Ana

Space Geek

[NASA Events @NASA_Events]

🇺🇸 Since 1976, NASA has highlighted more than 2,400 commercial products developed from @NASA_Technology.

Come on over to NASA’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA Spinoffs and America’s 250th birthday while exploring how space technology benefits everyday life across America.
https://t.co/ATBnJhLlQu

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Day 146, orbit 2264 — High beta angle: the visual explanation!
The current high beta angle period will end on 12 July… I’m told the Station looks especially bright from the ground, but what’s certain is that it is visible more often and that its passes last longer than usual.

Check the Spot the Station application for upcoming viewing opportunities and give us a wave! 👋🛰️ When I’m looking out of the Cupola window, I’m often waving at everyone on Earth 🤗🫶

🎥 @esa / @NASA

#εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @Space_Station • @NASAJohnson

[ARISS - Amateur Radio on the ISS @ARISS_Intl]

What happens when ten incredible STEM innovators get to talk with an astronaut on the ISS? 🚀 Find out!
ARISS was thrilled to be part of this year’s National STEM Festival in Washington, DC. Watch the video if you missed it live.

[Jessica Meir @Astro_Jessica]

Still in awe that another of my childhood dreams has come true! I wanted to be an astronaut since I was five years old, but another childhood aspiration of mine was to play in a professional symphony. Who would have guessed that one dream could lead to the other?

Immense gratitude to @TheBostonPops for the extraordinary opportunity to join their iconic July 4th Fireworks Spectacular and play the piccolo solo in Stars and Stripes Forever from the @Space_Station! This one is for you, Mr. McLaughlin!

[NASA Events @NASA_Events]

🚀 From the National Mall to the Moon! 🌙 The Great American State Fair is a celebration of what powers America—people, ideas, and innovation 🇺🇸 and our team is there on the ground to showcase the @NASA_Technology needed to build @NASAMoonBase, humanity’s first neighborhood on the Moon.

Learn more: https://t.co/ojmPlwrC6Y

[NASA en español @NASA_es]

El telescopio espacial @NASARoman despegará a finales de agosto, y tu nombre puede formar parte del viaje. 🚀

Regístralo y descarga tu tarjeta de embarque virtual aquí: https://t.co/IFVmUBmMSJ

[Ana @Ana_Space21]

@JimCantore I've lived in Florida and Texas. I pay attention to the weather 🤣

[House Science Committee @housescience]

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” — Proverbs 29:18

We’re proud to have this verse inscribed on our committee wall.

Thanks for the shoutout, @AstroVicGlover!

[NASA @NASA]

The stars and stripes of our universe 🌟

For America’s 250th birthday, @chandraxray released four new views of the cosmos in red, white, and blue—with data from three of them translated into sound. Check them out: https://t.co/qOPIq0aVQh

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Day 143, orbit 2218 — The Station isn't flying over France during daylight these days, so I took this picture a few weeks ago. France is so beautiful! 🇫🇷

This picture brings back so many memories: hiking, cycling, skiing, kitesurfing, learning to fly, going to university in Toulouse, and flying Search and Rescue missions.

All the best to the Tour de France teams down there, and my thoughts are also with everyone affected by the devastating wildfires. Take care of one another and stay safe.

📸 @ESA / @NASA – S. Adenot

#εpsilon • #TDF2026 • @esaspaceflight • @Space_Station • @NASAJohnson

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Jour 144, orbite 2233 — Vous avez été nombreux à faire des commentaires sur l’ambiance rose dans les récents timelapses réalisés dans Columbus… Le responsable : Veggie 🌱, notre petit jardin à bord de la Station spatiale internationale ! La lumière rose-magenta caractéristique de Veggie provient des LED qui diffusent un spectre lumineux idéal pour la croissance des plantes.

Pendant l’Expédition 74, Veggie a accueilli l’expérience Veg-06, qui avait deux principaux objectifs. Premièrement, étudier comment la luzerne et des bactéries symbiotiques collaborent en micropesanteur pour capter l’azote présent dans l’air et le transformer en nutriments assimilables par les plantes. Deuxièmement, comprendre comment évolue la lignine, le matériau qui aide les plantes à se tenir droites sur Terre, lorsqu’elles poussent dans l’espace.

Les plants de luzerne 🌿 ont bien poussé, arrosés et entretenus par l’ensemble de l’équipage! Ils ont ensuite été récoltés (parties aériennes et racines), stockés dans un congélateur puis renvoyés sur Terre à bord du vaisseau-cargo Dragon CRS SpX-34 afin d’être analysés plus en détail.

Pour nous, travailler sur Veggie, c’est retrouver un petit coin de Terre dans l’espace – un précieux rappel visuel et olfactif de ce qu’est un jardin… C’est très touchant de voir les plantes grandir et de s’en occuper au fil des jours. J’ai adoré travailler sur cette expérience 💚
Il sera essentiel pour les futures missions d’exploration de longue durée d’avoir cette capacité de production d’aliments frais 🌶, non seulement pour l’alimentation, mais aussi pour le moral des équipages. Mieux comprendre le mécanisme de fixation de l’azote, c’est la possibilité d’améliorer la qualité des sols sur Terre, et l’étude de la lignine pourrait bénéficier à long terme à l’agriculture et à la foresterie.

Vive la science !

🎥 @esa / @NASA

#εpsilon • @Space_Station • @NASAKennedy • @NASAJohnson • @esaspaceflight • @ESA_fr

[Ana @Ana_Space21]

@Gwynne_Shotwell Bravo, well done! 🙌👏🫶

[NASA Events @NASA_Events]

Are you in DC for the Great American State Fair? Visit the @NASA Pavilion where we're featuring @nasaaero content ✈️

NASA Pavilion hours:
Sun–Wed: 10am–9pm ET
Thur–Fri: 10am–11pm ET

[ISS National Lab @ISS_CASIS]

The growing amount of space debris in low Earth orbit poses a threat to space station operations and critical satellite services.

Here’s how Kall Moris Inc.’s REACCH system aims to help keep Earth’s orbit usable: https://t.co/cpCqClsUDJ

#ISSResearch #SpaceDebris #OrbitalSafety

[ARISS - Amateur Radio on the ISS @ARISS_Intl]

For more than 40 years, the ARISS team has brought amateur radio communications to human spaceflight vehicles, from the Space Shuttle to the ISS and now Dragon—demonstrating the enduring value of reliable, independent communications in space.

[Ana @Ana_Space21]

@Astro_Jeremy Congratulations 🎉

[ISS National Lab @ISS_CASIS]

Photo in this week's series commemorating our nation's upcoming Independence Day: Jeff Williams captured this view of the American flag on his spacesuit during a spacewalk (EVA 37 in 2016).
📷 @NASA @JSC
#4thofJuly

[NASA en español @NASA_es]

La emoción del Mundial continúa este mes y, para celebrarlo, echemos un vistazo a algunas de las ciudades anfitrionas de Estados Unidos del torneo desde órbita baja: Atlanta, Houston, Dallas y Boston.

Las imágenes fueron tomadas por astronautas a bordo de la @Space_Station.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

People say @USMNT winning the World Cup is impossible.

People said landing humans on the Moon was impossible. Americans did it 6 times. No one has done it since. And, we’re doing it again.

The U.S. has a rich history of achieving the near impossible.

So, when you guys defy the odds, we’ll send the @FIFAWorldCup ball and one of your jerseys with the signatures of the @USMNT to the Moon. 🌕🚀🇺🇸

[NASA Moon Base @NASAMoonBase]

Four new Moon deliveries. One shared goal. 🌕

@NASA is increasing the cadence of lunar exploration with four newly announced commercial lunar lander missions that will deliver NASA science and technology payloads to expand scientific discovery and help advance the capabilities needed to live and work on the Moon.

Learn more: https://t.co/8c76FGZQsE