Eric

Polar adventurer and guide, future astronaut

[Eric @Icetrek]

@SpaceX @satofishi There is no one better designed for a mission to Mars. Exploratory grit.

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi @Starlink Nearest land is QML, approx 1700km south, 4 x distance of FRAM2 orbital altitude.

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi Have an amazing voyage. Looking forward to photos

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi A space caravan. Sure is beautiful.

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi Happy travels and happy new year Chun

[Eric @Icetrek]

Join me in supporting people impacted by ovarian cancer during this year's Workout 4 Women! https://t.co/C9qbl5hwNN #workout4women via @ovariancanceroz

[Eric @Icetrek]

@Gwynne_Shotwell @SpaceX Belissimo!

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi Welcome to the universe Leo.

[Eric @Icetrek]

@satofishi One of a kind

[Eric @Icetrek]

We clearly see large leads (cracks) in the Arctic Ocean ice below @rprogge while on orbit.
Here’s how we cross narrow leads while skiing to or from the North Pole.

[Eric @Icetrek]

See our in-orbit conversation with Everyday Astronaut. Catch images of the Arctic as we fly over half the planet.

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

I got to talk to the FRAM2 astronauts while they were in polar orbit! This was the first ever crewed mission over the north and south poles. Stick around to the end to see my footage of them splashing down from a plane! @framonauts

[Eric @Icetrek]

The dance of the dinners. Microgravity never gets old.

#fram2 #microgravity #zerogravity #weightlessness #framonauts

[Eric @Icetrek]

@haleykesparza @AstroPeggy @astro_slawosz Have a blast you guys!

[Space Connect @SpaceConnectHQ]

Eric Philips OAM is joining the Australian Space Summit 2025!
From the extremes of Antarctica to the edge of space, Eric brings unmatched insights on endurance, exploration, and what it takes to venture beyond the known.
Book you tickets now!
https://t.co/6tPSN69TXi

#AusSpace25

[Eric @Icetrek]

@ASE_Astronauts @framonauts @SpaceX Thank you ASE for accepting my membership. It’s incredible to think that less than 630 people have flown into orbit, on average less than 10 per year since Yuri Gagarin.

[Eric @Icetrek]

While on orbit I often found our altitude to be deceiving. This is a kind of fractal effect where an inlet at 2000m altitude could look like a bay at 10km which could look like a gulf at 100km and an entire country’s coastline at 400km.

Sinai Peninsula.

@framonauts

[Rabea Rogge @rprogge]

The most historic experiment we had on board was a tech demonstration: The first ever X-Ray taken in space.

Project: X-Ray ⚡

Question: Can we take good quality X-Rays in space?

Fun facts:
- Due to bone loss in microgravity, fractures can become more likely on long duration missions - so we need a way to diagnose these.
- X-rays can also be used to have a look at faulty electronics! The most fun picture we have is one where we captured our chest plus a wearable sensor, so we got both objectives hit in one go.
- The first X-ray in history was taken in 1895 of Wilhelm Röntgen's wife - here next to our recreation in space.

Find the full list of research projects here: https://t.co/UdY6Kmgh7v

[Eric @Icetrek]

Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica.
From top down:
Prince Charles Mountains, Lambert glacier (largest on Earth and creating one of Earth’s deepest canyons), the Amery Ice Shelf, Prydz Bay. I flew across the Amery Ice Shelf in 1996 flying from Mawson to Davis stations.
@framonauts

[Eric @Icetrek]

@haleykesparza @framonauts @satofishi @rprogge @astro_jannicke @Kto_space I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

[Eric @Icetrek]

@johnkrausphotos @framonauts The one place that intrigued me more than most is the Antarctic plateau in winter, under the cloak of darkness. I imagined being at Amundsen-Scott South Pole station and heading off into the inky void with a sled full of provisions.

[Eric @Icetrek]

The joy of space.

Below me is north Greenland with the frozen Arctic Ocean extending towards the North Pole off the left of the picture.

@framonauts