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This week on #SpaceToGround, Boeing's Starliner launches to the station, the station crew tests a device to monitor health in space, and Mark Vande Hei reflects on his record-setting 355 days on the orbiting lab.
Space to Ground: Flight Test: 05/20/2022
Boeing's Starliner launches to the station, the station crew tests a device to monitor health in space, and Mark Vande Hei reflects on his record-setting 355 days on the orbiting lab. #SpaceToGround
Today's instantaneous launch opportunity occurs when the orbital plane of the @Space_Station crosses over the #AtlasV pad. At the time of launch, the station will be flying 262 miles (422 km) above the North Atlantic approaching Europe.
Ready to watch #Starliner launch to space today? If you're on the U.S Eastern Seaboard & weather is clear, you might see the @ULALaunch rocket and @BoeingSpace capsule in the sky.
Liftoff is at 6:54pm ET. Check the map for details & share pictures and videos if you spot it!
The countdown has begun for today's liftoff of the #AtlasV rocket and @BoeingSpace's #Starliner on its #OFT2 mission to the @Space_Station. Launch is planned for 6:54pmEDT, and the live webcast will begin at 6pmEDT. Live blog now underway: bit.ly/av_oft-2
Books inspired me as a child to look up to the heavens and wonder! Let’s encourage the next generation of explorers.
At 7pm ET, a video of @AstroMarshburn reading Goodnight Moon on the @Space_Station airs during a 75th anniversary celebration of the book: fb.me/e/1DAL1SzFr
Books inspired me as a child to look up to the heavens and wonder! Let’s encourage the next generation of explorers.
At 7pm ET, a video of @AstroMarshburn reading Goodnight Moon on the @Space_Station airs during a 75th anniversary celebration of the book: fb.me/e/1DAL1SzFr
A @ulalaunch Atlas V rocket with @BoeingSpace’s #Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen being rolled out to the launch pad ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (#OFT2) mission, scheduled to launch to the space station at 6:54pm ET on May 19. More pix…flic.kr/s/aHBqjzQv98
As we prepare for the #Artemis I lunar mission, we are saying “Goodnight Moon” from the @Space_Station.
A video of @AstroMarshburn reading out loud from the children's book tonight will be shown at 7pm ET during a 75th anniversary event: fb.me/e/1DAL1SzFr
Big news for Gateway – we’re thrilled to announce Holly Ridings, NASA’s first female Chief Flight Director, will help build NASA’s foundation in deep space as Gateway’s Deputy Program Manager.
Learn more about Holly Ridings joining the Gateway program: go.nasa.gov/3wlg85z
The Moon, with Earth's shadow draping across it during a lunar eclipse and the destination for @NASA_Gateway, is pictured from the station on May 13, 2022. More moon pix... flic.kr/s/aHsmACtudT
Desde la @Space_Station, los humedales a lo largo de la costa noroeste de la península de Yucatán se ven de diferentes colores.
Esta foto captura la diversidad del paisaje del estuario cerca de Celestún, un pueblo pesquero en Yucatán, México: go.nasa.gov/3weC6al 🇲🇽