Nathan Barker
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Mid 40's, 5th-generation, first-year managing the farm and carrying on with Dad's legacy. Taking photos of the stars and rockets when I can.
West Perth, Ontario
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Thundering to the Moon on Artemis I 🚀
November 16, 2022 at 1:47 AM EST (06:47 UTC)
📽️ Relive the moment with NSF's replays
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@NASASpaceflight
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After traveling 1,728,000 kms or 1,074,000 miles and completing 36 orbits, John Young and Robert Crippen glided Orbiter Columbia to smooth touchdown on the lakebed Runway 23 at Edwards AFB completing the first ever Space Shuttle mission STS-1, forty years ago today.
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Hail Columbia!
41 years ago today the very first Space Shuttle launched into space on STS-1.
📼 NASA
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WOW... just witness a SpaceX Starlink train pass over! 🛰🛰🛰
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36 years ago today.
Remember them for how they lived.
Ad Astra.
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2 Solid Rocket Boosters, 4 RS-25 Engines, 8.8 million pounds of thrust.
#WeAreGoing
Article:
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Streaking to Space 🚀
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1059.1 departs Space Launch Complex 40 with CRS-19 on December 5, 2019.
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We. Are. Going.
NASA has set a NET launch date for SLS on Artemis I of August 29, 2022.
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@NASASpaceflight
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Never before has humanity witnessed the power of 8.8 million pounds of thrust.
#WeAreGoing
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Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee
January 27, 1967
Apollo 1
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Old & New
SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance on historic Launch Complex 39A
Launch targeted for Wednesday November 3rd at 1:10 am EDT, 05:10 UTC
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The
@Space_Station
makes a sweeping, high pass as it orbits around our world, while Comet
#NEOWISE
continues on its celestial journey into the cosmos. ☄️
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Departing Earth!
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 with AEHF-4.
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Remote camera setup in progress ahead of tomorrow night’s launch of Endurance and Crew-3.
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Hail Columbia!
Three Space Shuttle Main Engines, Two Solid Rocket Boosters, One Incredible moment in history forty years ago today with the launch of very first Space Shuttle on STS-1.
April 12, 1981
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@NASA
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Thundering Skyward!
United Launch Alliance Atlas 551 with AEHF-5.
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Endurance Awaits
Launch targeted for 2:21 AM EDT, 06:21 UTC on October 31st.
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Launch Complex 39A: The first ever Block 5
@SpaceX
Falcon Heavy stands vertical in the morning light in preparation for tonight's static fire test.
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Remembering the final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia and STS-107 crew which launched 19 years ago today from Launch Complex 39A on a 16 day migrogravity research mission.
#ShuttleSunday
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Parker Solar Probe on top of a Delta IV Heavy is on it's way to study our nearest star, the Sun.
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Gliding on Home.
After 2 days in space and completing 36 orbits, Space Shuttle Columbia returned to Earth, completing STS-1 on this day in 1981.
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April 29, 1991: Basking in the morning light, Space Shuttle Discovery touched down on Edwards Runway 22 in California at 9:49 am EDT, completing a historic 5 day mission, delivering Hubble Space Telescope to orbit.
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Southbound with SAOCOM-1B 🚀
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1059.4 makes a historic step and dashes south, completing the first polar launch from Cape Canaveral since 1969.
Mission Story:
📸 A
@ChrisG_NSF
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@NASA_Nerd
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Today in 2003, after 16 days in space and only 15 minutes from home, high in the skies over Texas, Columbia and her STS-107 crew were lost.
Hail Rick, William, Laurel, and David, Hail Michael, Kalpana and Ramon.
Hail Columbia.
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@NASA
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A Ship Like No Other.
After 30 years of service, the Space Shuttle program came to end as the wheels stopped on Atlantis, completing the final mission, STS-135 on this day in 2011.
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Anyone who doesn’t view this as a major success is blind to the historic significance this test flight represents.
Starship SN8 has a hard landing. So close! Note the COPVs flying through the air.
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April 14, 1981: After a mission elapse of 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes, Space Shuttle Columbia began its final approach to Edwards Air Force Base in California & glided to a touchdown on Runway 23, successfully completing STS-1 and what would begin an incredible 30 year journey.
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A spectacular cosmic display of C/2020 F3, Comet
#NEOWISE
in the early morning, predawn sky.
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Three years ago today things got a little heavy, like Falcon Heavy.
Mission story from the NSF archives:
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@NASASpaceflight
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After a 15 day mission to the ISS, Discovery touches down on KSC Runway 33, successfully completing STS-131, this Orbiter's longest mission in the morning hours of April 20, 2010. This flight would also be the last 7 person crew of the Shuttle program.
#ShuttleSunday
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@NASA
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39 years ago at this exact moment, 8:00:03 am EDT Three Space Shuttle Main Engines & Two Solid Rocket Boosters ignited together for the first time, launching the first flight of the Space Shuttle and Columbia, OV 102 with John W. Young & Robert Crippen.
#ShuttleSunday
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@NASA
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Bob and Doug will continue the tradition of spending time with their families at the NASA beach house.
#LaunchAmerica
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Sixteen minutes from home.
Nineteen years ago today.
Courageous in Life.
Ad Astra.
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International Space Station streaks across the Big Dipper.
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Five
@AerojetRdyne
Solid Rocket Boosters and a two-chamber single engine RD-180 lift
@ulalaunch
#Atlas551
off SLC-41. Each SRB produces 348,500 lbs of thrust along with the 860,200 lbs of thrust produced by the RD-180.
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In seven days we will learn the names of the four astronauts who will launch on Artemis II. 🇺🇸👩🏼🚀🇨🇦
Not since Apollo 17 in December of 1972 have humans orbited the Moon.
Relive Artemis I launch day:
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@NASASpaceflight
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Demo-2 Astronauts Bob and Doug are set to arrive at KSC this coming Wednesday! This is starting to feel real folks, and I can’t be any more excited for May 27th than I already am.
Photos taken during DM-1 Press Conference
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Sometimes a small mistake makes for an unexpectedly cool photo.
📸 taken during Crew-3 launch campaign last month for
@NASASpaceflight
#FlashbackFriday
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We. Are. Going. Solid Rocket Booster Ignition.
SLS and Artemis I begin the journey to the Moon.
Check out the launch highlight video:
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@NASASpaceflight
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Power Unleashed!
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 & AEHF 5 🚀
#OTD
August 8, 2019
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@NASASpaceflight
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A Moon Rocket once again departs the Vehicle Assembly Building and heads to Launch Complex 39B
Article
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It has been over 29 years since another Endeavour conducted a static fire of its own. The Flight Readiness Firing was held a month prior to its May 7th maiden voyage STS-49. This test would validate the overall performance of the main propulsion system.
#ShuttleSunday
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@NASA
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Pushing away from Space Launch Complex 37.
United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ with WGS 10. March 15, 2019.
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@NASASpaceflight
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ULA’s penultimate Delta IV Heavy rocket is set to launch the NROL-68 mission early Wednesday morning.
T-0 from SLC 37B at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is expected at 3:29 AM EDT (07:29 UTC).
Article by William Graham (
@w_d_graham
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ULA’s Delta IV Medium+ & WGS-10 burning a trail to orbit.
March 15, 2019
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SpaceX Starlink Shower 🛰🛰🛰🛰🛰📸🛰🛰🛰🛰🛰
Captured in the 11mm, 24 sec, f/2.8 iso 3200 shot.
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Enjoying a Shuttle Sunday with the one and only, Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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How has it been 18 years already?
David Brown, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, Ilan Ramon, Rick Husband, Kalpana Chawla, and William McCool.
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107
February 1, 2003
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The
#X37B
Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 back home at Kennedy Space Center after 780 days in space.
📸 Credit US Air Force
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Something, something, something, hydrogen leak 💨
Something, something, something, Quick Disconnect 🛠
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Remote cameras take a many photos during the launch capturring the dynamic moment.
In this frame only a dragonfly comes into view as Crew Dragon Endeavour leaped off the pad yesterday.
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Remembering my first launch I shot for
@NASASpaceflight
and the spectacular predawn show SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 displayed launching from SLC-40 on CRS-15, two years ago today.
It's incredible to work with so many talented, and dedicated individuals at NSF.
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A pioneer and hero, Dr. Sally Ride became America's first women astronaut to be launched into space 38 years ago today when she flew onboard Space Shuttle Challenger during mission STS-7. 🧑🚀
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T-Minus 3 weeks and counting to DM-2 and the return of US Astronauts launching from US soil.
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1 hour of Star Trails as SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 heads to orbit.
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🏖Beach Days are better on Launch Days🚀
SpaceX Falcon 9 with AMOS-17
📍Playalinda Beach, FL
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February 24, 2011 4:53:24 pm EST marked the beginning of the end for the Space Shuttle Program as Space Shuttle Discovery, OV-103 made its final climb to Orbit on mission STS-133.
From the
@NASASpaceflight
Archives:
#ShuttleSunday
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@NASA
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40 years ago today, three Space Shuttle Main Engines roared to life for a critical 20 second Flight Readiness Firing.
This was the first and only time SSMEs were tested on the Orbiter prior to Columbia's maiden flight, STS-1.
More info:
📼
@NASA
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Ice rains down like confetti, as the
@ulalaunch
Atlas 551 rocket is thrusted skyward on tail of fire from Space Launch Complex 41.
Prints and downloads available at and become a
@Patreon
to help support more space content at
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Lift off of
@SpaceX
#FalconHeavy
. Successfully launching and landing three boosters. Incredible!!! Photos can be found by signing up for
@NASASpaceflight
L2 at
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The first of Artemis' arrows in our next chapture of lunar exploration has been thrown.
Mission Story:
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@NASASpaceflight
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Controlled Chaos!
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 with Solar Orbiter.
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Soon SLS and Artemis I will be back at Pad 39B once again.
Rollout slated for Monday June 6th at 12:01 am Eastern.
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@NASASpaceflight
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Midnight Flight of Falcon 9 and Starlink Group 4-2
The twelfth mission of Booster B1051.
Mission Story:
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“Not even gravity contains humanity when we explore as one for all”
From the footings of our greatest adventures, SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience, launches into a new era of human space exploration.
Mission Story
📸 A Chris & Nate Production
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I’ll never forget the overwhelming emotions I experienced witnessing my first launch!
May 31, 2008: Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-124. 🚀
📸 Credit: A much younger me!
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Fire & Thunder in the Night: SpaceX Falcon Heavy with STP-2.
From the NSF archives 3 years ago today:
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Ten years ago today at 4:53:24 PM EST, the workhorse of the fleet, Space Shuttle Discovery, OV-103, began its 39th and final flight on mission STS-133.
Over its near 27 years of service, Discovery spent 365 days on orbit and carried 252 humans to space.
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@NASA
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