Chris Hadfield
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Congratulations
@isro
and all of India! You are there, safely and proudly on the Moon!
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This is what landing on the Moon looks like - so many potholes to avoid! Note the 2 descent pauses to let the cameras find a flat spot, before success. Well done
@isro
!
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I wonder if the designers of the Arc de Triomphe had this in mind when they built it?
(great photo by Stefano Zanarello)
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So disappointing for all the scientists, engineers and explorers to see Luna 25 crash. All eyes now on India, attempting south Moon landing in 3 days.
@isro
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Genius is so fine and rare. Goodbye Professor Hawking. You inspired and taught us all.
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In case you're wondering what landing on an aircraft carrier looks like. Imagine it at night in bad weather. BZ.
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Adam - I’ve been lucky enough to CAPCOM many spaceflights. We should talk space together. Take care, be good - Chris
@RTELateLateShow
@NASA
This young man has a dream that hopefully some day you can make come through
#LateLateToyShow
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With celebrity death and elections taking the media by the nose, it’s easy to forget that this year saw a great many positives. Let’s look.
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India is landing on the Moon - launch in 7 hours!
It'll take 42 days for
#Chandrayaan3
to efficiently get there. Watch live:
@isro
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Once you wipe the dust from your screen, the remaining blue dot is ... us. Our Earth, seen from Saturn by
@NASA
's Cassini. Wave!
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If you’d said a year ago I’d be fully vaccinated by now, I’d have never believed it. Thank you scientists and everyone in health care!
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Tonight this woman returns from space, the all-time US record-holder. Commander Peggy Whitson PhD, you rock. Safe landing,
@AstroPeggy
!
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Cecilia Chirenti & her team discovered this pair of spinning neutron stars smashing into each other, forming a single massive star, then collapsing into a black hole. The sound is gravitational waves.
(from old
@NASA
satellite data)
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On this day in 1969 - Apollo 11 launched to the Moon!
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Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.
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Small dog who cast a large shadow, Albert reached the last of his days today. We were together for the quiet, gentle end of a fine, long life. A very good dog. I’ll miss and love you forever.
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Iceland, yesterday. A peek into the inferno of our Earth.
(video Chris Burkard )
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Such a clear, hi-def view of the eclipse. Gives a real sense of the traveling darkness.
Longer 4K video of the Solar Eclipse 2024 from space - filmed from our satellite.
#Eclipse2024
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Memories of a happy flying day with Capt Casey. I stand and salute you, Jenn, high in the sunlit silence.
@CFSnowbirds
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This young man rocketed away from Earth, orbited once & parachuted himself to safety, 60 years ago today. I salute you, Yuri Gagarin.
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Mars has 5 million cubic km of ice, enough to cover the whole planet to a depth of 35 m/ 115 ft. Just need to warm it up a bit,
@elonmusk
.
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Meanwhile, the Hubble telescope says "take THAT, James Webb!"
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This is the Want Ad I responded to, to become an astronaut. Right there under City Solicitor.
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India and Russia are both landing on the Moon next week, targeting near the South Pole, where the water and eternal sunshine are. It's far harder than it looks - I wish both teams gentle landings!
@isro
@roscosmos
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In 12 days we're going to try and deflect an asteroid by ramming it - to prove a way to protect Earth. The dinosaurs wished they had
@NASA
.
Details:
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Maelstrom at the gates of Hell. First-ever image of a black hole, wider than our whole solar system. Einstein, we rejoice in your brilliance.
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The landing on Mars, in 20 seconds.
What we can do, together, is amazing.
Celebrate
@NASA
!
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Maracaibo, Venezuela at night, from the Space Station.
(where I lived when I was just learning to walk)
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Connery, Sir Sean Connery. A man whose style and presence inspired many millions, including me. Rest in Peace.
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38 years ago today, these kids got married. Thank you, Love, for the grand adventure so far. I'm excited for our next 38!
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10,000 years of invention in 38 secs. I look forward to seeing this machine take us to orbit & beyond.
@SpaceX
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So many amazing roads travelled together since this fine day - Happy 40th anniversary, Love!
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Long shadows when you drive near the Moon’s South Pole. The Sun is always close to the horizon, like a perpetual sunset.
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"By 2030, the Chinese people will definitely be able to set foot on the Moon. That's not a problem," Wu, chief designer of the lunar exploration program, said.
Read:
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Earth Day was the very first time I truly saw our planet. No filters or biases. Just all of us, together, through the thin plastic visor of my helmet.
#EarthDay2021
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Merci
@_Amixem
! Je suis vraiment très honoré et amusé.
NOUVELLE VIDÉO !
Vidéo très spéciale, j’avais envie de vous parler de la personne qui m’inspire le plus :)
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A very successful 2nd test flight of a complex new vehicle, with huge progress and learning. Onwards ad astra,
@SpaceX
!
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Wow! So rare to record live!
Check out this incredible avalanche footage from the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Luckily, everyone survived. Account:
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Moustache visible through the Shuttle’s window.
Interesting how rough-textured the thermal blankets and tiles were. Amazing spaceship to fly - this photo was taken from Mir.
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I was in orbit during a US Govt shutdown. The Cdn Prime Minister tried to call, but no one was at NASA HQ to answer. I did talk to several nice people on the ham radio, though.
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Having built launch pads of straw, wood, and brick,
@SpaceX
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Nighttime on the Space Station. Ethereal wonder.
A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).
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Chandrayaan-3 is surely humming Fly Me to the Moon.
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What a superb, hopeful, human thing to see from space.
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Exactly 50 years ago, 3 brave men left Earth to walk on the Moon. "Astronauts report it feels good"
#Apollo11
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I just stood outside and watched Space Station go over, chased by Dragon Endeavour. The coolest of sights!
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With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here's Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.
http://t.co/DMnMc8qC7f
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Ignoring our changing climate is just sticking fingers in our ears & yelling "La La La" while the problem grows. We have one, shared world.
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Our amazing Earth - today's eruption of of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano, from space. The shockwave through our atmosphere amazes me.
(from )
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Ottawa is a colourful town - autumn photo from the International Space Station.
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Leonard, you lived long and prospered, and were an inspiration to me and to millions. Rest in peace.
http://t.co/NESJKvTepm
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Flying the Spitfire to honour Battle of Britain veterans. Thought of those young pilots the whole time.
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Your poetry and melodies are an eternal inspiration. Rest in peace now, Gordon Lightfoot.
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And not just the once - three times!
Chris Hadfield really milking this “I’ve been to space” thing
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So great to see Katherine Johnson on the
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@NASA
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Osprey couple built a fine nest - by covering the daylight sensor the streetlight stays on as a brood heater.
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Today there are 8 people in space flying 3 different spaceships and we're landing a probe on Mars. Hello, Future.
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Our Eden, rising.
"Stunning timelapse of the Earth rising over the Moon as captured by Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya."
-Credit: JAXA/NHK-
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Our small, beautiful place in the universe. Worth taking care of.
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49 years ago tonight, these 3 gave me the confidence to try and turn myself into an astronaut. Eternal thanks.
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Helene and I both said "I do" and we drove away in this limo - 42 years ago today.
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The rare striped squirrel, in my back yard this morning.
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In case you need a new screensaver, here's Jupiter through Juno's unique eye.
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25 years ago this morning I helped fly that American spaceship up from Earth to build that Russian space station, using that Canadarm. A good day in the life.
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I am so sad that Mike Collins has passed away. He inspired my whole life with his grace, humility, and amazing accomplishments - a superb man. Godspeed, Mike.
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For those who feel
@SpaceX
's Starship test flight didn't go well, here are the very first flights of the F-14 and F-16. The test pilots survived.
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The eclipsed Moon, Mars and Alps are very nice, but the goat makes the picture.
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Such a mix of emotions watching the International Space Station fly over just now. Mostly gratitude. And wonder.
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What kills us? If you don't understand the cause, it's very hard to act effectively.
@OurWorldInData
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A good landing is one you can walk away from; not quite as good if you have to run...
@SpaceX
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From here you can see that our Earth is rare, shared and beautiful. My first spacewalk, 16 yrs ago today
#EarthDay
We're in this together.
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Vaccination Day! Huge thanks to the scientists and organizers solving this global threat.
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I took my granddaughter flying. She steered the plane, and saw the world in a new way. We look up at the sky together now with a shared secret.
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3. The Giant Panda, arguably the world’s second cutest panda, has official been removed from the endangered species list.
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Spaceflight finale: To some this may look like a sunset. But it's a new dawn.
http://t.co/iVgyUihqEN
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Mars over Toronto. It won’t be this close to Earth again until 2035.
(great photo by friend Andrew Yee!)
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Up early to gratefully celebrate my 64th lap of the Sun. Thanks to my 89-yr-old dad for driving.
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Today is our daughter’s wedding day! We’re so proud and excited. Loving, emotional magic, shared.
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