Eric
@Icetrek
Followers
3K
Following
97
Media
12
Statuses
897
Polar adventurer and guide, future astronaut
Australia
Joined March 2012
Join me in supporting people impacted by ovarian cancer during this year's Workout 4 Women! https://t.co/C9qbl5hwNN
#workout4women via @ovariancanceroz
workout.ovariancancer.net.au
Join me in supporting people impacted by ovarian cancer during this year's Workout 4 Women!
2
1
5
See our in-orbit conversation with Everyday Astronaut. Catch images of the Arctic as we fly over half the planet.
I got to talk to the FRAM2 astronauts while they were in polar orbit! This was the first ever crewed mission over the north and south poles. Stick around to the end to see my footage of them splashing down from a plane! @framonauts
2
6
32
The dance of the dinners. Microgravity never gets old. #fram2 #microgravity #zerogravity #weightlessness #framonauts
4
19
181
Eric Philips OAM is joining the Australian Space Summit 2025! From the extremes of Antarctica to the edge of space, Eric brings unmatched insights on endurance, exploration, and what it takes to venture beyond the known. Book you tickets now! https://t.co/6tPSN69TXi
#AusSpace25
1
11
24
While on orbit I often found our altitude to be deceiving. This is a kind of fractal effect where an inlet at 2000m altitude could look like a bay at 10km which could look like a gulf at 100km and an entire country’s coastline at 400km. Sinai Peninsula. @framonauts
15
24
228
The most historic experiment we had on board was a tech demonstration: The first ever X-Ray taken in space. Project: X-Ray ⚡ Question: Can we take good quality X-Rays in space? Fun facts: - Due to bone loss in microgravity, fractures can become more likely on long duration
16
71
473
Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. From top down: Prince Charles Mountains, Lambert glacier (largest on Earth and creating one of Earth’s deepest canyons), the Amery Ice Shelf, Prydz Bay. I flew across the Amery Ice Shelf in 1996 flying from Mawson to Davis stations. @framonauts
4
21
181
The joy of space. Below me is north Greenland with the frozen Arctic Ocean extending towards the North Pole off the left of the picture. @framonauts
49
113
1K
The sharp horizon bookending this clip shows the stark contrast between Earth and the void of space. In the middle we see the annual polar night over central Antarctica, caused by the South Pole’s annual tilt away from the sun.
17
90
686
It was an honour to sit down with the @framonauts just 4 days after their return to Earth. Thank you so much for the time @satofishi, @astro_jannicke, @rprogge, and @Icetrek! Interview premieres at 23:00 UTC! ↓
20
77
617
I’ve aggregated all you need to know about Fram2. 🚀 Launch 🌍 Tracking 🪂 Splashdown 🧪 Research 📷 Media And more… 👨🚀 https://t.co/GZtvKaUhjU Enjoy!
ericphilips.com
After nearly four days on-orbit, Dragon and the Fram2 crew safely splashed down at 9:19 a.m. PT off the coast of Oceanside, California, completing the first human spaceflight mission to explore Earth...
8
23
152
The Fram2 @framonauts and SpaceX completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities ahead of liftoff on Monday
1K
2K
16K
Incredible photos and footage of Falcon 9 and Dragon rollout yesterday. Our home away from Earth. @framonauts
Teams rolled Falcon 9 and Dragon out to the pad at 39A in Florida ahead of the vehicles going vertical
5
32
273
Tune in on Friday, March 28 at ~5:30 p.m. ET to listen to the @framonauts discuss their upcoming Fram2 mission on Spaces → https://t.co/ueO7RHGNp4
427
1K
7K
Join me at 17:30 EDT / 21:30 UTC, along with @TurkeyBeaver @astro_jannicke @rprogge @Icetrek. We’ll talk about our upcoming space mission, fram2—the first human spaceflight to Earth’s polar regions.
19
49
230
What an immense privilege to train and fly with @SpaceX. The @framonauts are ready for launch.
The Fram2 crew completed training this week in California, and early this morning, the Dragon supporting their mission arrived at the hangar at pad 39A in Florida ahead of liftoff next Monday, March 31
7
27
453