Former NASA Astro STS-106,118,131,EXP38/39. Space is the place where the impossible becomes easy and the easy becomes difficult.
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Rick Mastracchio retweeted
25 years ago today, STS-106 launched to prepare the @Space_Station for long-duration occupation.
The crew moved about 3 tons of hardware and supplies to the station, including this treadmill!
📘 The history of exercise countermeasures in space: go.nasa.gov/47XGeyK
ALT Astronaut Edward T. Lu, mission specialist, handles part of the treadmill device on the Service Module for the International Space Station. The crew left this and a large number of other items of hardware and supplies for future inhabitants of the station. More than three tons of equipment were delivered to space station. Credit: NASA
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
We had great fun interviewing Astronaut Rick Mastracchio on The BIG Sci-Fi Podcast! We covered a lot of sci-fi and real-world stuff, too.
Thanks so much, @AstroRM for taking the time to chat with us!
Listen --> sites.libsyn.com/423068/rick…
#podcast #scifi
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Why do #space missions bringing mascots, like #babyyoda, with them. For luck? For fun? Or is there a real reason? Find out in our latest #AskAScientist video with @AstroRM Rick Mastracchio and screenwriter @stapleswill.
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
What it is like to be launched into space and return to Earth? #WithoutRemorse screenwriter @StaplesWill asks #NASA astronaut @astroRM Rick Mastracchio in our latest #AskAScientist episode.
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Rick Mastracchio retweeted
What do you do when an astronaut takes the last tortilla out in space? Find out in our latest #AskAScientist episode with astronaut @AstroRM and screenwriter @StaplesWill.
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Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Is the investment in #NASA worth it? Hear more in our next #AskAScientist with astronaut @AstroRM and screenwriter @StaplesWill.
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This week: #AskAScientist goes to space! Screenwriter @StaplesWill talks with astronaut @AstroRM about what the body goes through as it adapts to being in space...and then back on earth. Watch now!
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#AskAScientist goes to space! Screenwriter @StaplesWill talks with astronaut @AstroRM about why the #ISS is being retired and what will take its place.
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I talked to former astronauts @AstroRM and @Astro_Taz about what it's like continuing to work on the International Space Station during times of geopolitical crisis: forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2…
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
The @NorthropGrumman #Cygnus space freighter was captured with the @CSA_ASC #Canadarm2 robotic arm controlled by @Astro_Raja at 4:44am ET today. More... go.nasa.gov/3sVhFfN
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
The @NorthropGrumman Antares vehicle lifted off from Wallops at 12:40 p.m. ET carrying the Cygnus spacecraft carrying 8,300 pounds of cargo & research to the @Space_Station! 🚀
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Today, @northropgrumman’s #Antares launched from @NASA_Wallops to send #NG17 #Cygnus into orbit for @NASA to resupply @space_station. 🚀 The spacecraft should reach the #ISS around 4 am EST Feb. 21. 📷 Photos captured by @UsciakMark and Steve Hammer!
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Tune into the Mars Report 🔴 A regular update on @NASAPersevere’s activities on the Red Planet. See what the rover’s been up to since landing and hear from team members on what’s next for the robotic scientist and the #MarsHelicopter, Ingenuity.
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Capture of @NorthropGrumman's Cygnus spacecraft confirmed at 4:38am ET. Using the @Space_Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, @Astro_Soichi captured the S.S. Katherine Johnson cargo ship, which is delivering about 8,000 lbs of supplies & @ISS_Research to our orbiting lab.
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
We have LIFTOFF of @NorthropGrumman’s S.S. Katherine Johnson spacecraft carrying 8,000 pounds of @ISS_Research & supplies to the @Space_Station!
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What a ride! @AstroVicGlover is being maneuvered by the Canadarm2 robotic arm to join @Astro_Illini on @ESA's Columbus module 263 miles above the Earth. #AskNASA | nasa.gov/live
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
That’s a wrap! With the completion of the S.S. Kalpana Chawla’s secondary mission, our 14th cargo resupply for @NASA has concluded. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6015ptsAZ
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
Космодром #Восточный – самый современный космодром. Строится в Амурской области среди тайги. Работа не останавливаются даже при суровом морозе.
Здесь строится будущее нашей космонавтики! 🚀
Rick Mastracchio retweeted
This week preparations are underway for upcoming spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-term battery upgrade work. #SpaceToGround