The @BoeingSpace #Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station at 2:36pm ET (18:36 UTC) on Wednesday, May 25. See the full schedule for OFT-2's return to Earth, beginning on May 24: https://t.co/AZqqsTR53a https://t.co/OxzOe2UqGL
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We’re kicking off the final week of #GalaxiesGalore with a stunning image of two galaxies: elliptical galaxy NGC 541, and the dwarf irregular galaxy Minkowski’s Object that glitters in blue near the low center. Minkowski’s Object is ~7.5 million years old: https://t.co/JHxmclBsUD https://t.co/ydVgbCXdi1
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Sit inside #Starliner and see views from inside as it lifts off on a @ulalaunch #AtlasV and docks to the @Space_Station during #OFT2. Stay until the end for some up-close views as the spacecraft approached Station. https://t.co/X6pjywetNm
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Welcome aboard to our newest visitor, Rosie the Rocketeer, who arrived Friday on @Boeing's #Starliner! Pretty amazing to now have three different human-rated spacecraft docked to the @Space_Station. Congratulations to the entire team! 📷(first image): @AstroSamantha https://t.co/IYHjx0CSVU
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The Exp 67 crew preps the @BoeingSpace #Starliner crew ship for its departure this week and works advanced @ISS_Research and lab maintenance. https://t.co/DHQ5GzsdGW
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Space station astronauts check out Starliner crew capsule
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Forecasters predict favorable weather conditions in New Mexico for an on-time landing of Boeing’s Starliner capsule Wednesday, capping a six-day test flight to the International Space Station. https://t.co/WRR7UuujeV https://t.co/7hU9q05pav
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@SpaceX Starlink's German subsidiary files 2 new satellite constellations with @ITU, in Ku- & Ka-band. Mars-K3: 3,192 sats, 86 planes at 522.5 & 540 km. Mars-K4: 2,992 sats, 132 planes at 522.5, 540, 560 & 570 km.
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A collage of galaxies I photographed the past 2 years
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Small, but mighty! 🚀 This year, NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program launched several sounding rockets across the globe! These uncrewed rockets carry scientific instruments into space for roughly 15 minutes before coming back down to Earth. Learn more: https://t.co/D6wSUqimtk https://t.co/mnUZz8TPm4
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Picture of the moon I got at Lowell Observatory in Arizona!
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Large Hadron Collider finds new way to measure mass of a quark https://t.co/yvenf2L1sW https://t.co/SYIiFY57ht
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Tomorrow at 3 pm ET, we'll be live on Instagram (@/airandspacemuseum) talking about Sally Ride with @EricCervini, historian of LGBTQ+ politics, and Emily Margolis, women's history curator at Air and Space. Learn more: https://t.co/5cBNb5uLd8 #QueerSpace https://t.co/V85OrLOxQf
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The "doorway on Mars" is more like a dog door - https://t.co/k7CcX5iBzP https://t.co/ysNAcQh8xo
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Teams in New Mexico gear up for Wednesday landing of Boeing Starliner capsule (photos) https://t.co/BasGq7Gsgf https://t.co/NC4JyE1raR
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