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We Believe in Astronauts. 🚀👩‍🚀💫
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
July 23, 2025 at 4:20 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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July 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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July 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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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June 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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
June 19, 2025 at 3:34 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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June 13, 2025 at 4:45 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
June 12, 2025 at 7:23 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

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Credit: TEDx Talks

#TheAstronautAgency #AstronautSpeakers
June 5, 2025 at 6:03 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
May 20, 2025 at 3:53 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
May 16, 2025 at 4:56 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
May 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Astronauts Anne McClain & Nicole Ayers wrapped up their EVA at 2:49 PM EDT on May 1 after 5 hrs 44 min. It marked McClain’s 3rd, Ayers’ 1st, and the 275th spacewalk for station upgrades.

Celebrate National Astronaut Day on May 5.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨 Spacewalk incoming! 🚨
May 1 @ 8am EDT: NASA's Anne McClain (🔴) & Nichole Ayers (⚪) step outside the ISS to prep for new solar arrays—boosting station power by 30%!

🔧 Antenna move
🛠️ Bracket install
👩‍🚀 McClain: 3rd walk
🌟 Ayers: 1st ever!

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May 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM