On May 27, Astronauts will launch to the ISS from Kennedy Space Center for the first time since 2011. They will be riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket. @nasa @spacex @nasakennedy #nasa #spacex #crewdragon #falcon9 #launchamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/CALu2hMn0fe/?igshid=15gx7nn66skei
PJ-25 Northern Circumpolar Cyclones : This is a processed image of cyclones near Jupiter’s North Pole. #nasa #juno #missionjuno @nasajuno @nasa @nasasolarsystem #jupiter https://www.instagram.com/p/B9I6M7CHwEe/?igshid=1nsqalaeb1idh
Tomorrow, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will perform a “touch and go” maneuver with the asteroid Bennu, with the intent to collect a sample and return it to Earth. As the spacecraft orbited Bennu, a team of 3,600 people, including myself, analyzed 4,500 images to mark every crater, rock, and boulder in order to find the ideal spot for the “TAG”. We made 14 million notations! https://www.facebook.com/OSIRISREx/videos/2826486524306208/?vh=e&extid=0&d=n #bennu #osirisrex #space #tobennuandback @nasa @nasasolarsystem #nasaeducation https://www.instagram.com/p/CGjSy_yDuM-/?igshid=10jw6a0fmwa2h
Falcon Heavy extreme closeup at liftoff
via reddit
What a day! I’m still trying to take it all in. I’ve been with this mission for some time in various capacities. I took classes on Percy’s numerous systems, so I could TEACH about Percy’s numerous systems. I read hundreds of students’ essays to narrow down a winning name, Perseverance. My name has hitched a ride on Percy from Earth to the surface of Mars. Percy’s real mission begins NOW, as does mine. I look forward to sharing the data Percy collects with wide eyed kids. Today was awesome. #SolarSystemAmbassadors #CountdownToMars #NASA @nasasolarsystem @nasajpl https://www.instagram.com/p/CLdV52qjQhx/?igshid=1s8us4m4boe1j
Welding is underway on the Artemis III Orion!
At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, Lockheed Martin technicians welded together 3 cone-shaped panels on Orion’s crew module for the mission that will land the first woman and next man on the Moon.
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My @lucy_mission shirt arrived! LUCY has just started a 12 year mission to 8 different asteroids! Each asteroid visited will provide more clues to the beginning of our solar system. #stem #nasa #solarsystemambassador #lucyinthesky #lucy https://www.instagram.com/p/CVUHlc_sXbB/?utm_medium=tumblr
In honor of the Juno Mission being extended, I present my latest work. As the Great Red Spot plows its way around Jupiter, its almost 300mph winds churn incredible vortices in its wake. This image is my enhancement highlighting the violent turbulence of the wake. #missionjuno #jupiter #greatredspot @nasajuno https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7q0kyDfY1/?igshid=wsluh0w64c7c
Saturday night viewing.
Gathering materials for my first Solar System Ambassador event, the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. This one hits me a little differently, since I had a small part as a judge in the name choice essays. Perseverance touches down on Mars on February 18, 2021. #mars #perseverance @nasa @nasasolarsystem #space #marsrover #mars2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CLBiu2uD1gX/?igshid=1x25d71dp0b22
I host public outreach events about the science and research taking place everyday on the International Space Station. A favorite event of mine is called "Story Time From Space", where astronauts onboard the ISS read children's stories featuring space science and STEM topics. (Opinions are my own.)
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