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Arrived today. My 5xGrandfather's British Naval Rocket Brigade patch. Flown in Space during @PolarisProgram's #PolarisDawn Sept. 10-15, 2024 to over 1,400 km & 75 orbits. Exposed to open Space during the World's first non-govt EVA. Thank you @rookisaacman & Casey Phillips!
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In a world where you can be anything, be this guard, not the Secretary of Pour.
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（English follows 🇬🇧）
ESAでのコロンバスモジュールのシステム訓練も佳境に入ってきました！
軌道上でクルーが行う可能性のある、さまざまなメンテナンス作業を一つひとつ確認していきます。
ラックの奥に頭や手を突っ込んでの作業も！宇宙では、こうした狭い場所に頭を入れる前に、酸素濃度もしっかり確認します。
細かいところまで、安全第一で訓練です！🔧🚀
System training for the Columbus module at ESA is entering its final stretch!
We're going through a variety of maintenance tasks that crew members may need to perform on orbit, one by one.
Some tasks involve reaching deep into the racks with our hands — or even sticking our heads inside! In space, we also need to make sure the oxygen concentration is safe before putting our heads into these confined spaces.
Safety first, down to the smallest details! 🔧🚀
#JAXA #宇宙飛行士 #ISS #ESA #Columbus #AstronautTraining #宇宙飛行士訓練
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3 of 4 - With our egress path being out the docking hatch which is submerged underwater, we have to partially flood the capsule by opening and removing the docking hatch. As you can imagine, this is not a comfortable feeling letting water into the space which in real-life would be your only breathable air (in this case the trainer is not a sealed vessel). Then we have to take our survival kits, life raft and medical kits – make sure the equipment and crew are tethered together so we don’t get separated and then take a deep breath, drop out the bottom of our floating Orion, and swim up to our raft on the surface. Just another great day of training for @NASAArtemis III crew!
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#HappyBirthday to ASE member @astro_reid, who flew to space twice between 2014 and 2026 (Soyuz TMA-13M and Artemis II), including as part of an expedition to the @Space_Station (Expedition 40/41) and a trip around the Moon!
ALT Official portrait of Reid Wiseman
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1 of 4 - What do you do when your @NASA_Orion spacecraft spashes down, turns upside down and cannot upright itself? @NASAJohnson Neutral Buoyancy Lab, we can train for that. First - @NASAArtemis III crew makes a plan, huddles up and then ingresses the Orion trainer capsule.
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ALT A Canada flag floating in space with Earth in the background / Le drapeau du Canada flotte dans l’espace avec la Terre en arrière-plan
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4 of 4 - ‘Gone Fishing - Artemis Style’ – keeping a sense of humor and finding the joy that is in everything, is the way to make your way through stressing and challenging things. So what do you do when you make an emergency landing here on Earth, far from the recovery forces… and your spacecraft ends up in the upside-down? Go Fishing! Thanks to one of our @NASAArtemis team who brought the toy fishing poles, we were able to have a moment of fun for everyone that kept the stress levels low prior to focusing on the seriousness of the training we had to accomplish.
PTD - 1984 During Discovery's STS-51A (14th shuttle mission) first EVA, Joe Allen, flying the MMU manages to capture Palapa-B2 while Dale Gardner riding the RMS assisted him in returning the satellite to the cargo bay.
OTD - 1981 Launch of Columbia STS-2. Dick Truly and Joe Engle spend two days on a shortened mission evaluating the RMS and other systems of a re-flown orbiter.
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📸 À 60 km de distance, #Hera révèle une face inédite de Didymos. Le petit éclat en bas, c’est Dimorphos, l’astéroïde dont DART a modifié l’orbite en le percutant en 2022.
📅 Le 25 novembre, l’@esa dévoilera des images détaillées des deux astéroïdes.
📷 ESA / Hera AFC @ESA_fr
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter(Fresh Coat of Paint)
Designed as a supersonic superiority fighter, the F-104 was produced in two major versions. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon, it served as a tactical fighter.
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Two astronauts, one lifelong friendship. 🚀 This Saturday, Megan McArthur sits down with Karen Nyberg to talk about Karen's career and her new children's book, A Quilt of Stars. And more! Included with admission. bit.ly/4ArIPMw
ALT Astronauts wearing NASA uniforms with novelty headbands and dark glasses. Visible name tags read "Karen Nyberg" and "Megan McArthur.
ALT Cover of the book "A Quilt of Stars: Astronaut Karen Nyberg Stitches a Dream." It features an illustration of an astronaut floating in space, surrounded by stars and celestial patterns. The astronaut is in an orange suit, with flowing hair and a joyful expression. The sky is a rich blue with various star motifs. The book is written by Dr. Karen Nyberg and Ann McCallum Staats, illustrated by Alida Massari.
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The Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum has won the Space Force Heritage Award for the THIRD straight year! Thanks to our volunteers, USSF Historical Foundation, community partners, and Rupert the Space Armadillo Three awards. One mission. We're just getting started!
@ccspacemuseum
