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Resilience, the commercial crew ship from SpaceX, is pictured approaching the space station for a docking on Nov. 17, 2020. Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi will take a short ride inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience from the Harmony module’s forward-facing port to its zenith, or space-facing port, on Monday at 6:30 a.m. EDT. The autonomous relocation maneuver will take about 45 minutes with NASA TV beginning its live coverage at 6 a.m. #nasa #jaxa #astronaut #spacex #crew #dragon #crewdragon #international #space #station

✅ Our Europa Clipper mission completed its Critical Design Review, and is now able to finish hardware & begin assembly. On track for launch in 2024, it'll investigate Jupiter's moon Europa, which has an internal ocean & may have potential to harbor life: https://t.co/UKN0sXcmcB https://t.co/3HqZRTcyOT

The Exp 64 crew explored the nervous system and robotics today while prepping for next week’s @SpaceX #CrewDragon move. More... https://t.co/qDLtYsHIUA https://t.co/Oiu5zXuTX8

Our @NASAInSight is picking up good vibrations. Two marsquakes were detected in an area called Cerberus Fossae, where two strong quakes were felt earlier in the mission. These quakes add weight to the idea that the area is a center of seismic activity. https://t.co/AhHYuNVRR0 https://t.co/BKRfHIkzDb

NASA delays Ingenuity Mars helicopter's first flight to April 11 https://t.co/wzh25bbaVs https://t.co/ciJfhzTYS6

Ever dreamed of what it would be like to live in space? Want to help researchers understand how isolation and confinement affects humans? NASA needs volunteers to live together as a small crew in isolation for eight months in Moscow, Russia. Apply now! https://t.co/4Ps9tzyfhK

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Tango delta. Touchdown confirmed. On board our @NASAPersevere rover is the Mars Entry, Descent, & Landing Instrumentation 2, which collected data via sensors about the entry environment through Mars' atmosphere. Learn about the powerful technology: https://t.co/J26rPsLyFw https://t.co/RUEN0HlJFd

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Mission update: @EuropaClipper is building hardware and moving toward assembly. Targeted for a 2024 launch, the mission will investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa to see if this ocean world might be suitable for life. https://t.co/pNNhzrBaG2 https://t.co/p83aLey6q8

Great Spot! #OTD in 2018, the Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot! The Spot is an enormous storm that is twice as wide as Earth, swirling with winds up to 400 mph (643.74 km/h). https://t.co/6qf6WBKOiJ

Seven astronauts and cosmonauts are gearing up for Soyuz and Falcon 9 rocket launches April 9 and April 22 to the International Space Station, replacing seven outgoing crew members set to land in Kazakhstan and off Florida’s coast April 17 and April 28. https://t.co/XDCkTXD0up https://t.co/qvEJQODuaa

“Red Sprite Lightning over the Andes” by Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)

We're excited to share that Ginny the #MarsHelicopter has been named CFO — Chief Flight Officer — of Air and Space. It's exciting news, but meetings take forever because when she answers a question we have to wait 15 minutes for her response to reach us. #AprilFools https://t.co/QAD8wPWuPw