Jessica Meir

Jessica Meir

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Jessica Meir

@Astro_Jessica

Jun 7

A timelapse view from our @SpaceX Dragon of the spectacular southern aurora seen in yesterday’s post, a result of a recent solar event. As opposed to the previous aurora I’ve seen, this one danced and snaked its way directly below us, putting on quite a show. I am in awe of this ethereal and emotionally evocative phenomenon.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

May 23

"A short time ago, at a NASA center not so far away..." This week, John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer for Industrial Light & Magic -- and the Mandalorian and Grogu themselves -- visited Johnson Space Center. They learned about our work in human spaceflight, including through the International Space Station and Artemis, inspiring and benefitting humans in our own galaxy.

John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer for Industrial Light & Magic, tours the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Credit: NASA/James Blair

ALT John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer for Industrial Light & Magic, tours the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Credit: NASA/James Blair

The Mandalorian and Grogu stand inside the International Space Station mockup at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Credit: NASA/James Blair

ALT The Mandalorian and Grogu stand inside the International Space Station mockup at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Credit: NASA/James Blair

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NASA History Office

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NASA History Office

@NASAhistory

May 23

A rare sight! 15 years ago today was the first and only time a Soyuz spacecraft departed from the @Space_Station while a space shuttle was docked. Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA's Cady Coleman, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli were on their way back home after 159 days in space. As they set off, Nespoli captured a series of photos of Endeavour docked to the space station. STS-134 was Endeavour's last mission and the penultimate mission of the space shuttle program.

The International Space Station with the Endeavour orbiter docked is backdropped by the blackness of space in the top half of this photo. A portion of the Earth, covered in clouds, makes up the lower half of the photo.

ALT The International Space Station with the Endeavour orbiter docked is backdropped by the blackness of space in the top half of this photo. A portion of the Earth, covered in clouds, makes up the lower half of the photo.

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Jeremy R. Hansen

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Jeremy R. Hansen

@Astro_Jeremy

May 8

POV: You're inside Integrity with the Artemis II crew for reentry all the way to splashdown. @csa_asc @astro_reid @Astro_Christina @AstroVicGlover @NASAArtemis youtube.com/watch?v=37HxR2df…

As if you were there: Return to Earth with the Artemis II crew

2026-05-08 – Like millions around the globe, you held your breath a...

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Reid Wiseman

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Reid Wiseman

@astro_reid

May 8

The view from inside Integrity as recovery forces pop open the hatch…watching the helicopter pass over their shoulders and hearing all the joy, it was as good as it gets.

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Mutual of America Financial Group @MutualofAmerica

May 5

Attention #nonprofits! The 2026 Community Partnership Award competition is open. This prestigious award honors nonprofits who are helping to build healthier, more equitable communities. Apply today: mutualofamerica.qualtrics.co…

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Jessica Meir

@Astro_Jessica

Apr 22

Looks like Mother Earth is putting her best face forward for Earth Day with some spectacular Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights! I couldn’t look away from the @Space_Station cupola window as I witnessed this magnificent Earthly phenomenon dance its magical ballet. Covering a majority of the area I could see, our precious blue gem had turned completely green! Mother Earth is undeniably gorgeous, but she is also utterly fragile. Let’s remember to treat her as well as she has treated us. I never saw anything near this scale during my previous mission here on the ISS. That’s because we are currently near a strong peak of the solar cycle, while my first mission coincided with solar minimum.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

Apr 22

The best view in the universe is the one we call home. 🌎 Earth is the only home we have ever known, and from space its beauty is undeniable. This Earth Day, we honor the astronauts who see it from above, the scientists who study it from below, and the teams at Johnson Space Center who make that work possible. Seeing our world from space reminds us why protecting it matters for generations to come.

An Artemis II astronaut took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.
This and another photo of Earth are the first downlinked images from the Artemis II astronauts. Credit: NASA

ALT An Artemis II astronaut took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. This and another photo of Earth are the first downlinked images from the Artemis II astronauts. Credit: NASA

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Reid Wiseman

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Reid Wiseman

@astro_reid

Apr 19

Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him. I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

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NASA Artemis

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NASA Artemis

@NASAArtemis

Apr 11

The astronauts. Their ride around the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts pose for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft — which they named Integrity — in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha following their splashdown.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

ALT NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Reid Wiseman

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Reid Wiseman

@astro_reid

Apr 11

On the helicopter leaving the ship right now. This planet is impossibly beautiful from every altitude I’ve seen it…surface to 250,000 miles

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NASA Artemis

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NASA Artemis

@NASAArtemis

Apr 11

The Artemis II astronauts were all smiles on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown.

$NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls$

ALT NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

$NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls$

ALT NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, left, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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NASA

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NASA

@NASA

Apr 11

All four of the Artemis II astronauts have been successfully extracted from the Orion spacecraft following splashdown and are now on the USS John P. Murtha. Next up, they will be escorted to the medical bay where they will undergo post-mission medical evaluations.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

Apr 11

Welcome home!! 🌎

NASA

@NASA

Apr 11

Replying to @NASA

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

Apr 10

The path around the Moon runs through Houston, where Mission Control at Johnson Space Center is on watch.

NASA

@NASA

Apr 10

Behind the four astronauts of Artemis II are hundreds of people tracking their every move: monitoring spacecraft systems, evaluating crew safety, and staying in constant communication. Let’s hear it for the team in Mission Control responsible for getting the astronauts around the Moon and safely home.

View inside of NASA's Mission Control Center. In the foreground, four people sit at desks with their backs to the camera. They each have multiple screens in front of them. There are multiple rows of desks in front of them and on the far wall are large screens with even more data. Credit: NASA

ALT View inside of NASA's Mission Control Center. In the foreground, four people sit at desks with their backs to the camera. They each have multiple screens in front of them. There are multiple rows of desks in front of them and on the far wall are large screens with even more data. Credit: NASA

A woman sits at a desk at Mission Control. She is angled to the right with her arm outstretched as she talks to someone. On the desk in front of her are multiple screens with data and visualizations. In the background, on the far wall, are even more screens. Credit: NASA

ALT A woman sits at a desk at Mission Control. She is angled to the right with her arm outstretched as she talks to someone. On the desk in front of her are multiple screens with data and visualizations. In the background, on the far wall, are even more screens. Credit: NASA

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NASA Marshall

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NASA Marshall

@NASA_Marshall

Apr 8

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... Integrity! 🌌 Our Meteoroid Environments Office captured this view of the @NASAArtemis II Orion spacecraft this morning through a telescope in Siding Spring, Australia. These frames were taken when Integrity was 202,500 miles away from Earth.

ALT This sequence of frames shows the Integrity spacecraft carrying the Artemis II crew streaking across the sky against a background of stars. Integrity was 202,500 miles away from Earth when this sequence was captured at 8:45 am CDT on April 8, 2026. Credit: NASA

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

Apr 7

The SER: JSC’s front row seat to the Moon. 🌕 During the @NASAArtemis II lunar flyby yesterday, the Science Evaluation Room became Mission Control’s science hub, where experts in geology, data visualization, and crew imagery analyze lunar observations in real time. With a scrum team at the center, specialists in the Trench, and direct comms to Flight Control, the SER helps guide the crew as they capture views of the Moon and record key scientific observations. Opened in 2025, it’s JSC’s engine for rapid, mission‑shaping science.

ALT Photographic coverage of Artemis II Lunar Science Team during Lunar Flyby in Science Evaluation Room. Photographer: NASA/Luna Posadas Nava

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

@NASAJohnson

Apr 7

Homeward bound. 🌎 Now that the @NASAArtemis II crew has flown around the Moon, they are officially on their journey home. There is no deorbit burn for Artemis II – only slight trajectory correction burns – as the translunar injection burn that committed the crew to a lunar flyby also guaranteed their return home. Watch the mission live here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2K…

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NASA

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NASA

@NASA

Apr 7

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimed…

$A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon\u2019s horizon. Credit: NASA$

ALT A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon\u2019s horizon. Credit: NASA

Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters. Credit: NASA

ALT Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters. Credit: NASA

ALT A close view of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the gray surface, fading to dark on the left side of the image. Credit: NASA

ALT A crescent Earth setting behind a hemisphere of the Moon. Credit: NASA

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Lockheed Martin Space

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Lockheed Martin Space

@LMSpace

Apr 7

An Earthset and a solar eclipse for the Artemis generation. 🌒 @NASA's Orion spacecraft, carrying four astronauts on an historic journey into deep space, returned from its communications blackout yesterday and delivered stunning views of the Earth and all of humanity from the Moon.

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