This was an unexpected find on SpaceNews.com today. I took the photo above of Elon Musk while I was working as the digital strategist and community manager for the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee. The “Augustine Committee” lasted through the summer of 2009 and this photo was taken at a public meeting held to discuss the future of human spaceflight in the United States. Elon Musk’s SpaceX presentation occurs about 30 minutes into this video:
My Photo of Elon Musk was an unexpected find today.
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ahhh the memories of HSF , was this at Carneige Mellon Institute in DC
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Yep. Carnegie Institution for Science on June 17, 2009.