Rex J. Walheim
@Astro_Rex
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Aug 1996-Aug 2017: NASA Astronaut Aug 2017-Jul 2020: NASA/JSC, Safety & Mission Assurance Jul 2020 - Pres: @Axiom_Space, Safety & Mission Assurance Dir.
Houston, TX
Joined April 2011
Ten years ago today we launched on the final flight of an American treasure - the Space Shuttle. Spending day with STS-135 crewmates Fergy and Sandy at KSC.
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Here is the full length version of our Astronaut Roundtable with Peggy Whitson, Mike Lopez-Alegria, Charlie Bolden and I. Such a pleasure to share space memories with these amazing colleagues and the rest of our talented Axiom Space team.
Now available in full: A wide-ranging conversation among @CommanderMLA, @AstroPeggy, @cboldenjr, and @Astro_Rex about Earth, space, humanity, celebrity, meaning, and memories. Set aside some time today to hear something you've never heard before.
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Here is the first of two longer segments from our Axiom astronaut Round Table. It was a pleasure to share memories of flying in space with Peggy Whitson, Mike Lopez-Alegria, and Charlie Bolden.
Space changes you.
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I’m pleased to announce that after 35 years of government service, I have joined @Axiom_Space as Director of Safety & Mission Assurance. With this team's expertise and commercial energy, I look forward to carrying on the work we began at NASA to settle and utilize Low Earth Orbit.
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In honor of National Parks Week, here is a pic of Glacier National Park we took from Space Shuttle Atlantis in Feb 2008. Can see Kalispell, Whitefish, @GlacierNPS and @WatertonLakesNP. One my areas anywhere! #FindYourPark @NatlParkService
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RT @NASA_Orion: Go @Astros! Go @NASA_Astronauts! #EarnHistory #WorldSeries #BringItHome from @Astro_Rex and the Orion team! .
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Thanks Carl. I guess you can tell I enjoy riding rockets. Best roller coaster ride ever!
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Six years ago we launched on STS-135, final Shuttle mission. @Commercial_Crew to bring launches back to US soon. It's going to be awesome!.
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Pictures I took from our NASA T-38 as we flew over @TAMU last Friday about noon during training flight at College Station airport.
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Watched great SpaceX launch at KSC today on 14th anniversary of my first Space Shuttle launch, STS-110. What a day!.
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Saluting #15YearsOnStation. My 5th #spacewalk, #STS122 @esa Columbus lab. 180+ spacewalks for space station so far.
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Mike Hopkins and I had great Orion suit test on the zero g C-9 aircraft.
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Flying the zero g C-9 aircraft today to test Orion suits. Love it!
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#HappyBdayUH Congrats UH! That's 88 years of educational excellence, and a future that's even brighter. I'm very proud to be an alum!.
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#Orion literally punched a hole in the sky! Look at this pic I took of the hole in the clouds Orion left behind!! http://t.co/JnPj5PHuKP.
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Awesome #Orion launch this AM. It is climbing to apogee (highest point) now. Trial by fire soon thereafter!!!.
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