During the next revolution I tried to capture the C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) comet a bit closer, the brightest one over the last 7 years.
Its tail is quite clearly visible from the
@Space_Station
!
#ISS
#comet
#NEOWISE
Яркий символ Японии на рассвете.
Кто понял, о чем я? Все верно — о действующем стратовулкане #Фудзияма высотой 3776 метров на японском острове Хонсю в 90 км к юго-западу от Токио.
В течение многих столетий #вулакн пользуется большой популярностью в японской культуре!
We were treated to the strongest auroras of the entire mission, over north America and Canada. Amazing spikes higher than our orbit🤩, and we flew right above the centre of the ring, rapid waves and pulses all over.
#MissionAlpha
The
@SpaceX
Endeavour with
@NASA
's
@AstroBehnken
&
@Astro_Doug
inside undocked from the forward end of the station's Harmony module at 7:35 pm ET to complete a two-month mission.
#野口宇宙飛行士 のロボットアーム操作によるシグナス補給船キャプチャ(把持)の瞬間です🛰️
見事なキャプチャ、おめでとうございます!
👨🚀 "Cygnus capture is complete. Go for Cygnus post-capture reconfiguration. Welcome to ISS!"
A Kounotori arrived to the ISS
Today I was lucky to take part in approach and capturing the Japanese
#HTV9
cargo spacecraft, the last one in the series. Not only was I watching but also acted as operator-2 assisting Chris Cassidy, which is twice as nice!
Historic "joint" crew photo! Today
#Crew1
broke the record for longest US space capsule mission ever,Skylab 4's 84-day record in 1974. We were honored & thrilled to talk to
#Skylab
#astronaut
Ed Gibson. Thanks
@ASE_Astronauts
!
Mount
#Fuji
once again! This time I captured Japan’s highest peak during sunset. It looks truly fascinating seen from the International
@Space_Station
!
Which volcanoes would you like to see from space? Write your requests!
Today we said goodbye to the 9th and final Japanese cargo ship of the HTV series.
@ivan_mks63
& I monitored it’s departure after we released it from the
@Space_Station
robotic arm. Congratulations to our
@JAXA_en
friends for conducting another flawless resupply mission!
#arigato
"We are not going to launch today."
Due to the weather conditions, the launch is scrubbing. Our next opportunity will be Saturday, May 30 at 3:22pm ET. Live
#LaunchAmerica
coverage will begin at 11am ET.
The Moon's shadow, or umbra, is pictured covering portions of Canada and the U.S. as the space station soared into the solar eclipse from 261 miles above on Aug. 8, 2024. More pix...
"Our patch has no name on it. Because our mission is for everyone. In fact, Crew-1 is You-1. All for one, one for all. Now, let's go fly." - Astronaut Soichi Noguchi of
@JAXA_en
looks forward to the Nov. 14 launch of NASA's
@SpaceX
Crew-1 mission.