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COL Anne McClain

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Astronaut, Army Helicopter Test Pilot. Commander, Crew-10. FE, Soyuz MS-11. International Space Station Exp. 58-59, 72-73. IG @astro_annimal

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COL Anne McClain
8 months
Meet NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 Commander https://t.co/9m3SUMZBEx
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NASA
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👀 Still thinking about interning with NASA? Applications for the 2026 summer session and the Pathways program (internships that could lead to employment) are open until Feb. 27—only a few days left to apply! Peruse our opportunities and take your chance: https://t.co/ZJlNsZx1WP
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Chris Williams
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Happy Year of the Horse! I was fortunate to be looking out of the Cupola while we were passing over Beijing, and saw the twinkling of fireworks celebrating the Lunar New Year!
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COL Anne McClain
21 days
An honor to be present to launch my good friend off the planet! Go @Astro_Jessica and the rest of @Space_Station Expedition 74!
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Jessica Meir
22 days
All dressed up and ready to go! Couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, friends, and our incredible @NASA and @SpaceX ground teams. Thank you!
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NASA
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LIVE: Watch as Crew-12 arrives at the @Space_Station! Docking is scheduled for 3:15pm ET (2015 UTC), with the hatches opening around 5pm ET (2200 UTC).
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COL Anne McClain
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Godspeed, Crew-12! 🚀
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NASA
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LIVE: Time to head to the @Space_Station! NASA's Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, @ESA's Sophie Adenot, and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are set to launch on our @SpaceX Crew-12 mission at 5:15am ET (1015 UTC). Share your questions for our hosts with #AskNASA.
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COL Anne McClain
25 days
Walk out is emotional no matter what side of the fence you’re on. This crew is going to do amazing work on @Space_Station - but first, an incredible ride to get there on the @SpaceX Dragon. GO CREW-12! 🚀 5:15am EST
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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📍Next stop: Space Launch Complex 40! @Astro_Jessica, @astro_hathaway, CSA Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev wave to family and friends before heading to Space Launch Complex 40 for today’s launch to @Space_Station at 5:15 am ET.
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COL Anne McClain
25 days
Can’t wait to watch my friend @Astro_Jessica launch in a few short hours! Quick nap then a midnight wake up to see the historic walk out, then the launch from the roof of the launch control center @NASAKennedy 🚀 GO CREW-12!! If you’ve never seen a live launch, put it on your
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Jessica Meir
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L-1! I can’t imagine a better team for #MyMoonCrew! First stop @Space_Station! See you at Crew-12 launch! Feb. 13, 5:15 am ET.
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International Space Station
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.@SpaceX Crew-12 targets launch for no earlier than 5:15am ET on Friday to begin its mission to the station as Exp 74 preps for their arrival and studies spacecraft fuel physics and crew psychology.
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NASA and SpaceX managers continue targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 13, for the launch of Crew-12 aboard a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station.
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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Update: NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 13, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Thursday is no longer an option due to forecast weather conditions
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NASA
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Did you know... ...that the @NASAArtemis II Moon rocket is 322 feet tall? That’s just a few yards shy of the length of a football field. Bet you thought we were going to say something else about #SBLX. 😉
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Adenot Sophie
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L-3 ! Tout est question de style ! đŸ€ŁđŸ˜…đŸ€­ En Floride, les Ă©quipes et nous dĂ©calons notre sommeil pour prĂ©parer la journĂ©e du dĂ©collage. Nous mettons ces lunettes filtrant la lumiĂšre bleue deux heures avant l’heure prĂ©vue du coucher, fixĂ©e Ă  14h - heure locale de Floride - depuis
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Adenot Sophie
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L-4 ! ✈ Nous avons atterri hier soir au Centre spatial @NASAKennedy, en Floride, sur la piste oĂč se posaient les navettes au retour de mission ! Woohoo ! Plus que quelques jours de quarantaine au Astronaut Crew Quarters avant le dĂ©collage !!! 🚀 đŸ“· Credit: NASA (1), ESA – S.
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@NASAKennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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Wheels up! @NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 is on their way to NASA Kennedy for their upcoming launch. https://t.co/pBuXSh5GBs
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COL Anne McClain
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GO CREW-12!! 🚀 🚀 🌎
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NASA Space Operations
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.@NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the @Space_Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused on understanding how astronauts’ bodies adapt to the low-gravity
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NASA
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College students—want to spend this summer working at NASA? Now’s your chance to gain out-of-this-world work experience alongside agency professionals as a NASA intern! Applications for the 2026 summer session close on Feb. 27. Explore our opportunities: https://t.co/xmq93hoBql
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Jessica Meir
1 month
đŸŽ¶ On the (L-) 8th day of quarantine, my mission gave to meeeee, a training team straight out of Glee! đŸŽ¶ Last week, our Crew Training Officers (Teresa Sindelar and Sommy Khalaj) and training team really went the extra mile, serenading us with their own song about our shared
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COL Anne McClain
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Low flight rate means every flight carries the weight of the ones that follow. There’s no averaging out anomalies. One data point can reshape design, operations, and risk for years. That’s why we test relentlessly and let the data, not schedule, decide. Artemis II is a
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
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The Artemis vision began with President Trump, but the SLS architecture and its components long predate his administration, with much of the heritage clearly traced back to the Shuttle era. As I stated during my hearings, and will say again, this is the fastest path to return
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COL Anne McClain
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With February launches coming up, you’re going to hear a lot about zero-g indicators. So, here’s a quick explainer on them. On launch, we’re strapped in tight: 5-point harness, legs and feet restrained. That’s critical for safety, especially in the event of an abort, but it also
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