What a good Moon.
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This image of a waxing crescent Moon was taken on the International Space Station (@ISS),
as it orbited 260 miles (418 kilometers)
above the north African country of Algeria on Jan.
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2020.⁣
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Image Credit:
NASA⁣
⁣ #NASA #Space #Moon #horizon #spacestation

Forget caps and gowns.
They’re getting spacesuits.
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We welcomed 13 new astronauts today!
The new astronauts successfully completed more than two years of required basic training and are the first to graduate under the Artemis program.⁣⁣
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From left are,
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim,
@CanadianSpaceAgency (CSA)
astronaut Joshua Kutryk,
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins (@astro_watkins),
CSA astronaut Jennifer Sidey-Gibbon (@astro_jenni),
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron (@astro_kayla),
Jasmin Moghbeli (@astrojaws),
Loral O'Hara,
Zena Cardman (@zenanaut),
Raja Chari,
Matthew Dominick (@matthew.dominick),
Bob Hines (@astro_farmerbob)
and Warren Hoburg (@whoburg).
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They are now eligible for assignments to the International Space Station (@ISS),
Artemis missions to the Moon,
and ultimately,
missions to Mars.⁣⁣
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Image Credit:
NASA⁣⁣
⁣⁣ #NASA #NewAstronauts #Artemis #Turtles

Reaching new heights!

Today marks @Astro_Christina’s 300th day in space.
In December,
Christina set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman,
eclipsing the record of 288 days set by former astronaut Peggy Whitson.
Her extended mission is helping us learn how to keep astronauts healthy for deep space exploration to the Moon and Mars.
#CongratsChristina #NASA #Space #BreakingRecords #whoruntheworld