Erin Winick - Science Communicator

06/17/2026

My space pinball dreams are finally coming true!!! 👩‍🚀☄️👾

06/17/2026

Well, I think I’ve found my perfect LEGO set!!!! 😱Space pinball LEGO. I can’t wait!

06/12/2026

It’s the 100,000 hours of operation anniversary for this space station science tool! 🥳 The Microgravity Science Glovebox has been helping us learn about everything from cancer to fiber optics to fire safety since 2002, so I love that the station crew gave it a moment in the spotlight on this anniversary.

06/09/2026

A mix of feelings with the Artemis III crew announcement today, so took me a bit to find the right words. But I am excited for these astronauts, and am happy I at least predicted one correctly!

Does anyone know the last time a NASA/joint International partner crew of 4 or more didn’t have a woman on board? I can only think of 2 or 3 person all male crews from recent years (Soyuz missions, Crew-9 and Demo-2). I didn’t really even think there was a chance it would happen that there wouldn’t be a woman on any new larger missions these days given nearly 40% of NASA astronauts are women.

But I am excited to see the work this crew does and to see what women make it on to Artemis IV!

06/09/2026

Congratulations to the crew of Artemis III!!! The crew is: NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano. Once again I predicted 1 right. 😂 This crew is made up of some amazing people, and I can’t wait to see them fly. Video coming soon on this crew, as well as individual bios on them all.

Go Artemis III!!!

Image credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

06/08/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 It’s been such a joy to spend time on our oceans as part of my job sharing science stories. Whether it was mapping the seafloor in the Pacific or studying our planet’s climate using samples from beneath the seafloor in the North Atlantic, some of the most incredible science moments I’ve witnessed have been surrounded by nothing but water.

Our world is connected to and by these bodies of water. They are crucial for us to understand and protect. Because when our oceans thrive, so do we.

06/07/2026

Presenting my picks for the Artemis III crew! There's so many awesome people in the astronaut corps right now that its so hard to pick, but I can't wait for the full reveal on Tuesday.

Check out my reasoning for my choices in my full YouTube video breaking down all the options! https://youtu.be/0Z7ry6lBe48?si=pvKRgAy-LwaM4fjQ

And let me know if the comments who you want to see on Artemis III!

06/06/2026

I'm locking in my picks for the crew of Artemis III! I break down which astronauts I think will make the cut in my new YouTube video: https://youtu.be/0Z7ry6lBe48?si=49CMAXgRWY1Tm75N

NASA announcement coming June 9, 2026! Get excited!

Artemis III is the next mission in the Artemis program, and I’m rea...

06/05/2026

From space plumber to lab technician, astronauts have to serve a lot of roles during their time on the space station! And doing blood draws for themselves and fellows crew members is part of that gig.

Video clip credits: NASA and ESA

06/01/2026

Medical problems in space can be scary, but it’s very cool to see issues like this blood clot resolved via telemedicine and what the space station crew had on hand! My favorite part of this story though is that money is actually being dedicated to learning more about this issue! Love to see a problem uncovered and funds dedicated to science to solve it.

Note that I used random pictures of crew members taking ultrasounds and participating in the Fluid Shift study on station. NASA did not reveal the crew member impacted at the time.