Tim Dodd Explained

Tim Dodd
Birth Date:27 February 1985
Birth Place:Iowa, United States
Nationality:American
Occupation:Science communicator
Years Active:2014-present

Timothy Justin Dodd (born February 27, 1985), also known as Everyday Astronaut, is an American science communicator, YouTube content creator, photographer, and musician.[1] [2] [3] [4] After becoming popular with his space-themed photo series, Dodd was hired by the website Spaceflight Now[5] to photograph SpaceX's CRS-3 cargo mission to the International Space Station on April 18, 2014, NASA's Orion Test Flight EFT-1 on December 5, 2014,[6] the United States Air Force's GPS 2F-9 launch,[7] and NASA's OA-6 Mission on March 23, 2016.

Career

Dodd originally worked as a photographer, where his main source of income was in wedding photography. His photography schedule allowed much free time, and he began using this free time to become involved in rocket photography.[8]

In 2013, he purchased an orange Russian high altitude survivor suit (crucial for water landings) in an online auction and later took photos of himself in the suit at a 2014 rocket launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as a joke; for a time, the suit was a trademark of his YouTube channel. In late 2016, he grew dissatisfied with photography as his main means of employment, and continued to pursue his "Everyday Astronaut" internet persona on Instagram and Twitter. In 2017, he created a YouTube channel covering spaceflight education, and that became his primary occupation.[2] He also makes music, which has been used as background music for Rocket Lab launches.[9]

After applying for the mission in 2022, Dodd was selected to participate in a lunar spaceflight as part of the dearMoon project crew. The mission was to take place aboard the SpaceX Starship. Had it proceeded, dearMoon would have been the first commercial cislunar spaceflight, and it would have made Dodd the first YouTuber to enter cislunar space. The project was cancelled in June 2024, with the organizers citing broader Starship program delays for the cancellation.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emre . Kelly . For Everyday Astronaut, what was once a joke is now a job . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231013215/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2017/04/07/everyday-astronaut-what-once-joke-now-job/100118440/ . 31 December 2018 . 16 December 2018 . Florida Today.
  2. Web site: Tim Dodd Is the Everyday Astronaut: An Origin Story . Tasoff . Harrison . June 15, 2018 . . 16 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163628/https://www.space.com/40865-tim-dodd-is-the-everyday-astronaut.html . 16 December 2018 . live .
  3. Web site: Byrne . Brendan . Meet The "Everyday Astronaut" . 90.7 WMFE . WMFE . 20 February 2019 . 31 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112425/https://www.wmfe.org/meet-the-everyday-astronaut/71610 . 21 February 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Christina Zdanowicz . This man in a space suit has a message . CNN . February 2017 . 20 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112234/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/everyday-astronaut-march-for-science-irpt/index.html . 21 February 2019 . live .
  5. Web site: Clark . Stephen . August 17, 2017 . Photos: Falcon 9 rocket soars into space, lands back at Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221134535/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/17/photos-falcon-9-rocket-soars-into-space-lands-back-at-cape-canaveral/ . 21 December 2018 . 20 December 2018 . Spaceflight Now.
  6. Web site: Ray . Justin . December 5, 2014 . Photos: Orion launches at dawn . Spaceflight Now . 2019-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230628/https://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/05/photos-orion-launches-at-dawn/ . 2018-12-21 . live .
  7. Web site: Ray . Justin . March 25, 2015 . Photos: Delta 4's foggy launch . Spaceflight Now . 2019-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230846/https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/03/25/photos-delta-4s-foggy-launch/ . 2018-12-21 . live .
  8. Web site: Tasoff . Harrison . 15 June 2018 . Tim Dodd Is the Everyday Astronaut: An Origin Story . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709131059/https://www.space.com/40865-tim-dodd-is-the-everyday-astronaut.html . 9 July 2019 . 2019-07-16 . . en.
  9. Rocket Lab - 'No Time Toulouse' Launch . 2024-06-19 . Rocket Lab . 2024-06-20 . YouTube.
  10. Web site: x.com . 2024-06-01 . X (formerly Twitter).

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