Jack Fischer
@Astro2fish
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A former Air Force test pilot & astronaut--hoping to pass along my passion for space & the country I love--I dare you to dream! Views are my own
Joined October 2011
I came home from space 4 years ago this week, and if you've ever wondered what it looks like when you travel through this atmosphere -here you goš³.#Landaversary
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People have asked me what a āburrito of awesomeness smothered in awesome sauceā is. Well folks, it looks like thisā¦awesome sauce is green.
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I came back from space today in 2017, and re-entry is no easyĀ task. There is roughly a 7 minute loss of signal period when Mission Control has no contact with the spacecraft. This is what it looks like from our POV.
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One of my favorite things to do in my free time is watch the Auroraāitās almost alive, as it slathers up the sky in awesome sauceš
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Can you see stars from up here? Oh yeah baby! Check out the Milky Way as it spins & paints the heavens in a thick coat of awesome-sauce!
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Sometimes you look out the window and it just takes your breath away from how beautiful Earth is. Today is one of those timesā¦ #EarthShapes
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San Diego to Denverā¦at nightā¦from space. It always amazes me how fast weāre cruisinā around the planet, but I sure love the view!
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It's pretty much impossible to describe how beautiful our planet is when you see it from space at night- the best I can do is share this video I took from the @Space_Station.
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Changed a window cover today--it's like having a new windshield, only your car is a space station going 17,500mphā¦ I love my new windshield.
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Tried new lens & snapped a lucky pic as sun ducked behind @Space_Station ā thatās a cool starburst, & a pretty planet we have! #EarthShapes
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āHouston, we have a hurricane.ā Our thoughts & prayers are with folks feeling Harveyās wrath, as dawn breaks after a long night of rain.
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World - take note. The @Space_station is the greatest example of international cooperation in history. Period. We've worked together for decades, putting aside differences, & focusing on what we share; we explore together, as one team, for all of humanity.#HappyBirthdayISS @NASA
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Oh my, tell me that doesnāt look like a watercolor tray? The Earth surprises me with its beauty every day. #EarthShapes
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I hope yāall had a great view for the #SolarEclipse2017 yesterday! It was cool to see that ginormous shadow trucking across the USA!
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How super cool this is! Our robot arm releases Cygnus and the spaceship flies away! Moments like this happen all the time on @Space_Station.
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When Mother Nature gets to spinning, it can be an awesome but scary sight. Looks like super Typhoon #Noru is gaining momentum. #EarthShapes
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My 1st pic of Houston. If you look really close, you can see that my heart is down there w/my beautiful bride. Iām watching over you baby.
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We get to see 16 days & nights every 24 hours up here and that makes for a lot of pretty sunrises and sunsets.
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My 1st real Moon pic--Lady Luna sure is pretty from up here, but sheās difficult to take a picture ofā¦ Iāll keep trying. Goodnight Moon!
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Twinkle, twinkle, little starā¦.Up above the world so high.Like a diamond in the skyā¦
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Oh boy ā looks like a ton of rain is about to unload. Hereās a prayer for family, friends & everyone in #HurricaneHarveyās path--stay safe.
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Honored to wear the UNITY spacesuit made of paintings from cancer-fighting kids around the world. Theyāre amazing! #EndCancer @SpaceSuitArt
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Beautiful expanse of stars-but the ālongā orange one is SpaceX-11 reentering! Congrats team for a successful splashdown & great mission!
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They say it's like a car crash-yep, it is, but we're home! Thanks Bill Ingalls for the great pic!
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They call it the Red Sea, but it sure has a lot of pretty blues ā Iām amazed at how bright they are from space! #EarthShapes
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Sometimes all you have to do is shine a new light on it, to see things in an entirely different way--like the ocean by moonlightā¦
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Sometimes when I look at the ocean, I think itās aliveā¦ A symphony of processes that keep our blue marble beautiful. So pretty, so awesome.
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You've heard of a fisheye, right? Well, this is a 2fisheye time-lapse out of the @Space_Station cupola windows. It's pretty cool.
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I was checking the view out the back window & decided to take a pic so you can see proof of our ludicrous speed! #SpaceIsAwesome
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We finally caught a #Dragon by the tail and weāre not letting go! It has a ton of great @ISS_Research aboard (& maybe a little ice creamšš¦)
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Test driving my spacesuit for a walk outside on Friday w/@AstroPeggyā¦I donāt think I can smile any bigger--well, maybe I will on Friday!
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All the Velcro up here messes up our socks, frays them like crazy. My wife said these look like troll pencil toppers, so I drew faces š
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Now thatās what I call a full moon! Although it does resemble the Death Starā¦ #EarthShapes ā oops, nope. I guess itās #MoonShapes.
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We decided to play w/lights & make our crew picture. Remember black light bowling & roller rinks in the 80ās? It's like thatā¦only in space.
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Looked out the window today and was reminded how many systems have to work together to keep this amazing lab afloatā¦ #WorldPhotoDay
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Sometimes, on a weekend, you have to spin about wildlyā¦we can call it a tornado of awesomenessābecause weightlessness is awesome!
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Hereās what happens when space-folk take some pictures to show their USA-Prideā¦ micro-gravity allows for some cool poses! Happy B-day USA!
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All hands (cameras) on deck for #SolarEclipse2017 todayā¦ What will you take pictures with? Donāt forget to protect your eyeballs!
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In space, when you canāt find your sunglasses, you can just use a solar array to block the Sun š. Good morning, everybody!
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Thanks @Thom_Astro for this pic from today--Wow, what a view! @AstroPeggy & whole team fixed critical station partā¦ weāre back in business!
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It is pretty when a #Dragon spreads its wings! 1st return visitor to @Space_Station since Atlantis in 2011. Will reuse rocket 1st stage too.
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Everyone off the Soyuz ride please šHuge smiles all around to be back on on terra firma š
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And there goes #Dragonā¦ Goodbye to our 1st return visitor since Atlantis in 2011--Come on back anytime, weāll leave the lights on for you!
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What's more awesome than being on @Space_Station? Getting a call from mission control 4 another spacewalk! Dancing w/ the cosmos tomorrow! šŗ
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2 brave souls closing the hatch & taking their space-sports car for a quick ride home! Soft landings my friends. Oleg Novitskiy, @Thom_astro
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Congrats #NewAstronauts Class of 2017! Welcome as we inspire the world to explore. The view from our office window is hard to beat!
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The arm is out and ready to capture a @SpaceX Dragon by the tail. Canāt wait to get to work on 2 tons of science!
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Itās amazing to watch how sun glint changes my view of water so quickly as we fly by (at 17,500mph)--brings a lake to life. #EarthShapes
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Did somebody put another Soyuz on the @Space_Station when I wasnāt looking? š Welcome aboard @AstroKomrade, @Astro_Paolo & @Ryazanskiy_ISS!
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#SpaceSelfie-sorry about reflections, but you can see moon next to my helmet & you might notice the size of my smile-spacewalks are AWESOME!
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If you get the angle just rightā¦it makes a river look like itās on fire. Now thatās just cool. #EarthShapes
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A spacewalk is like taking off the blinders to the enormous beauty of our world. Here's @AstroPeggy working in her office with a viewā¦
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Are you ready for #SolarEclipse2017?! We are on @Space_Station! Tune in to to watch coverage of this amazing event!
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After a long week of rocking science, sometimes we curl up & watch a movie--bungee chairs are shockingly comfy! Have a great weekend yāall!
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Holy cow--check out this Hawaiian coastline! Itās like a rainbow of awesome, only on the ground (and in the water)! #EarthShapes
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Colors always catch my eye, like this shorelineā¦sure looks like footsteps going out into the water. #EarthShapes
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If you squint a little & turn head sidewaysāa sunset & solar array look a lot like a light saberā¦ just sayingā¦ #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Just an average morning in our awesome Space-Labā¦Hereās our resident Space-Ninja @AstroPeggy sequencing DNA. Info at
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Got a pic of the Progress cargo vehicle out of the ginormous Russian porthole--it's not open often, but the view is awesome when it is!
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It sure was an awesome view - acting like a hood ornament on the @Space_Station!.
Astronaut Jack Fischer's amazing view of the Earth during a spacewalk on May 12, 2017. Credit: NASA Johnson
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Got lucky and snapped this pic just before sunset. Is it just me or does it look like the perfect sun emoji?! ā
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Spied some glaciers on a rare cloudless day. Love theseālooks like a wedding veil to me, only more awesome & really cold. #EarthShapes
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The floaty, rehydrated, yummy breakfast of championsā¦ or at least of astronauts. Complete with an astro-breakfast-mustā¦ coffee balls.
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My favorite pastime in space? Looking out the windows (of course) & taking pictures! Check out this Photo-#SpeedyTime with my crew!
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Hereās a freehand moon time lapse after 2 shots of espresso ā a bit jittery, but still cool. Grade on a curve people!
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Random perk of being an astronaut- you kill it in the selfie game! Even managed to sneak in the Moon (next to my right light) ā boom! #NationalSelfieDay .@NASA_Astronauts
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Out of my 135 days, 18 hours and 8 minutes in space this was one of the coolest moments!
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#Harvey fills the window creating a path of destruction as it traverses the Gulf. Praying for the people there and hoping for sunshine.
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Godspeed & fair winds S.S. John Glenn. Huge thanks to @OrbitalATK & @NASA_Johnson teams for critical @Space_Station science & supplies.
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I had to take a picture of this lake ā it reminds me of my beloved @usairforce. Itās blue, itās silver, and itās awesome. #EarthShapes
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Another great example of International Cooperation today on @Space_Station --launched 5 micro-satellites from 5 countries off the JAXA arm!
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Finally earned my astronaut badge yesterday! Pretty cool to show up to my crew quarters w/this hanging over itā¦
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Know when dogs stick heads out car windows--tongue out, super happy? That was me each time looking out the Cupola (minus wind/flapping lips)
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Bungee cords hold us down on the treadmill in space so we don't float away while running. Check it out on #SpeedyTime!
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Got an interesting pic of the launchā¦ @AstroKomrade, @Astro_Paolo & @Ryazanskiy_ISS are now on our six! See you in a few hours guys!
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At sunset, the sun shines a different light on the layers of clouds and helps them come alive with color. Thank you Mr. Sun. #EarthShapes
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Flying in space w/4 wicked-awesome peopleā¦ man I got it good! Thanks to the huge intāl team that keeps Exp51 flying & rocking the science!
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From its solar arrays to its radiators, the @Space_Station is one of the most beautiful and complex machines ever built!
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Friday, @AstroKomrade, @astro_paolo, and @Ryazanskiy_ISS will join Expedition Awesome š! Watch the launch live!
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In space, we donāt have to use that blue-goo stuff for ultrasounds, we can use water! Check out how it sticks to my face during an eye exam.
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Wicked cool = understatement. @AstroKomrade does it again to give us sweet view of business end while they rotate Argo into launch position!
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Iām so proud to be a part of this international team -Expedition 52: Fyodor Yurchikhin, @Astro_Paolo, @AstroPeggy, @SergeyISS, @AstroKomrade
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We sometimes have issues standing up straight, but we have no problems at all showing our American pride-Happy 4th! #4thofJuly
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What do you need to start a Monday morning off right? .1. Floating coffee.2. A pretty sunrise.Check and check! .#MondayMotivation
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Thankfully you don't have to be a geography wiz to know what part of Earth you're flying over when you're on the @Space_Station. Our cheat sheet is a little program called 'World Map' that shows astronauts where they are in real time.
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Sorry for the long break folks, but Iām back now. Hope you like the new stuff that's coming your way!
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It's not uncommon for astronauts to wear sunglasses during docking operations because we're so much closer to the Sun without the shielding benefit of Earth's atmosphere on the @Space_Station. plus they make for an awesome photo! #NationalSunglassesDay @Thom_Astro @astropeggy
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Now thatās a big waterfall! My daughter said it looks like a heartbeat: 1 side is before my morning coffee & 1 side is after š. #EarthShapes
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So honored to talk w/@POTUS today & honor best U.S. Space Ninja in History--@AstroPeggy. Sure am stoked to be part of @NASAās amazing team!
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Had to move some suits today and got caught in a traffic jam. But it was a wicked-cool, space-suit-traffic-jam, so I didnāt mind.
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Some say itās better to be lucky than goodā¦ well I sure am lucky to be up here with 2 space legends, @AstroPeggy & Fyodor Yurchickhin!
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We say goodbye to Progress craft tomorrow, but first we pack it full of trash & NOBODY does it better than my buddy Fyodor- the pack-master!
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Well yoga poses sure are easier without gravity. Of course @AstroPeggy can probably do this on the ground. š Sheās a #SpaceNinja.
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It's possible, we are a little bit excited about getting aboard this sexy rocket and heading to the space station!
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Check out Robonaut- this dude has moves! Someday we hope to work together w/them in & out of structure on the ISS, Moon, Mars & Beyond!
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Tropical punch attack! Not having gravity means a mess if you spill your drink. but also makes the station a great place for @ISS_Research.
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