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@Astro_illini

NASA Astronaut, Crew 1 Dragon Resilience Commander, Expedition 64 Flight Engineer

Houston, TX
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  1. May 8

    The last week has been spent getting used to 1g again & life during a pandemic-Crew 1 received our 1st vaccine shot today

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  2. May 2

    Feels great to be back on Earth! I might miss the views outside of my Resilience room window tonight, but I’m happy to be home.

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  3. May 1

    Said goodbye to our crewmates and the . Time to buckle up for our ride back home. Go Crew-1!

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    Undocking confirmed! After 167 days in space – the most for a U.S. spacecraft since the final Skylab mission in 1974 – NASA’s Crew-1 astronauts are coming home. Splashdown is set for 2:57am ET (6:57 UT). Ask questions using .
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  4. May 1

    Coming home soon! It’s been a great mission with great teams both on the ground and on . Here are some of my favorite memories from the past 6 and a half months on-orbit…

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  5. Retweeted
    Apr 26

    Research Crew-1 conducted aboard the could help develop better fire safety codes, grow plants on future long-duration space missions, better understand muscle loss, develop new disease treatments, and more!

    Crew-1 Astronauts Advance Research in Space
    After six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will return home on April 28. The crewmembers contributed to hundreds of experiments aboard the orbiting lab.
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  6. Apr 24

    Resilience welcomed her sibling Endeavor to the . Perfect docking and great to have 11 crew members on board. Welcome, Crew 2!

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  7. Apr 22

    I’m convinced I have the best view in the galaxy! Out of all of the planets in the universe, Earth is by far my favorite. Looking forward to coming home in a week.

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  8. Apr 15

    Had a visitor yesterday checking out Crew Dragon Resilience. Making sure the capsule is in good shape for our return to Earth in a few weeks.

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  9. Apr 12

    I didn’t think the views could get any better, then my crewmate took this night timelapse from Resilience and I was blown away.

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  10. Apr 8

    Stunning. I don’t know how else to describe the nighttime views from the eyes of spaceship Resilience, located at her new home on “top” of .

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  11. Apr 6

    Successfully relocated the penthouse suite of yesterday! Resilience is viewing the world from a new perspective.

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    Apr 5

    Soft capture confirmed of the Crew Dragon to the space-facing port of the Harmony module.

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  13. Apr 1

    Slipped back into our spacesuits for the upcoming port relocation of Crew Dragon Resilience on Monday. We'll take a short ride in Dragon to move from the Harmony forward port to the Harmony zenith port in order to make room for our new crewmates!

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  14. Mar 29

    Stop and smell the flowers! Checking in on the Pak Choi that I've been growing on . This is part of Veggie - an experiment studying crop production in microgravity that could help astronauts become more self-sufficient on long-duration missions to the Moon or Mars.

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  15. Mar 24

    Here are some long exposures of the flying going over 's campus this past week and weekend. Looking forward to speaking with you guys today! Watch live at 3:55 p.m. ET: .

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  16. Mar 22

    Sometimes on a day off, you just have to stare at the clouds. Beautiful views from Crew Dragon Resilience.

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  17. Mar 15

    Views from this weekend’s spacewalk with where we completed tasks to upgrade the 's cooling system and communications gear…aka more WiFi in space!

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  18. Mar 11

    Crew Dragon Resilience watched as ground controllers released a pallet that will eventually burn up in the atmosphere.

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  19. Mar 3

    Great day on Sunday. Kate and had a successful spacewalk. Happy to help get them out the door and welcome them back after 7 hrs in the vacuum of space.

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  20. Feb 22

    Crew Dragon Resilience got a new friend today. Welcome aboard Cygnus SS Katherine Johnson!

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