will undergo years of training alongside eight other women and nine men for the treacherous trip.
It is part of the human spirit to explore. Today, we’d like to introduce you to our @NASAArtemis team — the initi… https://t.co/Y0Sr46KGih— NASA (@NASA) 1607544765.0
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, Wilson first studied at Harvard, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering science in 1988. Her stint at UT started in 1990, where she earned a Master of Science in aerospace engineering.
While studying at UT, Wilson's research on structural dynamics methodologies and controller designs was sponsored by NASA's Langley Research Center through a NASA graduate researchers fellowship. She was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996.
Since, Wilson has served on three different space missions: STS-121 in 2006, STS-120 in 2007 and STS-131 in 2010. She currently works as the Mission Support Chew Branch Chief.
None of the chosen astronauts have been assigned to a particular Artemis mission yet, but this trip would be the longest Wilson has faced so far.
"I do my best to pass along the experience and the knowledge that I have gained from others in the office and with the next generation, so that we can have a better future for all of humanity," Wilson said in a video for NASA.
While she may not be a native Austinite, once a Longhorn, always a Longhorn, even in space.
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Austin police are investigating the killing of Moriah "Mo" Wilson after she was found with gunshot wounds inside an Austin home.
Wilson, a gravel and mountain bike racer, was visiting Austin from Colorado in preparation for the Gravel Locos race on Saturday taking place in Hico, a small town 2 hours from Austin.
On Wednesday, her roommate came home and found Wilson unresponsive with "a lot of blood near her,” police said. It is now being investigated as a suspicious death. No further information on the suspect or motive behind the killing are available at this time.
Wilson recently had become a full-time biker after winning a slew of races in the past year.
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Some of your favorite Instagram filters can’t be used in Texas anymore and Austinites are sounding off on social media.
Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that certain filters would no longer be available in Texas.
The change is a result of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company uses facial recognition technology that violates laws in Texas. A release from Meta says it stopped using facial recognition tech in November 2021 and denies Paxton’s allegations.
Some Austinites bemoaned the shift, saying some of their favorite filters were now unavailable.
This was my FAVORITE filter on @instagram and they done removed it cause I’m in Texas ! Like wowwwwww pic.twitter.com/uX60hdIC0Q
— Pinkyy Montana (@inkstar_pinkyy) May 11, 2022
i heard that instagram filters got banned in texas? what the actual fuck y’all better give me my favorite filter back
— lia 🤍 (@liatootrill) May 11, 2022
loved this stupid filter sm i hate texas pic.twitter.com/DXr9mmUc64
— birthday boy jeno 🎂 (@beabtox) May 12, 2022
But more often than not, locals joked about the ban.
Texas women seeing the filter ban on IG pic.twitter.com/yDMcP3Qtsr
— Christian (Anabolic) Flores (@christian_flo24) May 11, 2022
So, the state of Texas has banned filter use on IG? THE END IS NEAR. 😂
— THE FRANCHISE! Франшиза (@NYCFranchise718) May 12, 2022
And some in-between chose to show off some natural beauty.
I live in Texas, but no filter needed. 😉 pic.twitter.com/A6teRgYMKn
— bad and bruja (@starseedmami) May 11, 2022
filter, no filter..texas women still reign supreme.
— 🎍 (@_sixile) May 11, 2022
Finally, some are trying to cash in on the opportunity.
Texas IG users- if you want to filter your picture cashapp me $1.50 $ErvnYng
— Gemini (@ervn_y) May 11, 2022
Meta said it plans to create an opt-in system for both Texas and Illinois residents, who are facing the same issues.