It’s incredible how something that seems so beautiful from space can be so terrible on Earth…Praying for the safety of those in the path of Typhoon Nanmadol.
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Absolutely SPECTACULAR aurora today!!! Thankful for the recent solar activity resulting in these wonderful sights!
What a view of the AA-2 test this morning . This successful test proved that the abort motor’s 400,000 lbs of thrust would safely get astronauts away from the rocket in the event of a malfunction. Next up...Artemis 1 & 2, then boots on the Moon!
This storm is HUGE! That’s the Mississippi River and New Orleans on the left. It covers the entire Florida peninsula! We could see through the eye just as it was making landfall. Praying for the safety of everyone dealing with #HurricaneIan. 🙏
“Hey, fellas...I think that ornament may be too big for that tree!” The Orion spacecraft completes another round of preparation at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab .
#exploration #NBL #nasa
Our Crew-4 patch for our mission to has finally been released…what do you think? It’s gonna be a great mission with , , and Jessica Watkins!
This is my favorite image taken so far by Orion, currently in a Distant Retrograde Orbit around the Moon, farther than any human-rated craft has ever travelled! #Artemis #WeAreGoing
I am NOT a morning person, but I love a good sunrise! What a beautiful morning for a training flight enroute to !
This picture shows how the Florida peninsula is shedding all the water #HurricanIan dumped on it. This was taken approx 2 days after it made landfall. Ian sure churned up the waters of the Gulf of Mexico!
I just want to remind everyone how epic this is...11 humans (representing 4 countries 🇺🇸🇷🇺🇫🇷🇯🇵) are currently living in space...they arrived in 2 Dragons and a Soyuz. Amazing times!
👩🚀👩🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀🧑🚀, 🐉🐉, 🛰
Aurora are formed when solar particles interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. In this image, the Earth is illuminated by a full moon as the flies through the Southern Aurora off the coast of southern Australia
356 days after leaving the planet, Mark is finally home! He looked amazing and was moving around like he never missed a day without gravity! Welcome Home!!!
What a beautiful planet we live on. Earth is the perfect place for us!
This is amazing to me... 5 spacecraft currently docked ! Truly an INTERNATIONAL space port!
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The @SpaceX #CrewDragon makes five spaceships parked at the station. go.nasa.gov/2M4zJPy
As a test pilot and aerospace engineer, I find this fascinating! As the wind blows past the mountains, the viscosity of the air causes eddies, or vortices, to be shed from alternating sides of the mountain…the same phenomena that makes a flag wave! 🇺🇸
Shout out to Crew 4! This afternoon we refined the fit of my space suit. Not only is it our personal spacecraft, it must also fit very precisely (especially the gloves!) to allow us to do our work. Thanks to the engineers & Suit Techs who work so hard to make this happen!
Thunderstorms over eastern Africa. The is a wonderful post to observe the beautiful intricacy of our planet!
“I spy with my little eye…a 🐉!” Yesterday and I helped bring aboard CRS-25 to the ! Can you see it photo-bombing the first pic? Today we unloaded nearly 5800 lbs of science and supplies!
Ever wonder what a 🚀 launch looks like from space? It’s amazing!! and fellow 🐢, Frank Rubio launched on a Soyuz just a few hours ago…now he’s at the front door of awaiting hatch opening! Welcome aboard, Frank!
T-7 days! Our spacecraft, FREEDOM, made it to Pad 39A where it is going thru final processing and will be stacked atop the its Falcon 9 rocket. Just a few days before head to the Cape for Dry Dress Rehearsal, Static Fire and…finally Launch. It’s getting close!
Flying over aboard the is a surreal experience. Each time, I’m amazed to think that our #Crew4 journey started there just a few short weeks ago! So close, yet so far away!
Happy Birthday, America! The crew of FREEDOM and
Expedition 67 wishes everyone back home a Happy Independence Day! I am so thankful for the opportunities our country provides. God Bless America!
I just realized…this flight-proven Falcon9 rocket matches my hair color. 😕 #salt&pepper #thathappenedfast #washme
My heartfelt condolences to the and all of England on the passing of The Queen. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers during this time of mourning. #QueenElizabethII
Can’t wait to be on orbit with this crew! 🚀🛰
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News – NASA and SpaceX are targeting April 15, 2022 for the launch of the Crew-4 mission:
Crew-4 will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, and a fourth crew member yet to be named.
These pictures generated some interesting conversations around the dinner table about the geologic processes at work in forming this beautifully unique island. continues to be a fantastic outpost for learning about the Earth, as well as space!
Dear Ellie,
I hope so too. I love your great drawings! The moon and Saturn are two of my favorite things in the solar system...along with the Earth! Thank you for your note!
Love,
Bob
#fanmail #moontomars #moontosaturn #nasa
Sometimes they surprise us when they appear out the window, but the beautiful colors of the Caribbean are ALWAYS captivating!
Happy World Turtle Day 🐢from two #TurtlesinSpace aboard the . It’s fitting that the cupola resembles a turtle shell, don’t you think? And a special shout-out to all our Turtle classmates back home. and I wish you were here!
Soft capture! Great job , and everyone and ! What a great moment for 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸! There are no bounds to what human-kind can do when we work together!
A beautiful view of the fading sunset over the Straights of Gibraltar.
Let’s GO!!!! 🚀
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On April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC), @Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, @Astro_Watkins, and @AstroSamantha will begin their journey to the @Space_Station on NASA's @SpaceX #Crew4 mission.
Weather is currently 90% favorable for liftoff: go.nasa.gov/38lOpID
Today and successfully tested a new solid rocket booster for NASA’s SLS. What a show! The exhaust gases are so hot, they turned the sand to glass! Two boosters will supply 70% of the required thrust during the launch sending to the Moon! 🌘
How do you become an astronaut? How do you achieve your dreams? THIS! This is how...my wife, kids, parents, grandparents, teachers, mentors, friends, colleagues who sacrifice for me along the way. THEY make you who you are. It takes a village.
I just love this! The comraderie amongst men/women, civilian/military, and American/Russian/Italian astronauts is perhaps the significant legacy of human spaceflight. #forallmankind #nasa #ESA #роскосмос
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.@AstroDrewMorgan, @Astro_Luca and Alexander Skvortsov began their mission aboard the station Saturday when the hatches opened at 9:04pm ET. They join fellow Exp 60 crewmates @Astro_Christina, @AstroHague and Alexey Ovchinin. #Apollo50th | go.nasa.gov/2GnSLxM
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Waving back! 👋
Yesterday’s graduation was an amazing! Having my wife pin on my astronaut pin was the icing on the cake! She sacrificed so much & supported this journey from the beginning. She is certainly responsible for this “Turtle on the fence post!” Thank you, honey! #blessedbeyondmeasure
“There she is, partner. All bridled and saddled...ready to go!” L-2 days! Great shot by #LaunchAmerica #TheRightStuff
To all the men and women of the armed forces, past & present, astro_kjell and I along with our EVA training team salute you for your service to our nation. Happy Veteran’s Day!
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Credit to for the amazing pics! Thanks to , , and for a great day of flying!
We're going to the Moon! just named three companies to develop our new human lunar landers...and we're taking the #Artemis generation with us! Let's Roll!!! t.co/YLct3cghcJ
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I wanna go there! Who’s with me? 🚀🌔
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🚀🇺🇸
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Exciting News! So excited to have my friend & fellow #Turtle 🐢 flying on #Crew4 with us! More #Turtlesinspace launching next April!!!
The #SpaceRace is a friendly soccer ⚽️ rivalry between two cities steeped in space tradition, home to and , both critical to human space flight. But there’s only one true Space City. Congratulations on an epic win! #HoldItDown
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Prior to joining , I was a Research Pilot. On this mission, we flew NASA’s WB-57 at 60,000 ft over hurricane Gonzalo...a Category 5. Science missions like this help us build more accurate models to predict the path and intensity of future hurricanes.
This is a cool perspective of yesterday’s test of the test of the booster! 3.6 MILLION pounds of thrust coming out of this thing!!!
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“Set Phasers to STUN!” Actually we’re performing an experiment called GRASP. It uses virtual reality on to research whether the lack of gravity affects motor control and/or hand-eye coordination.
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We use it to manage inventory & stowage on-board. It’s an iPod with a barcode scanner and an RFID scanner attached to it.
Today was a great day training in the T-38 with We had to work through some aircraft malfunctions, changing weather, and compressed schedules. We even crossed paths with some fellow aircrew in a C-5! Have a great weekend!
Our Expedition 67 poster was released yesterday…Can you guess the theme? We’ve heard some interesting guesses! #SoSayWeAll
August’s auroras resulting from the mid-month geo-magnetic storm/solar activity were just breathtaking. Words (and even photos) don’t do them justice, but I’m glad the time-lapses came out so well. Again, thanks to for the compilation!
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#ISS #timelapse #fromspace
Farmer & Samantha Aurora Chasers 
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setup by @Astro_FarmerBob & @AstroSamantha
Full-length 10 minutes 4K60fps video (with very intense auroras) here: youtube.com/watch?v=8EuA9C
Enjoy!
#Expedition67 #MissionMinerva
(17/18 Aug)
Camera setup by @Astro_FarmerBob & @AstroSamantha
Full-length 10 minutes 4K60fps video (with very intense auroras) here: youtube.com/watch?v=8EuA9C
Enjoy!
#Expedition67 #MissionMinerva
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Getting closer to launching American astronauts from American soil!!! #nasa
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Farewell, #Starliner! 
The spacecraft is on the way to @ulalaunch to be mated to the #AtlasV!
The spacecraft is on the way to @ulalaunch to be mated to the #AtlasV!
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I LOVE me some pizza!!! Somehow, Space Pizza isn’t quite the same, but I love it just the same…Happy #NationalPizzaDay everyone!🍕🍕🍕
While I’m not ACTUALLY a farmer, one of my favorite experiments on is called XROOTS. We’re helping scientists learn which plants thrive with different watering methods (hydroponics/aeroponics).🌾🍅🌱🥬
Congratulations, !!! We’re so proud of all your accomplishments. Can’t wait to see you back on terra firma in the coming months!
What an amazing group we have joining our team! Welcome aboard, Group XXIII…We can’t wait to see all the amazing things you do !!!
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From Alaska to Florida, the 10 women and men selected for our 2021 astronaut candidate class bring an incredible range of experience—which they'll use as we explore the Moon and expand our presence in low-Earth orbit.
Meet the team: nasa.gov/press-release/
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I was waving 👋 I think I see you right behind that “tiny” thunderstorm! ⛈ Stay safe out there, !
Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers out there. My prayer is that everyone would be as lucky as me to have such great Father Figures in their lives. There’s no greater gift than being a Dad! I hope you all enjoy your day down there, on “the Good Earth!”
I’m not sleeping on the job 😴 Today we collected data to compare to when I get back from This simulates our ability to get up after a fall. The results will help determine the effects of long-duration spaceflight on humans…important for future Moon/Mars Missions!
Beautiful weather + great friends + Formation Flying = A Great Friday! Spaceflight Readiness Training in the T-38 helps us hone our crew coordination and decision making skills in the dynamic environment of high-speed flight. #newastronauts #T38
The #newastronauts witnessed a test of the RS-68A rocket engine this week . Best of all, we got to watch it with some impressive students from @hyla_hancock
Exciting times...every day we get closer & closer to the first flight of and for NASA’s #Artemis program!
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L-30 days…again. Our target launch date has slipped to April 19th. Space flight is incredibly complicated. The number of things that can affect a launch is staggering, and we are at the end of the whip. We are eager to go, but we’ll enjoy the extra few days with our families!
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.@NASA and @SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than April 19 for the launch of the #Crew4 mission to the @Space_Station.
Get the details: go.nasa.gov/3qhXHv3
On my way to Star City Russia for some training…had the honor to meet some of the at the airport. Good luck & Godspeed at KC this week! #DashOn #HoldItDown
Can’t wait to see AA-2 this week. As the final launch test before next year’s Artemis-1 mission, this test will pave the way for humans to ride on enroute to the #moon by 2024
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We are L-3 days away from @NASA_Orion's Ascent Abort 2 test. This test will put the launch abort system to the test to ensure astronauts could safely get away from their launch vehicle if there is a problem during ascent: blogs.nasa.gov/aa2/
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My whole career, The Sound of Freedom was defined by jet noise. Starting April 19th, it’s going to be even better. We have named our spacecraft FREEDOM, in honor of the freedoms we hold so dear. Tune in on April 19th to listen to the Sound of FREEDOM as Crew-4 launches to ISS!
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FREEDOM!! Crew-4 will fly to the International Space Station in a new Dragon capsule named “Freedom.” The name celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit. 1/
One of the most memorable events of our astronaut training was the chance to lock ourselves in a room and listen to the humble wisdom of @astromichaelcollins. The world lost a great man today...Godspeed, Mr Collins!
This week, and I practiced robotic operations to capture a Cygnus cargo vehicle. Crew coordination is critical to safely grappling a vehicle flying 17,500 mph only a few meters away from !
Turtles are Awesome…just sayin’! 🐢🐢🐢
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Today, , and I used a simulator to learn about decent and landing techniques for landing on the #moon. We will refine these procedures as well as the spacecraft flight controls and displays to put on the moon by #2024!
So Blessed to get to be a part of this crew!
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.@NASA_Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines are headed for the @Space_Station on NASA's @SpaceX Crew-4 mission set to launch in 2022. It will be @Astro_FarmerBob's 1st trip to space and the 2nd for @astro_kjell: go.nasa.gov/3pdsp59
Here are some of the spectacular aurora we saw last month…thank you for the compilation!
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Happy 4th of July 
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Enjoy some natural fireworks #fromspace!
#ISS #timelapse
Farmer's Aurora 
(14-15-17-18-19-23 June 2022)
Camerasetup by @Astro_FarmerBob
Full-Length Video (6 minutes, with stunning multiple moonrising) 4K60fps: youtube.com/watch?v=ypLzjJ
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Enjoy some natural fireworks #fromspace!
#ISS #timelapse
Farmer's Aurora (14-15-17-18-19-23 June 2022)
Camerasetup by @Astro_FarmerBob
Full-Length Video (6 minutes, with stunning multiple moonrising) 4K60fps: youtube.com/watch?v=ypLzjJ
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That. Is. incredible!!!
Beautiful views during our training flight earlier this week. The T-38 is some of the most critical training we get to prepare for spaceflight. The views are just a perk. #t38
Great news...Congratulations ! We hope to have some meet you there in a few short years! #CountdownToMars
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I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere.
#CountdownToMars
Great memories! Looking forward to seeing and Butch Wilmore climb aboard #Starliner later this summer!
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.@Astro_FarmerBob and @astro_kjell ventured inside #Starliner as the two connected spacecraft orbited 
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LISTEN as CAPCOM Neal Nagata celebrates the historical flight test moment from Mission Control in Houston.
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LISTEN as CAPCOM Neal Nagata celebrates the historical flight test moment from Mission Control in Houston.
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It’s great having the #Astrobees up here on the ! They are a great test-bed for future robotic technologies…and they make pretty good friends, too. Turns out, they’re good listeners! 😉
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THAT. WAS. AWESOME!!! This is quite possibly your greatest video ever! 👏👏👏
We are ready to catch Starliner! Let’s do it!
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Saranno @astro_kjell e @Astro_FarmerBob a monitorare approccio e attracco di CST-100.
#Starliner #OFT2
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That is an incredible shot!
That is amazing!!!
It was so cool getting to hear the lessons and experiences of #Apollo11 directly from ...we were like sponges, just trying to take in everything he said. Such a humble and down-to-Earth man (no pun intended)! Thank you for spending the time, sir!
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It was a huge honor talking with @AstroMCollins last week about his experiences on Apollo twitter.com/NASA_Astronaut…