Rex J. Walheim

Aug 1996-Aug 2017: NASA Astronaut
Aug 2017-Jul 2020: NASA/JSC, Safety & Mission Assurance
Jul 2020 - Pres: @Axiom_Space, Safety & Mission Assurance Dir.

[Chris Williams @Astro_ChrisW]

Happy Year of the Horse! I was fortunate to be looking out of the Cupola while we were passing over Beijing, and saw the twinkling of fireworks celebrating the Lunar New Year!

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

@Cosmic_Andrew1 @EricaLefaive It was better than the best roller coaster you have ever been on. Like getting shot out of a cannon. Great fun!

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Ten years ago today we launched on the final flight of an American treasure - the Space Shuttle. Spending day with STS-135 crewmates Fergy and Sandy at KSC.

[Christopher Ferguson @Astro_Ferg]

STS-135....10 years later. Atlantis still looks as good as ever at @ExploreSpaceKSC.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

@StationCDRKelly Chuck Yeager was a great man. He used to fly with us at the 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards while he was in his 70s. We'll miss him, but his inspiration lives on.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Here is the full length version of our Astronaut Roundtable with Peggy Whitson, Mike Lopez-Alegria, Charlie Bolden and I. Such a pleasure to share space memories with these amazing colleagues and the rest of our talented Axiom Space team.

[Axiom Space @Axiom_Space]

Now available in full: A wide-ranging conversation among @CommanderMLA, @AstroPeggy, @cboldenjr, and @Astro_Rex about Earth, space, humanity, celebrity, meaning, and memories.

Set aside some time today to hear something you've never heard before.

https://t.co/SaaTNgPGbr

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Here is the first of two longer segments from our Axiom astronaut Round Table. It was a pleasure to share memories of flying in space with Peggy Whitson, Mike Lopez-Alegria, and Charlie Bolden.

[Axiom Space @Axiom_Space]

Space changes you.

https://t.co/vmwAPEpVKE

[Axiom Space @Axiom_Space]

@CommanderMLA Astronauts – down to Earth.

@Astro_Rex

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

I’m pleased to announce that after 35 years of government service, I have joined @Axiom_Space as Director of Safety & Mission Assurance. With this team's expertise and commercial energy, I look forward to carrying on the work we began at NASA to settle and utilize Low Earth Orbit

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

@BrianSandySky You are very welcome Brian. Those are neat cards that you made.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

In honor of National Parks Week, here is a pic of Glacier National Park we took from Space Shuttle Atlantis in Feb 2008. Can see Kalispell, Whitefish, @GlacierNPS and @WatertonLakesNP. One my areas anywhere! #FindYourPark @NatlParkService

[Orion Spacecraft @NASA_Orion]

Go @Astros! Go @NASA_Astronauts! #EarnHistory #WorldSeries #BringItHome from @Astro_Rex and the Orion team!

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Community Day at #ASE30 with students in Puylaurens, France @citeespace

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Great day talking to the students in Puylaurens France

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Thanks Carl. I guess you can tell I enjoy riding rockets. Best roller coaster ride ever! https://t.co/cqowJzkecv

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Six years ago we launched on STS-135, final Shuttle mission. @Commercial_Crew to bring launches back to US soon. It's going to be awesome!

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Pictures I took from our NASA T-38 as we flew over @TAMU last Friday about noon during training flight at College Station airport.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

At Bayer's Bee Care Center in NC. Destination Station ISS Outreach. #FeedABee.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Watched great SpaceX launch at KSC today on 14th anniversary of my first Space Shuttle launch, STS-110. What a day!

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Saluting #15YearsOnStation. My 5th #spacewalk, #STS122 @esa Columbus lab. 180+ spacewalks for space station so far.

[Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex]

Mike Hopkins and I had great Orion suit test on the zero g C-9 aircraft.