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Human Spaceflight
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From crochet hook to launch pad 🧶🚀 For #InternationalCrochetDay, here’s a throwback to our Orion plush visiting @NASAKennedy ahead of Artemis II. The real spacecraft flew four astronauts around the Moon, powered by @esa’s European Service Module. 📸ESA-M. Deschamps
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
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🌚🔴 Moon or Mars... Can you guess who's holding a Moon rock? 👨‍🚀 Astronauts get hands-on with meteorites from other worlds during @esa's PANGAEA geology training. Left to right: @Astro_Kimiya, @NASAJohnson's Jasmin Moghbeli, @Astro_Pablo_ESA
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Sep 11
🚢 Soon to be frozen in space and time, this alien-looking vessel is beginning its first mission. 🧊 For eight months, a crew of 12 won't leave the drifting ice in the Arctic Ocean to study how how life adapts to isolation and extremes in a region highly sensitive to climate
Arctic isolation for science
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Sep 10
🚀 @esa has signed a service contract with The Exploration Company under ALADDIN, Europe's commercial cargo return programme. The agreement covers an initial demonstration mission of the Nyx capsule to the International @Space_Station and future cargo transportation services in
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Sep 10
Smell, touch, observe 🖐️👃👀 Astronauts experience geology using their senses during @esa's PANGAEA training.
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