James. EVA Operations @NASA. Navy EOD tech. Husband. Dad. Aspiring renaissance man. Stay hungry. Stay Foolish.
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Anybody born after Oct. 30, 2000, has never known a day without a human presence in space.
Since the beginning of the first expedition 26 years ago on Nov 2, the International Space Station has been inhabited continuously.
📷 The @Space_Station in 2010
ALT The International Space Station as it appeared on April 17, 2010, when photographed by an STS-131 crew member after space shuttle Discovery undocked from the station. The space station is backdropped by the Earth which shines in a deep blue and is covered in elongate clouds.
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Two astronauts are go for Thursday’s spacewalk to install a new roll-out solar array on the International Space Station. Live @NASA+ coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT. More... go.nasa.gov/3WREXFP
ALT From left, Astronauts Anil Menon of NASA and Josha Kutryk of CSA (Canadian Space Agency) pose for pre-flght crew portraits at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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One of my favorite Milky Way photos from ISS, with the multicolored lights of Southeast Asia streaking across the exposure from orbital velocity, while distant stars remain fixed by my star tracker. The long exposure intensifies the atmospheric airglow into a thick red band!
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The vibe. This shot (photo 1) perfectly captures Expedition 75. We’re all smiles thinking about our time together and the arrival of Crew-13 (they’re in the shot too, just behind us awaiting their hatch opening!). We took a moment to capture a few formations only possible in microgravity! Excited for Crew-13 to join in the fun.
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🚨Breaking. There's been a pneumonic plague outbreak at a BSL-3 lab in Siberia, Russia.🚨
"Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague" - Moscow Times
This is fact, and also the inciting incident in my book BIOLOGICAL WAR: A SCENARIO, which is unnerving.
Will post more as I learn more, including from Russian speaking sources🧵
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Two hatches and a vestibule separate us from Crew-13. Well, actually, just one now.
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I've been fortunate to fly to space on three different vehicles, and I'm often asked which one I prefer. It depends on the phase of the flight. For launch thrill, nothing beats the Shuttle. For a smooth ride uphill, I'd take Dragon, then Soyuz. Dragon wins on cockpit displays and docking — the softest docking I've ever felt. For landing, a Shuttle runway is still the most civilized way home. That said, I'd be happy to ride any one of the three any day of the week!
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I have spent 23 years documenting the global LED transition of city lighting from space.
Across my 4 missions to the ISS, I have photographed every major city on Earth, building a data set of the gradual replacement of sodium vapor lighting with LEDs.
The warmer, yellow-orange of gas discharge lamps has been phased out worldwide to multi-colored LEDs, citing energy savings and environmental reasons.
Widespread adoption has markedly changed the way our cities look from orbit, and as many have pointed out, how they feel to those on the ground!
Here is a collection of the most striking before-and-after photos I have observed:
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If an astronaut ever drifts away from the ISS, the "SAFER" pack becomes their lifeline. With just enough fuel to get back safely.
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@astro_jessica and Sophie make them “jump jump” with the spacewalk triple jump EVA
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Chez ISS - episode deux: The one with the onions. Jack and @astro_jessica slow cooking.
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Space station reboots as seen from inside the station & explained by Jack Hathaway.
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My favorite mini fig 🤖 Building these blocks in space while my 3.5yo builds the same set on Earth. 🌍 Separated by 250 miles, yet connected like our bricks. I deal with floating, wandering micro bricks in microgravity (gray tape ftw!), while her dad deals with the real danger of finding rogue pieces with his bare feet. We built this set together, block by block.
We can’t always share a room to be together, but we can share a common mission. How do you stay close to your kids when you travel for work? Let me know your best long-distance parenting tips below.👇🏽
Special thanks to Kathy Hirsh-Pasek for the inspiration!
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.@NASA astronaut Jonny Kim retires from the agency after nearly 10 years and one mission aboard the International Space Station. He will serve as lieutenant commander in the @USNavy. More... go.nasa.gov/4glk25z
ALT NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.