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Ellen Ochoa

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Veteran astronaut. First Latina in space. 11th director of @NASA_Johnson. Mom. #STEM advocate. LinkedIn: https://t.co/Mh4xxgS0xi

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Article featuring my talented brother and his colleagues

Learn more with the @BostonGlobe about the behind-the-scenes work from principal librarian Wilson Ochoa and our amazing librarians, including being responsible for around 900 pieces of music per year → bostonglobe.com/2024/10/31/art…



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#OTD 30 years ago ✨ STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994, with ASE members @Astro_Ellen, Joseph Tanner, Donald McMonagle, @AstroDocScott, and @astro_JFrancois aboard!

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Today marks 24 years that @NASA and its partners have maintained a permanent human presence in space. To put this in perspective, this means that anyone under the age of 24 has never lived a day without humans continuously living in space. After more than a quarter of a century…

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NASA meatball or NASA worm? Enjoy these painted pumpkins making a few pit stops around NASA’s Johnson Space Center, our home. 💫 #Halloween


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I can’t contain my excitement! 🤯 Three @NASA projects have made the #TIMEBestInventions of 2024! Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Deep Space Optical Communications Europa Clipper Congrats to our teams who continue to soar us to new heights! More: go.nasa.gov/4e6s2TI

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Great article on my dear friend and Astronaut classmate currently in space: NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/…


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Creating planets. I was goofing around with my Science of Opportunity efforts and created a Jupiter-like planet out of water and food coloring. With Halloween coming up, I am going to see about making a Jack-o’-lantern. Stay tuned.

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Four @Space_Station crew members continue waiting for their departure date as mission managers monitor weather conditions off the coast of Florida. The rest of the Expedition 72 crew stayed focused on space biology and lab maintenance aboard the orbital outpost. Learn more:…

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Students, it’s your time to fly! @NASA_LSP is searching for new student-designed nanosatellites known as CubeSats to deploy from @Space_Station into low Earth orbit. Deadline is Nov 15. Details: go.nasa.gov/4dADTcN

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Calling all STEM mentors (STEM emojis): Nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (#PAESMEM) open today! Nominate a mentor or start your application: bit.ly/3YpJdLo

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Leaving our water world, to explore another 🚀 @EuropaClipper launched from @NASAKennedy at 12:06pm ET (16:06 UTC) on a @SpaceX Falcon Heavy, beginning a 1.8-billion-mile journey to explore the mysteries of Europa, Jupiter’s ocean moon.


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The sun goes burp and the atmosphere turns red. Spectacular not only from Earth but from orbit as well. This event caught both @dominickmatthew and I off guard. Aurora had been just so-so; we were out of energy at the end of a long day and reluctant to once again set up our…

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Next week, a journey of 1.8 billion miles begins. All about our mission to explore Jupiter's intriguing moon Europa: nasa.gov/europaclipper The launch period opens on Oct. 10. Here's how to watch: go.nasa.gov/europaclipperl…

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Looking for Spanish-language resources? @NASAStem has you covered! In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, the latest edition of #NASASTEM EXPRESS is a treasure trove of options available in Spanish. Dive into a world of exploration and learning here: 🔗 conta.cc/47sIITH

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Happy birthday to America's space agency 🎂 For 66 years, @NASA has led humanity into the stars—exploring the unknown and unlocking the secrets of the cosmos to help us better understand the world and universe we share. To many more birthdays to come!

It's our #birthday today! 🎉 @NASA officially began operation 66 years ago #OTD in 1958. As part our continuing mission to explore the unknown in air and space, we've learned and accomplished so much over the years. And so many more astounding discoveries are yet to come.

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LIVE NOW: Launch coverage of @NASA’s @SpaceX #Crew9 mission to @Space_Station Liftoff is targeted for 1:17pm ET from Space Launch Complex-40 - the first crewed launch from this launch pad. Have a question? Use #AskNASA! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…


Congratulations to @dariogila and @NSFDrPanch!

The Board congratulates NSB Chair @dariogila and NSF Director @NSFDrPanch on their formal induction into the National Academy of Engineering this Sunday, 9/29/24!

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Kennedy has returned to normal operations following Hurricane #Helene. NASA’s SpaceX #Crew9 mission is targeting launch at no earlier than 1:17 p.m. EDT Saturday, Sept. 28, from Space Launch Complex-40.

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After 184 days in space, including covering 2,944 orbits of the Earth and a journey of 78 million miles, @NASA_Astronauts Tracy C. Dyson is heading home!

The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, with three crewmates aboard, undocked from the space station’s Prichal module at 4:36am ET today and is headed for a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan later this morning at 7:59am. More… go.nasa.gov/3TCugTc



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