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  1. Pinned Tweet
    7 hours ago

    Meet our before our overnight launch coverage begins at midnight ET (4:00 UTC). The astronauts spent every day for months together preparing for any obstacle—which may just be surviving one another’s bad jokes. Live launch broadcast:

    Know Your Crew...Four!
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  2. 10 hours ago

    Have a question for ? He’ll be at this Thursday talking about his life, his experience, and the future of space travel. Submit questions by midnight tonight ET: Tune in April 28 for answers:

    Vic Glover in his blue flight suit looks up inside the vacuous and massive Vehicle Assembly Building where NASA rockets are assembled. It looks like a colossal warehouse. He looks up to the top left, as if gazing inspiringly at the ceiling of the 55-story building.
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  3. 14 hours ago

    Hear from NASA and leadership as they discuss the upcoming launch to the , scheduled for April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC):

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  4. 16 hours ago

    The four astronauts of are set to launch to our orbiting laboratory on April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC). Join us RIGHT NOW for the prelaunch teleconference with program experts:

    Four SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts waving hello at cameras off-screen. They are in their white spacesuits for a dress rehearsal as they walk out of crew quarters. They're standing in a line.
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  5. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    The rocket and spacecraft have reached their destination inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. MORE:

    38 replies . 179 retweets 1,354 likes
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  6. Apr 25

    Flying taxis? It's more realistic than you might think. is working on "vertiports" where electric aircraft could take off and land, even on the tops of buildings in cities.

    This concept graphic shows a vertiport design where an Advanced Air Mobility vehicle takes off of a rooftop in the center of a congested city.
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  7. Apr 25

    NASA’s astronauts are ready to fly. Liftoff is set for April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC). Live NASA TV coverage will begin at midnight. See the full schedule of events:

    Astronaut Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, Samantha Cristoforetti, and Bob Hines walk across the TARMAC at Kennedy Space Center having just disembarked from their NASA plane that came from Houston. They are all in blue flight suits and are waving at the cameras out of view, smiling. The tail of the airplane is visible, white and painted blue underneath.
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  8. Apr 25

    is back! Dragon Endeavour splashed down off the coast of Florida at 1:06pm ET (17:06 UTC). Congratulations to and on a successful mission as we continue to expand opportunities for research and exploration in low-Earth orbit:

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    Splashdown of Dragon confirmed
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  9. Apr 25

    After the longest single spaceflight in American history, took a call from Kamala Harris, and talked about how his work in space benefits life on Earth. Learn more about Celestial Immunity, that may help us treat diseases:

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  10. Retweeted
    Apr 25

    At approximately 5:30pm ET today, ’s I Moon rocket atop the crawler-transporter is scheduled to leave Launch Complex 39B and begin the four-mile trek to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Learn more:

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  11. Apr 25

    Hot on the heels of , learn how a visiting scientist at studies glaciers on Earth, and thinks about the possibility of life under the ice of Europa. Here's the transcript and audio of this episode of our podcast:

    Woman in a red parka standing on top of ice in Antarctica. She is off-center, and the view is mostly of the ice and snow in Antarctica. In the background is a snow-covered hill and the sky is blue, indiciating it is dry and freezing.
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  12. Apr 24

    Phenomenal cosmic knowledge! Itty bitty newsletter. 🧞 News about far away stars, updates on experimental aircraft, rockets preparing for launch to the Moon—get the latest from NASA right in your inbox every Friday. Sign up:

    61 replies . 374 retweets 2,981 likes
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  13. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    The Dragon Endeavour undocked from the station at 9:10pm ET today to return four astronauts to Earth on Monday.

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  14. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    Dragon is go to undock from the

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  15. Apr 24

    Update: Axiom Mission 1 is now set to undock from the at 9:15pm ET (April 25, 01:15 UTC).

    Dragon Endeavour orbiting above Earth. The Moon is above it.
    We're live on NASA TV as 's Dragon Endeavour and crew prepare to depart from the . Hatch closure is scheduled for 6:50pm ET (22:50 UTC), with undocking around 8:55pm (April 25, 12:55 UTC)—follow along at !
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  16. Apr 24

    Happy 32nd birthday to ! Showing true millennial spirit, you captured a spectacular grouping of five galaxies that will one day merge to form a giant elliptical galaxy: What did Hubble see on your birthday? Find out:

    A cluster of five galaxies, in different orientations. Some appear upright, others look like fuzzy elliptical galaxies. They vary in size. Three are on the bottom right of the image and two are at the top left. Individual stars of varying degrees (reds and blues) are spotted in the background.
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    Apr 24

    The astronauts are inside the Dragon Endeavour and the hatch between the crew ship and the station closed at 7:26pm ET today.

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  18. Apr 24

    We're live on NASA TV as 's Dragon Endeavour and crew prepare to depart from the . Hatch closure is scheduled for 6:50pm ET (22:50 UTC), with undocking around 8:55pm (April 25, 12:55 UTC)—follow along at !

    Dragon Endeavour orbiting above Earth. The Moon is above it.
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    Apr 24

    Weather is looking good off the coast of Florida for Dragon’s and the Ax-1 astronauts’ return to Earth, departing from the tonight at ~8:55 p.m. ET→

    156 replies . 791 retweets 6,666 likes
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  20. Apr 23

    📣 Last call to all educators & community leaders! Know a 6-8 grader who like overcame challenges to meet their goals? Nominate them by April 24 for our opportunity—a chance to chat with the team & get a message from Mars:

    Mars Rover Team to Celebrate Persevering Students
    NASA wants to celebrate students who’ve persevered. From overcoming unexpected challenges in getting the Perseverance rover to Mars, the rover team knows quite a bit about what it means to persevere.
    133 replies . 238 retweets 1,564 likes
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