Explorer. Scientist. Astronaut. Recently returned to Earth after 200 days aboard Space Station.
Joined July 2020
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Love taking my kiddo to the airshow, just like my dad did with me! Watching the #blueangels never, ever gets old.
Yesterday we enjoyed a concert from the Great Lakes Navy Band here @SpaceCenterHou. They're celebrating Houston Navy Week and honored all our Navy Astronauts during their performance, including USMC Colonel Nicole Mann and USN Captain Josh Cassada who are onboard @Space_Station!
What a privilege to get to be onboard to greet Crew-4 upon their return to Earth. Many thanks to the crew of the Mighty MEGAN for all your work to bring them home safely. P.S. Next time, can I drive??
After 170 days in orbit, our SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts safely splashed down at 4:55pm ET (20:55 UTC) Friday off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing our fourth @Commercial_Crew mission to the International @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3ERhmtQ
ALT The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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We’re celebrating 2022 #WorldSpaceWeek by highlighting space and sustainability! 🌱
The @Space_Station carries exterior payloads that obtain climate-related data from station’s unique vantage point, helping both scientists and farmers alike. go.nasa.gov/3vDCuyk
ALT NASA's ECOSTRESS sensor measures the stress levels of plants when it passes over the Peruvian Amazon rainforest on Aug. 7, 2019. The map reveals that the fires were concentrated in areas of water-stressed plants (brown). The pattern points to how plant health can impact the spread of fires. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Earth Observatory
It's #WorldSpaceWeek! We're celebrating the theme of space and sustainability.
Many technologies developed for space have improved sustainability efforts on Earth. Here's how: go.nasa.gov/3Ee1Ms8
ALT The curvature of Earth as seen from a window of the space station. The blue ocean is below ad. Jutting from the top of the image are space station solar arrays and a portion of a robotic arm. Credit: NASA
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Thanks to our STS-125 servicing mission on @NASAHubble in 2009 we are lucky to have both @NASAHubble and @NASAJWST observing at the same time. Check out the observations of the. DART impact. hubblesite.org/contents/news…
As a @NASA Astronaut, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to support @SpaceCenterHou as their new Chief Science Officer, connecting the public with the excitement of space exploration! #WeAreGoing
We are excited to welcome @NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, Ph.D. as our first chief science officer.
This role will inform new educational programs leveraging the latest tools and resources dedicated to empowering people of all ages in #STEM.
Learn more: bit.ly/3D7HbFu
Hello Council Bluffs! Spotted you from ISS but this is my first in-person visit. Met this interesting chap by the river; I told him the #UP4014 coin is already back on Earth but he kept Looking Up! 😆Maybe getting ready for #ArtemisLaunch?
ALT Looking Up sculpture at River's Edge Park in Coucil Bluffs, IA.
ALT #UP4014 Challenge Coin pictured floating by a window in the Japanese Laboratory of the International Space Station. Earth view in the background.
ALT Council Bluffs, IA photographed from @Space_Station during Expedition 66.
Last month, @Astro_Megan returned a Big Boy #UP4014 challenge coin that flew on the International Space Station. The coin will be now be on display at the @UPRRmuseum.
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Happy #BackToSchool Everyone!
Megan McArthur of @NASA_Astronauts shares how going #BacktoSchool can be both exciting and intimidating — just like her first time in Astronaut training! Check out this video by @NASASTEM as students head back to the classroom!
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of our IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO), we are launching a contest to name 20 exoplanetary systems to be observed by Webb Telescope.
Read the full Press Release here:
iau.org/news/pressreleases/d…
What a fun way to experience and share the excitement of launch! And what a spectacular launch it was! Go #Crew4!!
Thank you Haley and the entire team for getting us There and Back Again, safely!🚀🥰
Happy Launch Anniversary, Crew-2 and Dragon Endeavour. Glad your trip went well and thanks for flying @SpaceX.
This is fascinating! A comprehensive explanation of a feature I could see from @Space_Station, but did not fully understand.
What does our planet look like from space?
If you look down on Earth from just 300 miles above the surface, you can see bright swaths of red and green, or yellow and purple light from the upper atmosphere. This is called airglow.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3uMVo69
The Space Shuttle Motion Base Simulator is back! Thanks to @BonnieJDunbar and restoration team for bringing it to Lone Star Flight Museum for preservation & display. Who’s ready for some Ascent/Entry runs? I’ll bring the Flight Data File!
Just watched Return to Space documentary, it brought back all the feels! During pandemic we didn’t really get to celebrate the historic achievement of Demo-2 with @AstroBehnken @Astro_Doug @SpaceX @NASA so I’m glad to see this story told.
During Expedition 65, we recorded the sounds of our daily life onboard @Space_Station for NASA's Curious Universe. Listening to the podcast really takes me back! Congrats to the team for your Webby Award nomination! See all the NASA nominees here go.nasa.gov/3NRKSBX.
Thank you to the faculty, staff, and especially students of my alma mater @UCLAengineering for a wonderful visit last week. I loved seeing the campus up close, visiting with old friends, and making new ones!
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Did you know that a new quarter released by @usmint will feature trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride? 👩🚀 Her partner Tam O’Shaughnessy spoke to @Nerdist's @melissatruth about the new coin, and how Ride’s legacy is honored by @SallyRideSci & @RVSallyRide. 🚢 nerdist.com/article/sally-ri…
Me, too! Thank you for making these wonderful portraits @chrismichel!
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The most incredible story of leadership and survival is the epic journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew. Amazingly, his ship the Endurance has been found in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica 3km deep. bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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✨ We're looking for bright minds to find their place in space, science and aeronautics as one of our @NASAInterns!
Know someone with the right stuff? Is it you? Explore opportunities for Summer and Fall 2022 & apply at: intern.nasa.gov
ALT Interns with a NASA Airborne Science Program collect air quality data outdoors