Ben Feist
@benfeist.bsky.social
Software Engineer, Data Visualization & Informatics and Historian at NASA Johnson Space Center. Creator of ApolloInRealtime.org, Astromaterials3D,
@apollo11movie team. Other account: @benfeist@astrodon.social
@apollo11movie team. Other account: @benfeist@astrodon.social
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ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
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😎 This is cool 👇 Explore 25 years on the International Space Station. This multimedia project replays every day of the past 25 years on board and consists entirely of historical mission material. By @benfeist.bsky.social and David Charney.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
😎 This is cool 👇 Explore 25 years on the International Space Station. This multimedia project replays every day of the past 25 years on board and consists entirely of historical mission material. By @benfeist.bsky.social and David Charney.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
Emily Carney interviewed David Charney and me about ISS in Real Time for an article in The Space Review. Thanks, Emily!
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Emily Carney interviewed David Charney and me about ISS in Real Time for an article in The Space Review. Thanks, Emily!
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
www.thespacereview.com/article/5092/1
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👨🚀 For over 25 years now, there has always been someone in space, orbiting our planet every 90 minutes aboard the International Space Station 🛰️.
Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org
Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org
ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
👨🚀 For over 25 years now, there has always been someone in space, orbiting our planet every 90 minutes aboard the International Space Station 🛰️.
Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org
Now you can relive every day of this incredible journey thanks to Ben Feist and David Charney 🔗 issinrealtime.org
T-minus 4 hours until the 25th anniversary of sustained human presence in space.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
T-minus 4 hours until the 25th anniversary of sustained human presence in space.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
ISS in Real Time
Explore 25 years onboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Announcing ISS in Real Time, a new multimedia project where you can play back every day of the past 25 years aboard the International Space Station.
issinrealtime.org
issinrealtime.org
NASA guy uses telescope.
My late father left me his enormous 8” astrophotography telescope. I finally got it operational last night. Visual eyepieces only (camera gear pending). Managed to snap these pics through the eyepiece.
My late father left me his enormous 8” astrophotography telescope. I finally got it operational last night. Visual eyepieces only (camera gear pending). Managed to snap these pics through the eyepiece.
September 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NASA guy uses telescope.
My late father left me his enormous 8” astrophotography telescope. I finally got it operational last night. Visual eyepieces only (camera gear pending). Managed to snap these pics through the eyepiece.
My late father left me his enormous 8” astrophotography telescope. I finally got it operational last night. Visual eyepieces only (camera gear pending). Managed to snap these pics through the eyepiece.
An awesomely fun project from my friend and long-time collaborator @davidcharney.bsky.social. Making the internet a better place, as always.
alphabetmoon.org
alphabetmoon.org
Alphabet Moon
Explore the Moon! Type your name to see how it's written in the Moon's features, then dive into the fascinating science behind it.
alphabetmoon.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
An awesomely fun project from my friend and long-time collaborator @davidcharney.bsky.social. Making the internet a better place, as always.
alphabetmoon.org
alphabetmoon.org
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How does this happen?
I grew up in Guelph when there were no bike lanes, so I love the new bike lanes. However, if you are creating bike lanes for people, safety cannot be an afterthought. While it's great there will be no trucks in this bi-directional bike lane on Speedvale (@ Woolwich), this is an obvious hazard.
July 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How does this happen?
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Tune in to the original #MoonDay by visiting apolloinrealtime.org/11/
Apollo 11 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the first landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.
apolloinrealtime.org
July 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Tune in to the original #MoonDay by visiting apolloinrealtime.org/11/
Rule: If you're in a NASA video, even only for a second, and even if you look like a dork, share it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HI...
Boot Camp for the Moon
YouTube video by NASA Johnson
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Rule: If you're in a NASA video, even only for a second, and even if you look like a dork, share it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HI...
Apollo 13 “problem”, 55 years ago at 11pm ET tonight.
ApolloInRealtime.org/13
ApolloInRealtime.org/13
Apollo 13 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the third lunar landing attempt. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1970.
ApolloInRealtime.org
April 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Apollo 13 “problem”, 55 years ago at 11pm ET tonight.
ApolloInRealtime.org/13
ApolloInRealtime.org/13
Trump announces new tarrifs right here.
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump announces new tarrifs right here.
Great new film by NASA featuring some of the wonderfully talented people that I get to work with every day. We're working hard to prepare for our return to the Moon. This film shows just one aspect of those preparations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...
Preparing for Artemis: NASA's Geology Training for Lunar Exploration
YouTube video by NASA Johnson
www.youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Great new film by NASA featuring some of the wonderfully talented people that I get to work with every day. We're working hard to prepare for our return to the Moon. This film shows just one aspect of those preparations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoJO...
Extra points if you can spot me in the back of the science room. In the fall I was part of an Artemis III training simulation at NASA JSC. Today, NASA published a short article about it.
science.nasa.gov/uncategorize...
science.nasa.gov/uncategorize...
How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon - NASA Science
The Artemis III Geology Team, led by principal investigator Dr. Brett Denevi of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland,
science.nasa.gov
March 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Extra points if you can spot me in the back of the science room. In the fall I was part of an Artemis III training simulation at NASA JSC. Today, NASA published a short article about it.
science.nasa.gov/uncategorize...
science.nasa.gov/uncategorize...
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I’m looking forward to being on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s The Current around 8.30 am EST tomorrow to talk about the significance of @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social’s mission & what this means for lunar exploration, including for 🇨🇦 @westernuresearch.bsky.social
Firefly Aerospace landed its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete in a global moon race reut.rs/3FdP2Ef
US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
The four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon's Earth-facing side.
reut.rs
March 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’m looking forward to being on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s The Current around 8.30 am EST tomorrow to talk about the significance of @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social’s mission & what this means for lunar exploration, including for 🇨🇦 @westernuresearch.bsky.social
ISS spacewalk currently underway. Suni Williams just surpassed Peggy Whitson's record for most spacewalk hours completed by a woman. Incredible.
Meanwhile the press:
Meanwhile the press:
January 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ISS spacewalk currently underway. Suni Williams just surpassed Peggy Whitson's record for most spacewalk hours completed by a woman. Incredible.
Meanwhile the press:
Meanwhile the press:
Looking Back on 2019, The Year My Life Changed
This latest blog post tells the story of my first full-time year at NASA.
benfeist.com/posts/airt-a...
Being given a chance to work at NASA on meaningful work was a dream come true. I hope you all enjoy it.
This latest blog post tells the story of my first full-time year at NASA.
benfeist.com/posts/airt-a...
Being given a chance to work at NASA on meaningful work was a dream come true. I hope you all enjoy it.
Looking Back on 2019, The Year My Life Changed | Ben Feist
In 2019, three major projects came together: Apollo in Real Time for Apollo 11, the Apollo 11 IMAX documentary, and the restoration of NASA’s Apollo Mission Control room. Here I talk about the conflue...
benfeist.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Looking Back on 2019, The Year My Life Changed
This latest blog post tells the story of my first full-time year at NASA.
benfeist.com/posts/airt-a...
Being given a chance to work at NASA on meaningful work was a dream come true. I hope you all enjoy it.
This latest blog post tells the story of my first full-time year at NASA.
benfeist.com/posts/airt-a...
Being given a chance to work at NASA on meaningful work was a dream come true. I hope you all enjoy it.
December 12, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Apollo 17 has just gone behind the moon and is about to shoot some 16mm film of what they see. Landing tomorrow.
Follow along live:
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
Follow along live:
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
Apollo 17 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.
apolloinrealtime.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Apollo 17 has just gone behind the moon and is about to shoot some 16mm film of what they see. Landing tomorrow.
Follow along live:
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
Follow along live:
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
Apollo 17 is on it's way to the moon exactly 52 years ago. Follow along (as is tradition at this point):
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
#apollo #nasa
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
#apollo #nasa
Apollo 17 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.
apolloinrealtime.org
December 7, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Apollo 17 is on it's way to the moon exactly 52 years ago. Follow along (as is tradition at this point):
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
#apollo #nasa
apolloinrealtime.org/17/
#apollo #nasa
Work on ISS in Real Time continues.
I have processed the ISS space-to-ground comm back to 2019 and continuing backwards.
Stats so far:
Days transcribed: 1,169 of 2,417
Word count so far: 14,408,409
Per S/G channel:
1: 5,103,572
2: 6,435,531
3: 2,146,940
4: 722,366
#spacestation #iss #space #nasa
I have processed the ISS space-to-ground comm back to 2019 and continuing backwards.
Stats so far:
Days transcribed: 1,169 of 2,417
Word count so far: 14,408,409
Per S/G channel:
1: 5,103,572
2: 6,435,531
3: 2,146,940
4: 722,366
#spacestation #iss #space #nasa
December 7, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Work on ISS in Real Time continues.
I have processed the ISS space-to-ground comm back to 2019 and continuing backwards.
Stats so far:
Days transcribed: 1,169 of 2,417
Word count so far: 14,408,409
Per S/G channel:
1: 5,103,572
2: 6,435,531
3: 2,146,940
4: 722,366
#spacestation #iss #space #nasa
I have processed the ISS space-to-ground comm back to 2019 and continuing backwards.
Stats so far:
Days transcribed: 1,169 of 2,417
Word count so far: 14,408,409
Per S/G channel:
1: 5,103,572
2: 6,435,531
3: 2,146,940
4: 722,366
#spacestation #iss #space #nasa
I'm working on a new project to bring the day to day activities on the ISS to life. issinrealtime.org will be a cousin to apolloinrealtime.org. It will place all of the public mission data into context for playback.
I'm currently transcribing all space-to-ground comm dating back to 2015.
I'm currently transcribing all space-to-ground comm dating back to 2015.
November 29, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I'm working on a new project to bring the day to day activities on the ISS to life. issinrealtime.org will be a cousin to apolloinrealtime.org. It will place all of the public mission data into context for playback.
I'm currently transcribing all space-to-ground comm dating back to 2015.
I'm currently transcribing all space-to-ground comm dating back to 2015.
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Wrapped up a fantastic week at the NASA Johnson Space Center with a dry run of the #Artemis III impact cratering training activities #ToTheMoon #ImpactCraters
November 23, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Wrapped up a fantastic week at the NASA Johnson Space Center with a dry run of the #Artemis III impact cratering training activities #ToTheMoon #ImpactCraters
Had an inspiring week at Johnson Space Center where we ran a series of Artemis 3 EVA simulations. Mission Control supported the crew as they walked on the Moon in VR with the Artemis 3 science team learning how to support operations from the Science Evaluation Room.
November 23, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Had an inspiring week at Johnson Space Center where we ran a series of Artemis 3 EVA simulations. Mission Control supported the crew as they walked on the Moon in VR with the Artemis 3 science team learning how to support operations from the Science Evaluation Room.
Reposted by Ben Feist
If you need to get your mind on something else for a few thousand hours, check out Apollo in Real Time: apolloinrealtime.org
Apollo in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the Apollo missions. Relive every moment as it occurred.
apolloinrealtime.org
November 15, 2024 at 2:13 AM
If you need to get your mind on something else for a few thousand hours, check out Apollo in Real Time: apolloinrealtime.org