My company's namesake is back in the news! I named my company, Didymos Consulting LLC, dba Ruff-in-Space after the parent asteroid in the #NearEarthAsteroid #NEA binary system of #Didymos (parent) and #Dimorphos (moonlet). Since childhood, NEAs have always fascinated me more than any other destinations or other objects in space. On September 26, 2022, the #NASA #DoubleAsteroidRedirectionTest #DART mission intentionally impacted Dimorphos attempting to change its speed orbiting Didymos by slowing it down as its #KineticImpactor demonstration via #HeadOnCollision for maximum transfer of momentum. I named my company in celebration of the first-ever NASA #PlanetaryDefense mission. NASA reported soon afterwards that the DART mission successfully slowed Dimorphos, which shortened its orbital period around Didymos - and its orbital distance from Didymos on the opposite side of Didymos from the DART impact. In today's announcement, NASA reported that the DART impact not only slowed the orbit of Dimorphos around Didymos, DART also measurably slowed the orbit of Didymos around the sun! Before DART was launched in 2021, I asked one of the NASA DART scientists if someone would write #HULK on the DART probe. He said, "No". Now I really wish someone had done that. Imagine the public exposure that the DART team, NASA - and Marvel - could be receiving now, with a headline like: "The NASA 'Hulk' Probe Smashed into One Asteroid So Hard, That It Changed the Orbits of Two Asteroids!" One of my personal quotes apply here: #ThereIsNothingCoolerThanDeepSpace - #FigurativelyOrLiterally! https://lnkd.in/gtK5RSg4
Didymos Consulting LLC, dba Ruff-in-Space
Business Consulting and Services
St Petersburg, Florida 26 followers
Space Communicator and Consultant
About us
Didymos Consulting LLC, dba Ruff-in-Space (Didymos) connects space industry - and space adjacent - organizations with potential new employees, potential suppliers, and venture capitalists. Also, as a #SpaceCommunicator, Didymos contracts to supplement public outreach and public engagement opportunities in support of the space industry, such as for non-profits, schools ranging from elementary through universities, space conferences, and other organizations.
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https://www.didymosconsulting.com/
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- Industry
- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- St Petersburg, Florida
- Type
- Self-Owned
- Founded
- 2025
- Specialties
- Space Communicator, Public Outreach, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Recruiting, Business Consulting, Keynote Speaking, Space Mission Presentations, and Public Engagement
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7902 4th St N
Suite 300
St Petersburg, Florida 33702, US
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Didymos Consulting LLC, dba Ruff-in-Space (Didymos) connects space industry organizations with potential new employees, potential suppliers, and venture capitalists. Also, Didymos contracts to supplement public outreach and public engagement opportunities in support of the space industry, such as for non-profits, schools ranging from elementary through universities, space conferences, and other organizations. Contact Founder and CEO Ken Ruffin on LinkedIn, or at kwruffin@didymosconsulting.com to schedule an appointment. Website - https://lnkd.in/dV3D5htw
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Thank you to #SpectrumNews1Texas and anchor #CharlesDivins for interviewing #DidymosConsulting founder Ken Ruffin (in his role as a #SpaceCommunicator) on February 17, 2026, to explain the second #WetDressRehearsal #WDR testing, and more, for the upcoming #NASA #ArtemisII rocket launch. This video, lasting about 4-1/2 minutes, is intended to serve as a layperson introduction to the NASA Artemis II mission, with four #astronauts traveling around the #Moon and back, now rescheduled to occur no earlier than (NET) April 1, 2026, as of this writing. Ken is looking forward to providing additional Artemis II updates, including during his visit to the #FloridaSpaceCoast, where the launch from the #NASAKennedySpaceCenter will take place.
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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Pathways Program is accepting applications Feb. 23–27 for Summer and Fall 2026! Ready to launch your engineering career? U.S. citizens enrolled in accredited institutions can apply for paid internships that give hands-on experience and a potential pathway to a full-time career at NASA. Additional Fall 2026 Pathways internship announcements will open later this spring, including opportunities in computer science, information technology, math, human resources, business, finance and more. Join our mission and contribute to work that pushes the boundaries of science, aeronautics and space exploration! Learn more and apply: nasa.gov/careers/pathways #GiantLeapsStartHere
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On December 18, 2025, Jared Isaacman became the 15th NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator. In belated recognition of the one-month anniversary of that occasion, I am posting photos of the NASA Artemis II rocket, three photos of #NASA Administrator Isaacman - in which two of them also include me. Also provided is a photo of NASA Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman and me. Details are included in the caption for each photo. The #ArtemisII mission is the Space Launch System #SLS rocket sending four astronauts in the #Orion capsule on a 10-day journey around the #Moon and back. If the current schedule does not change, I will be on the #FloridaSpaceCoast watching the launch with perhaps a million of my closest friends! If you are interested in having my company, #DidymosConsulting, supplement your organization's outreach within the space industry, to investors, and/or to the public, contact me to schedule a meeting. #SpaceCommunicator #PublicOutreach Didymos Consulting LLC, dba Ruff-in-Space
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Expressing a very special #ThankYou! to Jessica Kurz at the 🛸 DMX SPACE Marketing Studio for the creation of Block I of the #DidymosConsulting website. The website is located at https://lnkd.in/gPbBqMY4 Contact #DidymosConsulting to discuss contracting options for a Space Communicator and/or Recruiter. Contact DMX Space Marketing Studio for website and/or AI video development.
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We’ve just updated our Page. Visit our Page to see the latest updates. https://lnkd.in/gPbBqMY4