NASA Astronaut Class XXII
Houston, TX
Joined February 2018
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Weeks like this remind me what an amazing time it is @nasa Since Monday I spent time in @NASAArtemis suits looking at displays, evaluating cabin layouts for @blueorigin & @SpaceX @ then hours underwater @NASAJohnson in @Axiom_Space suit….All before heading to @NASAKennedy for #maxpower in a T-38 with @astro_deniz who’s flying to @Space_Station on next Soyuz. All in all I think I interacted with every current & future human spaceflight program & what struck me was as cool as hardware is, it continues to be humans that are even cooler. The teams, the dedication, the passion, the love of exploration….it’s why I come to work & why @NASAAdmin @rookisaacman is inspiring humanity to continue pushing to the moon, Mars and beyond.
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We’re going big for America’s 250th. 🇺🇸
MAX POWER is coming to Florida Nov. 7-8. @NASA and external collaborators will bring together aviation, aerospace technology, and space exploration for a two-day celebration of American innovation and exploration.
This is going to be quite a show. 🚀
Learn more about MAX POWER: nasa.gov/maxpower/
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Always enjoy welcoming @SenAshleyMoody to @NASAKennedy. Today she helped us roll out the Max Power announcement. An amazing demonstration of aerospace and innovation that will come to KSC in November.
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Inspired by the discussion @NASA Astronaut @Astro_Raja held with @BrownUniversity Planetary Education and Outreach Center students working at the cutting edge of planetary science.
The sky’s the limit! I cannot wait to see where they explore and what they discover next.🛰️🌌
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💫Students are shooting for the stars at Ella Risk Elementary!
Brought @NASA Astronaut @Astro_Raja to meet Central Falls students, answer questions, and share about his experience spending 177 days orbiting Earth! 🛰️🌍
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Thanks @RepGabeAmo for helping @nasa inspire the next generation of @NASAArtemis explorers in Rhode Island
It was out-of-this-world to hear @NASA Astronaut @Astro_Raja share stories from his 177 day journey through space!
Grateful to Raja for sharing his expertise, experience, and passion with students at Henry Winters Elementary in Pawtucket.
Happy farthest we’ve ever been from the earth day! A bit over 1/2 hr ago the @nasaartemis 2 mission took @nasaastronauts further away from our home planet than humans have EVER been. The vehicle is doing great and the flight #test continues to give @nasa insight for planning Artemis 3 and beyond
Time to go to work. Rendezvous and prox ops (RPO) demo on deck for @nasaartemis
Under 10 minutes from the launch window opening. I’m always amazed by the amount of work that happens for so many small details whether @nasakennedy range clearing or @nasaartemis monitoring vehicle battery state. Space is still hard and hence the #test approach. This is a flight test from start to finish with major goals being the Orion environmental control system near Earth and in deep space, the rendezvous and prox ops (RPO) demo you’ll see about 3hrs after launch, guidance and nav around the moon, and then re-entry and checking out the heatshield. Go Integrity Go @nasa
All aboard, have my virtual boarding pass and ready for live coverage on @NASA tv starting tomorrow AM for a 1824 ET launch window opening. It’s the 2d @NASAArtemis mission but the 1st with humans and just the start of more to come. Let’s GO A2
Weather’s still looking good so still on track for a 515 ET launch for #Crew12 from @NASAKennedy Live coverage starts in a little over 3 hrs on @NASA TV
Exciting day as @NASA announced the 2025 Astronaut class. Great timing since @NASAArtemis is continuing to get us closer to the moon. Special welcome to my fellow @usairforce members Cameron Jones and Adam Fuhrmann. All about them and the class at nasa.gov
When people ask @NASA_Astronauts why we love our jobs, going to space & @Space_Station is 1 reason…but another reason is the variety of things we see in our daily training to further the multiple human spaceflight efforts we are testing as @NASAArtemis pushes beyond low earth orbit. In one 48 hr period I was blessed to be able to fly a T-38 with a crewmate to work on our resource management/comm, test procedures for @NASA_Orion proximity ops for #Artemis2, prep for an @Axiom_Space pressurized lunar spacesuit test, work the night shift assisting doctors/nurses @memorialhermann ER, test a @blueorigin lunar landing simulator, and watch @SpaceX catch the first stage so we can eventually progress to on-orbit propellant transfer to get @NASA to the moon. Apollo was awesome but NEVER in the history of human spaceflight have we been doing so much testing across so many vehicles.
Honored to throw out the 1st pitch @fenwaypark on behalf of @iss and honoring Indian Appreciation night. As a #RedSox fan & knowing many @nasaastronauts have done research or collaborations in #Boston it’s a fitting place for the #ISSRDC
Great being in the @NESN booth and getting to honor Indian Americans @fenwaypark
"We're looking at things that will help us get to Mars and the moon and sustain ourselves, but they have direct benefits here on Earth."
@NASA Astronaut and U.S. Air Force Brigadier General @Astro_Raja on the knowledge he's brought back from space.
@TomCaron | #RedSox
Getting ready to kick off the @Space_Station research development conference #issrdc in #Boston at the @nasa booth. Connecting new science efforts for @NASA_Astronauts to work on in the future
What an epic day for space & @NASA …first docking of #starliner to @Space_Station & spectacular test flight for @NASAArtemis campaign with @SpaceX #starship getting 1 step closer to getting a lunar lander ready to put @NASA_Astronauts back on the moon
Great launch and can’t wait to see #starliner dock to @Spac_Station tomorrow
#Starliner is on its way to the @Space_Station! After lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC), @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to dock with the station at 12:15pm ET (1615 UTC) on Thursday, June 6: go.nasa.gov/3Vw79Kr
ALT Starliner soars through the skies atop its Atlas V rocket. The spacecraft and rocket are a small, white column near the top-center of this photo, with a massive plume beneath it extending to the ground hundreds of feet below. The launch pad is surrounded by thick, green trees, water is visible in the background, and the sky which takes up the photo's top half is blue and perfectly clear. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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#Starliner is on its way to the @Space_Station! After lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC), @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to dock with the station at 12:15pm ET (1615 UTC) on Thursday, June 6: go.nasa.gov/3Vw79Kr
ALT Starliner soars through the skies atop its Atlas V rocket. The spacecraft and rocket are a small, white column near the top-center of this photo, with a massive plume beneath it extending to the ground hundreds of feet below. The launch pad is surrounded by thick, green trees, water is visible in the background, and the sky which takes up the photo's top half is blue and perfectly clear. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky