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Archived account – Hear from NASA astronauts, plus updates on astronaut activities.
Houston, TX
Joined May 2009
This account is now archived, but the mission continues. 🚀 For official updates about @NASA astronauts, follow @Space_Station 🛰️, @NASA_Johnson 🌍, and our individual astronaut accounts listed at 👨🚀 👩🚀
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RT @JonnyKimUSA: Caught a fish! Hope you enjoy this round of space fishing for beautiful auroras. If you’re wondering what the reflections….
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Lightning from Hurricane Erick, captured by @Astro_Ayers while orbiting Earth aboard the @Space_Station. 🌩.
We flew over Hurricane Erick this morning (last night for those on Earth), and I caught some of the lightning in the storm. I shoot these at 120 frames per second, and this bolt of lightning stuck around for over 40 frames! . In these pictures, you can see the clear bolt outline,
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RT @AstroAnnimal: So, when I took this aurora, at first I thought that my settings were not correct because the aurora appeared white. I th….
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🔔 Friendly reminder: This X account will sunset soon. For official updates about @NASA astronauts, follow @Space_Station, @NASA_Johnson, and individual astronaut accounts listed at
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Storms over Singapore captured by @Astro_Ayers. 🌩.
Sometimes we see lightning strikes that illuminate an entire city at once. This is Singapore last night, and that was a huge thunderstorm. It’s hard to believe, but these pictures were taken all in the span of 1/40 of a second!
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RT @JonnyKimUSA: Space sushi isn’t quite the same as the fresh stuff on the ground, but it’s not bad! We had a crew celebration recently an….
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RT @AstroAnnimal: Happy 250th birthday to the @USArmy! The Army has long stood as a symbol of strength, innovation, and service to the nati….
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RT @Space_Station: The Expedition 73 crew had a light duty day at the end of the week packing in vein scans, a pharmaceutical study, and la….
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The Expedition 73 crew wrapped up the week with another light duty day working half a shift filled with vein scans, a pharmaceutical study, and International Space Station maintenance.
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RT @AstroAnnimal: I was honored to speak with @SecArmy, and to discuss the significance of the @USArmy‘s birthday. For 250 years, the Army….
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RT @JonnyKimUSA: @Astro_Ayers @Space_Station @NASA @Astro_Onishi @NPR M+62: We don’t work behind payload racks often, but sometimes mainten….
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RT @Astro_Ayers: I got to install some hardware into our Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) this week! This is the Ring-Sheared Drop-IBP-2….
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RT @Astro_Ayers: I love sunrises in space just as much as I do on Earth. Just look at the cloud heights and depth out on the Earth’s limb….
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Heads up! We’re consolidating our X presence and won’t be posting here anymore. Keep up with astronaut updates at @NASA, @NASA_Johnson, @Space_Station, and our individual accounts at 🚀 ✨.
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We soon will sunset some NASA social media accounts. But rest assured, the out-of-this-world imagery, science discoveries, research, and human spaceflight
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RT @JonnyKimUSA: My first time-lapse. Thanks to some instruction and tips from @Astro_Ayers, I caught my first aurora. After seeing the res….
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RT @Astro_Ayers: While I’m not a huge fan of running on Earth, I have come to enjoy running in space! Did you know we exercise every day up….
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RT @AstroAnnimal: Did you know that inside some of the racks on @space_station, we light things on fire? Fire is a catastrophic hazard to s….
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RT @Astro_Ayers: From the @Space_Station, our hearts go out to the friends and family of Marc Garneau. Our colleagues at @csa_asc have los….
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RT @PardonMyTake: Tuesday night max woke Big Cat up with a flashlight at 2am because he thought we were going to get sued. @forthepeople ht….
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RT @NASA_Johnson: NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps retired May 30, after nearly 16 years of service with @NASA. Epps most recently served as….
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