LIVE: Leaders from NASA and our partners provide updates on Crew-10 after the mission successfully splashed down off the coast of California earlier today. youtu.be/GEzywXwipMY
Nichole “Vapor” Ayers
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Nichole “Vapor” Ayers
@Astro_Ayers
2021 NASA Astronaut. Major, U.S. Air Force. F-22 Raptor Pilot. Wife, Sister, Auntie.
Joined January 2022
- Nichole “Vapor” Ayers repostedLIVE: After nearly five months on the @Space_Station, our Crew-10 space travelers are returning to Earth! Crew-10 will be our first Commercial Crew mission to splash down off the California coast. Splashdown is targeted for 11:33am ET (1533 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Nichole “Vapor” Ayers repostedLIVE: Crew-10 is aboard, the hatch is closed, and @SpaceX’s Dragon is ready to depart for Earth. Watch as the crew leave the @Space_Station to splash down on Saturday, Aug. 9, at approximately 11:33 a.m. ET (1533 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Nichole “Vapor” Ayers repostedLIVE: Crew-10 is getting ready to return to Earth. Watch as the hatches are closed on their spacecraft to head home.
Wow. I can’t believe how fast the time went by and that we are already on our last day in space. I’m so grateful for these crewmates. They made our mission something I will never forget. We had so many belly laughs, good conversations, and impeccable operational prowess. I
- With Crew-11 docked to the zenith port, we have a great view of our Dragon. Here’s a night pass with a view of Endurance from Endeavor. Also, look at the shadow from the Moon!
00:00 - Nichole “Vapor” Ayers repostedIn their five months aboard the @Space_Station, Crew-10 had an eventful mission full of science. From observing lightning above the atmosphere to studying how cells sense gravity, learn more about what they did: go.nasa.gov/4fpVoi5
00:00 - Nichole “Vapor” Ayers repostedLIVE from the @Space_Station: @AstroAnnimal, @Astro_Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov are making farewell remarks before Crew-10 heads back to Earth.
- Nichole “Vapor” Ayers reposted
The hatches opened between the @SpaceX Dragon and the space station at 3:46am ET today and the #Crew11 quartet joined the Exp 73 crew. go.nasa.gov/4mm44YO
00:00 - Nichole “Vapor” Ayers reposted
As we get close to leaving @Space_Station, I find myself wanting to savor every moment and every view. None of us are guaranteed to get to do this again, and every minute spent in space is a special one. I dropped into the Cupola to look out the window and just be in the moment,
- I got the best wake-up call ever this morning when we found out Crew-11 was going to be a little early! They made it safely to the @Space_Station, and it was a beautiful rendezvous (so naturally I had to take a few photos). So happy to have our friends on board! Congrats
- Due to atmospheric drag, the @Space_Station decelerates over time, which causes a loss in altitude. We have to execute a reboost in order to get back to speed and altitude. When the thrusters are firing, you can feel and see the acceleration inside the station! Ha, we had fun
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