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Dr. Spasmunkey

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I work on space stations. Love science, Star Wars and traveling. And cats. And sloths. And monkeys. Opinions my own.

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There is this little window in the back of one of the Russian modules that looks out the back of the Space Station. That's where I liked to go. I would turn off all of the lights, let my eyes adjust and just look out at all of the stars. I remember there were billions of them,…

Astro2fish's tweet image. There is this little window in the back of one of the Russian modules that looks out the back of the Space Station. That's where I liked to go. I would turn off all of the lights, let my eyes adjust and just look out at all of the stars. I remember there were billions of them,…
Astro2fish's tweet image. There is this little window in the back of one of the Russian modules that looks out the back of the Space Station. That's where I liked to go. I would turn off all of the lights, let my eyes adjust and just look out at all of the stars. I remember there were billions of them,…

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My best sighting of a Starlink satellite "train" from orbit!


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After its history-making launch today in 1957, Sputnik became a cultural sensation, sparking interior design, music, and more. Swing artist Louis Prima recorded the song “Beep! Beep!" inspired by the beeps heard around the world.

airandspace's tweet image. After its history-making launch today in 1957, Sputnik became a cultural sensation, sparking interior design, music, and more. Swing artist Louis Prima recorded the song “Beep! Beep!" inspired by the beeps heard around the world.

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With rocket engines, boring is good. To that end, please enjoy this 1,030-second (17+ min!) BE-7 engine burn. This test represents the Apogee Raise Maneuver or ARM burn for our Blue Moon Mark 1 Lunar lander, plus margin, the longest burn required by the mission to reach the Moon.…


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BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91. abcnews.go.com/International/…


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#DYK bone marrow is one of the organs most sensitive to radiation? AVATAR heading to deep space will contain bone marrow cells from @NASAArtemis II crew. Insights could advance personalized medicine, for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth. go.nasa.gov/4m5dGH9

NASAScience_'s tweet image. #DYK bone marrow is one of the organs most sensitive to radiation? 

AVATAR heading to deep space will contain bone marrow cells from @NASAArtemis II crew. Insights could advance personalized medicine, for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth. go.nasa.gov/4m5dGH9

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A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATARs) for astronaut health are flying around the Moon - ANOTHER FIRST for America! 🇺🇸 This experiment will study the impact of deep space on human cells which will lead the way for astronauts to thrive in the final frontier - from…

#DYK bone marrow is one of the organs most sensitive to radiation? AVATAR heading to deep space will contain bone marrow cells from @NASAArtemis II crew. Insights could advance personalized medicine, for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth. go.nasa.gov/4m5dGH9

NASAScience_'s tweet image. #DYK bone marrow is one of the organs most sensitive to radiation? 

AVATAR heading to deep space will contain bone marrow cells from @NASAArtemis II crew. Insights could advance personalized medicine, for both astronauts in space and patients on Earth. go.nasa.gov/4m5dGH9


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I used two telescopes taking thousands of photos while tracking the moon to capture star trails that visualize the motion during a lunar eclipse. The resulting image is my latest limited edition artwork, available for a short time at the link in my bio.

AJamesMcCarthy's tweet image. I used two telescopes taking thousands of photos while tracking the moon to capture star trails that visualize the motion during a lunar eclipse. 

The resulting image is my latest limited edition artwork, available for a short time at the link in my bio.

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Falcon 9 first stage burnout and shutdown

LaunchPhoto's tweet image. Falcon 9 first stage burnout and shutdown

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Birthday celebrations? GO! Today we celebrate the 92nd birthday of the legendary Gene Kranz. Best known for his work in Mission Control during Apollo 13, Kranz's NASA career began in 1960 during the Project Mercury missions and continued into the Shuttle era.

NASAhistory's tweet image. Birthday celebrations? GO!

Today we celebrate the 92nd birthday of the legendary Gene Kranz. Best known for his work in Mission Control during Apollo 13, Kranz's NASA career began in 1960 during the Project Mercury missions and continued into the Shuttle era.

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This took a few takes to capture . . . Initially held onto the camera mounting bracket and pushed off (you can hear the bracket clinking). Then carefully let it go so the camera floats with you through space station. Flew from the aft end of the lab to the forward end of Node 2.


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Awesome shockwaves this morning. Check out the ripples on the side of the vehicle.

LaunchPhoto's tweet image. Awesome shockwaves this morning. Check out the ripples on the side of the vehicle.

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Farewell to @Space_Station! This is truly a special place, special mission, and special team that makes it happen. It is a bittersweet departure today – I have a keen awareness that I may never be back here, and even if I was, it would be at a different time with a different…


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3 galaxies at once! I photographed the Milky Way and both Magellanic Clouds in this star field from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, on my new mission to the ISS.

astro_Pettit's tweet image. 3 galaxies at once! I photographed the Milky Way and both Magellanic Clouds in this star field from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, on my new mission to the ISS.

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STS-114 astronaut Steve Robinson completed the first in-orbit repair of a space shuttle's heat shield 20 years ago on Aug 3. Tethered at the end of the @Space_Station's robotic arm, he carefully removed protruding gap fillers from Discovery's heat-shielding tiles.

NASAhistory's tweet image. STS-114 astronaut Steve Robinson completed the first in-orbit repair of a space shuttle's heat shield 20 years ago on Aug 3. Tethered at the end of the @Space_Station's robotic arm, he carefully removed protruding gap fillers from Discovery's heat-shielding tiles.

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Star Wars: A New Hope returns to theaters April 2027 to celebrate 50 years of a galaxy far, far away: strw.rs/6003fkpqP

starwars's tweet image. Star Wars: A New Hope returns to theaters April 2027 to celebrate 50 years of a galaxy far, far away: strw.rs/6003fkpqP

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SpaceX Dragon flies between the stars of deep space, and a sea of clouds lit by the red upper atmospheric airglow. This is a 20 second exposure taken with my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars thus allowing long exposures.

astro_Pettit's tweet image. SpaceX Dragon flies between the stars of deep space, and a sea of clouds lit by the red upper atmospheric airglow. 

This is a 20 second exposure taken with my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars thus allowing long exposures.

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In a recent #oped in @SpaceNews_Inc , Nicole Wagner, cofounder of @LambdaVision, shared the critical role the @Space_Station fills for R&D to benefit Earth and beyond. Wagner's #biotech #startup has seen these benefits first-hand during their nine investigations to the orbiting…

ISS_CASIS's tweet image. In a recent #oped in @SpaceNews_Inc , Nicole Wagner, cofounder of @LambdaVision, shared the critical role the @Space_Station fills for R&D to benefit Earth and beyond. Wagner's #biotech #startup has seen these benefits first-hand during their nine investigations to the orbiting…

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Today we’re announcing two pieces of news: 1) We raised $187 million Series C led by @NatCapCentral and @ShrugCap. 2) We’re expanding into a new lab space to begin work on biologics. Soon, space reentry will be ordinary and drugs made in orbit will be part of everyday care.

VardaSpace's tweet image. Today we’re announcing two pieces of news: 1) We raised $187 million Series C led by @NatCapCentral and @ShrugCap. 2) We’re expanding into a new lab space to begin work on biologics. Soon, space reentry will be ordinary and drugs made in orbit will be part of everyday care.

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“I had about 200 kids — scared, cold, and terrified. Probably the worst day of their lives.” Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin shares how he helped save 165 people during the devastating Texas floods at Camp Mystic.


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