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Mission to celebrate & honor Astronaut achievements & stories to inspire a better future for ALL. Founders of National Astronaut Day / Astronaut Rock Star Awards. (Every May 5th)
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Mission to celebrate & honor Astronaut achievements & stories to inspire a better future for ALL. Founders of National Astronaut Day / Astronaut Rock Star Awards. (Every May 5th)
https://nationalastronautday.uniphigood.com/
A breathtaking view of Earth from the ISS cupola, the Station’s iconic “window to the world.”
Captured by ESA project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. 🌎✨
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Video: ESA - Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
Music: Deep Breaths - Austin Farwell
Captured by ESA project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. 🌎✨
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Video: ESA - Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
Music: Deep Breaths - Austin Farwell
July 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A breathtaking view of Earth from the ISS cupola, the Station’s iconic “window to the world.”
Captured by ESA project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. 🌎✨
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Video: ESA - Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
Music: Deep Breaths - Austin Farwell
Captured by ESA project Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. 🌎✨
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Video: ESA - Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski
Music: Deep Breaths - Austin Farwell
🗓️ On this day in 1969.
Apollo 11 made history as Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon.
Astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit aboard Columbia, piloting the Command Module during critical rendezvous ops.
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Apollo 11 made history as Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon.
Astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit aboard Columbia, piloting the Command Module during critical rendezvous ops.
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July 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🗓️ On this day in 1969.
Apollo 11 made history as Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon.
Astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit aboard Columbia, piloting the Command Module during critical rendezvous ops.
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Apollo 11 made history as Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon.
Astronaut Michael Collins remained in orbit aboard Columbia, piloting the Command Module during critical rendezvous ops.
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On this day in 1969 at 9:32 a.m. ET, Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, starting a mission that united the world.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history in the days that followed.
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history in the days that followed.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On this day in 1969 at 9:32 a.m. ET, Apollo 11 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, starting a mission that united the world.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history in the days that followed.
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history in the days that followed.
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Who's in Space right now?🌎🛰️
International Space Station (ISS):
🇺🇸USA (x4)
🇷🇺Russia (x3)
🇯🇵Japan (x1)
🇮🇳India (x1)
🇭🇺Hungary (x1)
🇵🇱Poland (x1)
Chinese Space Station (CSS):
🇨🇳China (x3)
There are currently 14 Astronauts in space.
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International Space Station (ISS):
🇺🇸USA (x4)
🇷🇺Russia (x3)
🇯🇵Japan (x1)
🇮🇳India (x1)
🇭🇺Hungary (x1)
🇵🇱Poland (x1)
Chinese Space Station (CSS):
🇨🇳China (x3)
There are currently 14 Astronauts in space.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Who's in Space right now?🌎🛰️
International Space Station (ISS):
🇺🇸USA (x4)
🇷🇺Russia (x3)
🇯🇵Japan (x1)
🇮🇳India (x1)
🇭🇺Hungary (x1)
🇵🇱Poland (x1)
Chinese Space Station (CSS):
🇨🇳China (x3)
There are currently 14 Astronauts in space.
We Believe In Astronauts™
International Space Station (ISS):
🇺🇸USA (x4)
🇷🇺Russia (x3)
🇯🇵Japan (x1)
🇮🇳India (x1)
🇭🇺Hungary (x1)
🇵🇱Poland (x1)
Chinese Space Station (CSS):
🇨🇳China (x3)
There are currently 14 Astronauts in space.
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Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to space, stands proudly with the U.S. flag on the Moon. 🌕✨
(Photo taken February 5, 1971 by Astronaut Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell)
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Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to space, stands proudly with the U.S. flag on the Moon. 🌕✨
(Photo taken February 5, 1971 by Astronaut Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell)
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July 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to space, stands proudly with the U.S. flag on the Moon. 🌕✨
(Photo taken February 5, 1971 by Astronaut Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell)
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Apollo 14 Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to space, stands proudly with the U.S. flag on the Moon. 🌕✨
(Photo taken February 5, 1971 by Astronaut Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell)
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Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan show what’s on the menu aboard the International Space Station, and how they prepare meals in microgravity. 🍴🛰️
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Credit: NASA
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Credit: NASA
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What do Astronauts actually eat in Space? #shortvideo #shorts #astronauts #space #nasa
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July 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan show what’s on the menu aboard the International Space Station, and how they prepare meals in microgravity. 🍴🛰️
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Credit: NASA
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Credit: NASA
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The Ax-4 crew, former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu, arrived at the International Space Station on June 26, 2025. 🛰️✨
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Credit: NASA / ESA / Axiom Space / SpaceX
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Credit: NASA / ESA / Axiom Space / SpaceX
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Ax-4 crew, former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu, arrived at the International Space Station on June 26, 2025. 🛰️✨
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Credit: NASA / ESA / Axiom Space / SpaceX
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Credit: NASA / ESA / Axiom Space / SpaceX
#OTD 40 years ago, STS-51G Discovery touched down, completing Astronaut Shannon Lucid’s first spaceflight, just the beginning of her remarkable career.
She completed four more spaceflights, logged 223 days in space, and served as NASA’s Chief Scientist. 👩🚀💫
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She completed four more spaceflights, logged 223 days in space, and served as NASA’s Chief Scientist. 👩🚀💫
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June 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#OTD 40 years ago, STS-51G Discovery touched down, completing Astronaut Shannon Lucid’s first spaceflight, just the beginning of her remarkable career.
She completed four more spaceflights, logged 223 days in space, and served as NASA’s Chief Scientist. 👩🚀💫
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She completed four more spaceflights, logged 223 days in space, and served as NASA’s Chief Scientist. 👩🚀💫
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Astronauts Don Pettit and Suni Williams took the Two Step to new heights, dancing aboard the ISS while country music artist Josh Turner performed from Mission Control.
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Credit: NASA
Music: “Two Steppin' On The Moon” - Josh Turner
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Credit: NASA
Music: “Two Steppin' On The Moon” - Josh Turner
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Astronauts Don Pettit and Suni Williams took the Two Step to new heights, dancing aboard the ISS while country music artist Josh Turner performed from Mission Control.
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Credit: NASA
Music: “Two Steppin' On The Moon” - Josh Turner
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Credit: NASA
Music: “Two Steppin' On The Moon” - Josh Turner
How do Astronauts get in and out of a spacecraft during a spacewalk? 🤔🚀
They use an airlock, a special chamber that keeps the ship sealed while letting them step into space.
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They use an airlock, a special chamber that keeps the ship sealed while letting them step into space.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
How do Astronauts get in and out of a spacecraft during a spacewalk? 🤔🚀
They use an airlock, a special chamber that keeps the ship sealed while letting them step into space.
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They use an airlock, a special chamber that keeps the ship sealed while letting them step into space.
We Believe In Astronauts™
Astronaut Victor Glover delivers a powerful Juneteenth message, honoring sacrifice, justice, and the ongoing pursuit of equality. A reminder of our shared past and the mission toward freedom for all.
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Credit: NASA
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Credit: NASA
June 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Astronaut Victor Glover delivers a powerful Juneteenth message, honoring sacrifice, justice, and the ongoing pursuit of equality. A reminder of our shared past and the mission toward freedom for all.
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Credit: NASA
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Credit: NASA
On this day in 1983, Space Shuttle Challenger launched on its second mission - carrying Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
She was also the first Astronaut known to have been LGBTQ+, though she was not able to publicly come out until after her death.
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She was also the first Astronaut known to have been LGBTQ+, though she was not able to publicly come out until after her death.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On this day in 1983, Space Shuttle Challenger launched on its second mission - carrying Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
She was also the first Astronaut known to have been LGBTQ+, though she was not able to publicly come out until after her death.
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She was also the first Astronaut known to have been LGBTQ+, though she was not able to publicly come out until after her death.
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“The scale of detail and sensory inputs made this a breathtaking perspective.” 🌍✨
Astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video from space back in November 2020, capturing Earth from the window of Dragon Resilience.
Still awe-inspiring.
🎥: Astronaut Victor Glover
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Astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video from space back in November 2020, capturing Earth from the window of Dragon Resilience.
Still awe-inspiring.
🎥: Astronaut Victor Glover
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June 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“The scale of detail and sensory inputs made this a breathtaking perspective.” 🌍✨
Astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video from space back in November 2020, capturing Earth from the window of Dragon Resilience.
Still awe-inspiring.
🎥: Astronaut Victor Glover
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Astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video from space back in November 2020, capturing Earth from the window of Dragon Resilience.
Still awe-inspiring.
🎥: Astronaut Victor Glover
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"The Earth is our ship. Space is our home. And we are the crew of Spaceship Earth." - Astronaut Cady Coleman
From space, the message is clear: we're all in this together. 🌍
What's your role as crew member of Spaceship Earth?
✨Discover more inspirational talks:
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Credit: TED
From space, the message is clear: we're all in this together. 🌍
What's your role as crew member of Spaceship Earth?
✨Discover more inspirational talks:
shorturl.at/EmmVb
Credit: TED
June 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"The Earth is our ship. Space is our home. And we are the crew of Spaceship Earth." - Astronaut Cady Coleman
From space, the message is clear: we're all in this together. 🌍
What's your role as crew member of Spaceship Earth?
✨Discover more inspirational talks:
shorturl.at/EmmVb
Credit: TED
From space, the message is clear: we're all in this together. 🌍
What's your role as crew member of Spaceship Earth?
✨Discover more inspirational talks:
shorturl.at/EmmVb
Credit: TED
Microgravity makes everything cooler 💧🚀
Astronauts Matthew Dominick & Don Pettit demonstrate rocket fuel transfer in space, using water bottles and a fizzy tablet!
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Credit: NASA Johnson
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Astronauts Matthew Dominick & Don Pettit demonstrate rocket fuel transfer in space, using water bottles and a fizzy tablet!
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Credit: NASA Johnson
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Microgravity makes everything cooler 💧🚀 #shortvideo #shorts #webelieveinastronauts
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June 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Microgravity makes everything cooler 💧🚀
Astronauts Matthew Dominick & Don Pettit demonstrate rocket fuel transfer in space, using water bottles and a fizzy tablet!
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Credit: NASA Johnson
www.youtube.com/shorts/KVWr2...
Astronauts Matthew Dominick & Don Pettit demonstrate rocket fuel transfer in space, using water bottles and a fizzy tablet!
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Credit: NASA Johnson
www.youtube.com/shorts/KVWr2...
When Astronauts speak, they share more than stories from space, they pass on the spark that moves generations forward.
✨Discover more inspirational talks from Astronauts:
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Credit: TEDx Talks
#TheAstronautAgency #AstronautSpeakers
✨Discover more inspirational talks from Astronauts:
shorturl.at/MUFtR
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Credit: TEDx Talks
#TheAstronautAgency #AstronautSpeakers
June 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
When Astronauts speak, they share more than stories from space, they pass on the spark that moves generations forward.
✨Discover more inspirational talks from Astronauts:
shorturl.at/MUFtR
We Believe In Astronauts™
Credit: TEDx Talks
#TheAstronautAgency #AstronautSpeakers
✨Discover more inspirational talks from Astronauts:
shorturl.at/MUFtR
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Credit: TEDx Talks
#TheAstronautAgency #AstronautSpeakers
This time-lapse captures Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final 12-mile journey from LAX, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
Endeavour flew 25 missions.
Carried 173 Astronauts.
And launched countless dreams.
📹 Credit: Los Angeles Times
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Endeavour flew 25 missions.
Carried 173 Astronauts.
And launched countless dreams.
📹 Credit: Los Angeles Times
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Imagine waking up to a Space Shuttle outside your window🚀🪟 #shorts #shortvideo
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May 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This time-lapse captures Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final 12-mile journey from LAX, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
Endeavour flew 25 missions.
Carried 173 Astronauts.
And launched countless dreams.
📹 Credit: Los Angeles Times
youtube.com/shorts/DvF7r...
Endeavour flew 25 missions.
Carried 173 Astronauts.
And launched countless dreams.
📹 Credit: Los Angeles Times
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This memorial day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
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Image: A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 crew, taken in 1972.
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Image: A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 crew, taken in 1972.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This memorial day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
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Image: A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 crew, taken in 1972.
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Image: A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the moon at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apollo 17 crew, taken in 1972.
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On this day in 1969, Apollo 10 Astronauts Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan descended to within 9 miles of the lunar surface, the closest approach by humans at the time.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On this day in 1969, Apollo 10 Astronauts Tom Stafford and Eugene Cernan descended to within 9 miles of the lunar surface, the closest approach by humans at the time.
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Ever wondered what it takes to get ready for a spacewalk?
Watch this time-lapse of Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch preparing for a spacewalk on October 6, 2019.
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Credit: NASA / ESA
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Watch this time-lapse of Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch preparing for a spacewalk on October 6, 2019.
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Credit: NASA / ESA
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Ever Wondered What It Takes To Get Ready For a Spacewalk? #shorts #shortvideo #astronauts
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May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ever wondered what it takes to get ready for a spacewalk?
Watch this time-lapse of Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch preparing for a spacewalk on October 6, 2019.
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Credit: NASA / ESA
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Watch this time-lapse of Astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch preparing for a spacewalk on October 6, 2019.
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Credit: NASA / ESA
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ISS Commander Takuya Onishi demonstrates the law of conservation of angular momentum, the same principle that helps satellites and spacecraft steer in space.
No thrusters. No pushing off walls. Just physics in action.
Watch how microgravity makes it possible.
Credit: NASA/JAXA
No thrusters. No pushing off walls. Just physics in action.
Watch how microgravity makes it possible.
Credit: NASA/JAXA
May 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ISS Commander Takuya Onishi demonstrates the law of conservation of angular momentum, the same principle that helps satellites and spacecraft steer in space.
No thrusters. No pushing off walls. Just physics in action.
Watch how microgravity makes it possible.
Credit: NASA/JAXA
No thrusters. No pushing off walls. Just physics in action.
Watch how microgravity makes it possible.
Credit: NASA/JAXA
In 2006, ISS Expedition 12 crew released a retired Russian Orlan spacesuit.
Named SuitSat-1, it was outfitted with a low-power radio transmitter and served as a short-lived educational satellite.
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Credit: NASA / Expedition 12
Named SuitSat-1, it was outfitted with a low-power radio transmitter and served as a short-lived educational satellite.
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Credit: NASA / Expedition 12
May 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In 2006, ISS Expedition 12 crew released a retired Russian Orlan spacesuit.
Named SuitSat-1, it was outfitted with a low-power radio transmitter and served as a short-lived educational satellite.
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Credit: NASA / Expedition 12
Named SuitSat-1, it was outfitted with a low-power radio transmitter and served as a short-lived educational satellite.
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Credit: NASA / Expedition 12
No gym view like this one🌍
ISS Commander / Expedition 73 Astronaut Takuya Onishi shares this incredible view from the ISS:
“The pride of the station’s gym isn’t just the all-in-one training machine. It’s this view.”✨
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🎥Credit: NASA / JAXA
ISS Commander / Expedition 73 Astronaut Takuya Onishi shares this incredible view from the ISS:
“The pride of the station’s gym isn’t just the all-in-one training machine. It’s this view.”✨
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🎥Credit: NASA / JAXA
May 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
No gym view like this one🌍
ISS Commander / Expedition 73 Astronaut Takuya Onishi shares this incredible view from the ISS:
“The pride of the station’s gym isn’t just the all-in-one training machine. It’s this view.”✨
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🎥Credit: NASA / JAXA
ISS Commander / Expedition 73 Astronaut Takuya Onishi shares this incredible view from the ISS:
“The pride of the station’s gym isn’t just the all-in-one training machine. It’s this view.”✨
We Believe In Astronauts
🎥Credit: NASA / JAXA
Celebrating all the amazing moms today! 💕
In 1984, Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher became the first mother in space, joining STS-51A just 14 months after giving birth.
Thank you to all the incredible moms out there! 🌷
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In 1984, Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher became the first mother in space, joining STS-51A just 14 months after giving birth.
Thank you to all the incredible moms out there! 🌷
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May 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Celebrating all the amazing moms today! 💕
In 1984, Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher became the first mother in space, joining STS-51A just 14 months after giving birth.
Thank you to all the incredible moms out there! 🌷
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In 1984, Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher became the first mother in space, joining STS-51A just 14 months after giving birth.
Thank you to all the incredible moms out there! 🌷
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This year’s Astronaut Rock Star Awards honored three extraordinary individuals:
💫 Honoring Christa McAuliffe - a legacy of learning
🚀 Celebrating Sunita 'Suni' Williams - an adventurous spirit
🌟 Highlighting Wendy Lawrence - inspiring the next-gen in STEM/STEAM
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💫 Honoring Christa McAuliffe - a legacy of learning
🚀 Celebrating Sunita 'Suni' Williams - an adventurous spirit
🌟 Highlighting Wendy Lawrence - inspiring the next-gen in STEM/STEAM
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May 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This year’s Astronaut Rock Star Awards honored three extraordinary individuals:
💫 Honoring Christa McAuliffe - a legacy of learning
🚀 Celebrating Sunita 'Suni' Williams - an adventurous spirit
🌟 Highlighting Wendy Lawrence - inspiring the next-gen in STEM/STEAM
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💫 Honoring Christa McAuliffe - a legacy of learning
🚀 Celebrating Sunita 'Suni' Williams - an adventurous spirit
🌟 Highlighting Wendy Lawrence - inspiring the next-gen in STEM/STEAM
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