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Astronaut, back on Earth after 3 spaceflights.
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This is what landing on the Moon looks like - so many potholes to avoid! Note the 2 descent pauses to let the cameras find a flat spot, before success. Well done !
I wonder if the designers of the Arc de Triomphe had this in mind when they built it?
(great photo by Stefano Zanarello)
So disappointing for all the scientists, engineers and explorers to see Luna 25 crash. All eyes now on India, attempting south Moon landing in 3 days.
Genius is so fine and rare. Goodbye Professor Hawking. You inspired and taught us all.
With celebrity death and elections taking the media by the nose, it’s easy to forget that this year saw a great many positives. Let’s look.
In case you're wondering what landing on an aircraft carrier looks like. Imagine it at night in bad weather. BZ.
Adam - I’ve been lucky enough to CAPCOM many spaceflights. We should talk space together. Take care, be good - Chris
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@NASA This young man has a dream that hopefully some day you can make come through #LateLateToyShow
Tonight this woman returns from space, the all-time US record-holder. Commander Peggy Whitson PhD, you rock. Safe landing, !
Our entire Moon (including the side we can't see from Earth).
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Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.
If you’d said a year ago I’d be fully vaccinated by now, I’d have never believed it. Thank you scientists and everyone in health care!
Once you wipe the dust from your screen, the remaining blue dot is ... us. Our Earth, seen from Saturn by 's Cassini. Wave!
Cecilia Chirenti & her team discovered this pair of spinning neutron stars smashing into each other, forming a single massive star, then collapsing into a black hole. The sound is gravitational waves. go.nasa.gov/3CEVD6A
(from old satellite data)
India is landing on the Moon - launch in 7 hours!
It'll take 42 days for #Chandrayaan3 to efficiently get there. Watch live: youtu.be/q2ueCg9bvvQ
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Small dog who cast a large shadow, Albert reached the last of his days today. We were together for the quiet, gentle end of a fine, long life. A very good dog. I’ll miss and love you forever.
Mars has 5 million cubic km of ice, enough to cover the whole planet to a depth of 35 m/ 115 ft. Just need to warm it up a bit, .
Memories of a happy flying day with Capt Casey. I stand and salute you, Jenn, high in the sunlit silence.
This young man rocketed away from Earth, orbited once & parachuted himself to safety, 60 years ago today. I salute you, Yuri Gagarin.
Maelstrom at the gates of Hell. First-ever image of a black hole, wider than our whole solar system. Einstein, we rejoice in your brilliance.
Meanwhile, the Hubble telescope says "take THAT, James Webb!"
bit.ly/3v0hKR4
This is the Want Ad I responded to, to become an astronaut. Right there under City Solicitor.
In 12 days we're going to try and deflect an asteroid by ramming it - to prove a way to protect Earth. The dinosaurs wished they had .
Details: dart.jhuapl.edu
India and Russia are both landing on the Moon next week, targeting near the South Pole, where the water and eternal sunshine are. It's far harder than it looks - I wish both teams gentle landings! tinyurl.com/5xezb8su
38 years ago today, these kids got married. Thank you, Love, for the grand adventure so far. I'm excited for our next 38!
Connery, Sir Sean Connery. A man whose style and presence inspired many millions, including me. Rest in Peace.
Maracaibo, Venezuela at night, from the Space Station.
(where I lived when I was just learning to walk)
10,000 years of invention in 38 secs. I look forward to seeing this machine take us to orbit & beyond.
So many amazing roads travelled together since this fine day - Happy 40th anniversary, Love!
Earth Day was the very first time I truly saw our planet. No filters or biases. Just all of us, together, through the thin plastic visor of my helmet. #EarthDay2021
Moustache visible through the Shuttle’s window.
Interesting how rough-textured the thermal blankets and tiles were. Amazing spaceship to fly - this photo was taken from Mir.
I was in orbit during a US Govt shutdown. The Cdn Prime Minister tried to call, but no one was at NASA HQ to answer. I did talk to several nice people on the ham radio, though.
"By 2030, the Chinese people will definitely be able to set foot on the Moon. That's not a problem," Wu, chief designer of the lunar exploration program, said.
Read: shorturl.at/kmwPV
Long shadows when you drive near the Moon’s South Pole. The Sun is always close to the horizon, like a perpetual sunset. twitter.com/chandrayaan_3/
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With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here's Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.
Ignoring our changing climate is just sticking fingers in our ears & yelling "La La La" while the problem grows. We have one, shared world.
Leonard, you lived long and prospered, and were an inspiration to me and to millions. Rest in peace.
Wow! So rare to record live!
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Check out this incredible avalanche footage from the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Luckily, everyone survived. Account: cutt.ly/fLkOldS
What a superb, hopeful, human thing to see from space.
Nighttime on the Space Station. Ethereal wonder.
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A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
I just stood outside and watched Space Station go over, chased by Dragon Endeavour. The coolest of sights!
Exactly 50 years ago, 3 brave men left Earth to walk on the Moon. "Astronauts report it feels good" #Apollo11
Flying the Spitfire to honour Battle of Britain veterans. Thought of those young pilots the whole time.
Today there are 8 people in space flying 3 different spaceships and we're landing a probe on Mars. Hello, Future.
Having built launch pads of straw, wood, and brick, is now going to try water-cooled steel. Take THAT, big bad Super Heavy.
Ottawa is a colourful town - autumn photo from the International Space Station.
Our amazing Earth - today's eruption of of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano, from space. The shockwave through our atmosphere amazes me.
(from bit.ly/3FqTXw8)
Chandrayaan-3 is surely humming Fly Me to the Moon. twitter.com/chandrayaan_3/
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Our small, beautiful place in the universe. Worth taking care of.
And not just the once - three times!
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Chris Hadfield really milking this “I’ve been to space” thing
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49 years ago tonight, these 3 gave me the confidence to try and turn myself into an astronaut. Eternal thanks.
In case you need a new screensaver, here's Jupiter through Juno's unique eye.
Your poetry and melodies are an eternal inspiration. Rest in peace now, Gordon Lightfoot.
Our Eden, rising.
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"Stunning timelapse of the Earth rising over the Moon as captured by Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya."
-Credit: JAXA/NHK-
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3. The Giant Panda, arguably the world’s second cutest panda, has official been removed from the endangered species list.
From here you can see that our Earth is rare, shared and beautiful. My first spacewalk, 16 yrs ago today #EarthDay We're in this together.
Spaceflight finale: To some this may look like a sunset. But it's a new dawn.
The eclipsed Moon, Mars and Alps are very nice, but the goat makes the picture.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180807.
25 years ago this morning I helped fly that American spaceship up from Earth to build that Russian space station, using that Canadarm. A good day in the life.
I took my granddaughter flying. She steered the plane, and saw the world in a new way. We look up at the sky together now with a shared secret.
Such a mix of emotions watching the International Space Station fly over just now. Mostly gratitude. And wonder.
I am so sad that Mike Collins has passed away. He inspired my whole life with his grace, humility, and amazing accomplishments - a superb man. Godspeed, Mike.
A good landing is one you can walk away from; not quite as good if you have to run...
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2. Sri Lanka spent five years working to exile the world’s deadliest disease from their borders. As of 2016, they are malaria free.
Vaccination Day! Huge thanks to the scientists and organizers solving this global threat.
Today is our daughter’s wedding day! We’re so proud and excited. Loving, emotional magic, shared.
Mars over Toronto. It won’t be this close to Earth again until 2035.
bit.ly/3iBcvhJ (great photo by friend Andrew Yee!)
For those who feel 's Starship test flight didn't go well, here are the very first flights of the F-14 and F-16. The test pilots survived.
This is the best Moon photo I've ever seen.
(through Andrew McCarthy's backyard telescope)
bit.ly/3ch7BEr
I'm on Jeopardy! My Mom will be very excited :)
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5. Tiger numbers around the world are on the rise for the first time in 100 years, with plans to double by 2022.
I'm looking forward to this helicopter landing on Mars next month! Exploring like never before .
go.nasa.gov/3o7D4Pp
