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Rex J. Walheim @Astro_Rex
Joined April 2011
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Chris Williams
@Astro_ChrisW
Feb 18
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!
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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
8 Jul 2021
STS-135....10 years later. Atlantis still looks as good as ever at @ExploreSpaceKSC.
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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
15 Oct 2020
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. youtu.be/zLgWC0IpaRI
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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
30 Sep 2020
Space changes you. youtu.be/cOYK19DjAT0
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Rex J. Walheim retweeted
Axiom Space
@Axiom_Space
21 Sep 2020
Replying to @CommanderMLA
Astronauts – down to Earth. @Astro_Rex
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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
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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
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Rex J. Walheim retweeted
Orion Spacecraft
@NASA_Orion
26 Oct 2017
Go @Astros! Go @NASA_Astronauts! #EarnHistory #WorldSeries #BringItHome from @Astro_Rex and the Orion team!
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Community Day at #ASE30 with students in Puylaurens, France @citeespace
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Great day talking to the students in Puylaurens France
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Thanks Carl. I guess you can tell I enjoy riding rockets. Best roller coaster ride ever! x.com/PayloadWrangler/status…

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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!
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Pictures I took from our NASA T-38 as we flew over @TAMU last Friday about noon during training flight at College Station airport.
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At Bayer's Bee Care Center in NC. Destination Station ISS Outreach. #FeedABee.
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Watched great SpaceX launch at KSC today on 14th anniversary of my first Space Shuttle launch, STS-110. What a day!
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Saluting #15YearsOnStation. My 5th #spacewalk, #STS122 @esa Columbus lab. 180 spacewalks for space station so far.
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Mike Hopkins and I had great Orion suit test on the zero g C-9 aircraft.
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Flying the zero g C-9 aircraft today to test Orion suits. Love it!
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#HappyBdayUH Congrats UH! That's 88 years of educational excellence, and a future that's even brighter. I'm very proud to be an alum!
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#Orion literally punched a hole in the sky! Look at this pic I took of the hole in the clouds Orion left behind!!
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