James. EVA Operations @NASA. Navy EOD tech. Husband. Dad. Aspiring renaissance man. Stay hungry. Stay Foolish.
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The vibe. This shot (photo 1) perfectly captures Expedition 75. We’re all smiles thinking about our time together and the arrival of Crew-13 (they’re in the shot too, just behind us awaiting their hatch opening!). We took a moment to capture a few formations only possible in microgravity! Excited for Crew-13 to join in the fun.
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🚨Breaking. There's been a pneumonic plague outbreak at a BSL-3 lab in Siberia, Russia.🚨
"Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague" - Moscow Times
This is fact, and also the inciting incident in my book BIOLOGICAL WAR: A SCENARIO, which is unnerving.
Will post more as I learn more, including from Russian speaking sources🧵
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Two hatches and a vestibule separate us from Crew-13. Well, actually, just one now.
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I've been fortunate to fly to space on three different vehicles, and I'm often asked which one I prefer. It depends on the phase of the flight. For launch thrill, nothing beats the Shuttle. For a smooth ride uphill, I'd take Dragon, then Soyuz. Dragon wins on cockpit displays and docking — the softest docking I've ever felt. For landing, a Shuttle runway is still the most civilized way home. That said, I'd be happy to ride any one of the three any day of the week!
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I have spent 23 years documenting the global LED transition of city lighting from space.
Across my 4 missions to the ISS, I have photographed every major city on Earth, building a data set of the gradual replacement of sodium vapor lighting with LEDs.
The warmer, yellow-orange of gas discharge lamps has been phased out worldwide to multi-colored LEDs, citing energy savings and environmental reasons.
Widespread adoption has markedly changed the way our cities look from orbit, and as many have pointed out, how they feel to those on the ground!
Here is a collection of the most striking before-and-after photos I have observed:
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If an astronaut ever drifts away from the ISS, the "SAFER" pack becomes their lifeline. With just enough fuel to get back safely.
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@astro_jessica and Sophie make them “jump jump” with the spacewalk triple jump EVA
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Chez ISS - episode deux: The one with the onions. Jack and @astro_jessica slow cooking.
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Space station reboots as seen from inside the station & explained by Jack Hathaway.
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My favorite mini fig 🤖 Building these blocks in space while my 3.5yo builds the same set on Earth. 🌍 Separated by 250 miles, yet connected like our bricks. I deal with floating, wandering micro bricks in microgravity (gray tape ftw!), while her dad deals with the real danger of finding rogue pieces with his bare feet. We built this set together, block by block.
We can’t always share a room to be together, but we can share a common mission. How do you stay close to your kids when you travel for work? Let me know your best long-distance parenting tips below.👇🏽
Special thanks to Kathy Hirsh-Pasek for the inspiration!
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.@NASA astronaut Jonny Kim retires from the agency after nearly 10 years and one mission aboard the International Space Station. He will serve as lieutenant commander in the @USNavy. More... go.nasa.gov/4glk25z
ALT NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Mike Tyson wisely said that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. We are a tough opponent at NASA and we did have several plans; and we did use all of them last Tuesday to remove the SGANT communications antenna. Round 2 starts tomorrow. Tune in 7am eastern.
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Georgia Tech chosen as founding partner for a 10-year Department of War initiative aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry.
FutureTEX – which includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million over a decade – brings together university, industry, government, and nonprofit partners to advance textile manufacturing technologies for military and domestic applications. FutureTEX will champion workforce development and modernization of facilities and equipment to increase U.S. competitiveness.
School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) researchers Sundaresan Jayaraman and Sungmee Park will lead Georgia Tech’s efforts. They will work with American manufacturers to capitalize on digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies to make the domestic supply network more robust.
Read the announcement: coe.gatech.edu/news/2026/08/…
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I was worried I might get used to seeing sights like this. I don’t. This was a moon rise, on an iPhone, during a break from a required workout which is nearby the window. It reminds me to carry that same sense of awe when I return. Also, I can’t wait until we land on the moon again.
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My hand-painted cutaway of the Haulcraft from @andorofficial , created for DK's Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion.
Set up from the digital model by @ILMVFX, hand drawn, inked and painted in watercolour. Love this ship - a privilege to create its official cutaway artwork.
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