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@csa_asc astronaut. CSA backup for Artemis II. | Astronaute @asc_csa . Astronaute de relève de l’ASC dans la mission Artemis II.

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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
5 months
Terms and conditions for when an astronaut is assigned as a backup to a mission. // Modalités de gestion des pages d’un astronaute affecté à une mission en tant que membre d’équipage de relève.
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Of all the amazing photos @Thom_astro has taken from the @Space_Station , these might be my favourite #Aurora #ISS
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If we choose to go alone, we might go fast, but if we go together, we go farther 📸 @NASA
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I'm celebrating #AdaLovelaceDay with a few inspiring female engineers and scientists in my #astronaut @NASA class
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This is what learning looks like. Always a treat to see a @SpaceX flight test.
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So awesome. You get SO MUCH DATA like this. They’re going to figure this out. Good work @SpaceX
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That fresh-out-of-the-capsule feeling! I had a great time during my recent Orion egress training, as you can probably tell from this photo.
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. @NASA Houston and @Space_Station are GO for docking.
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I have been assigned as the CSA backup astronaut for the #Artemis II mission. I can’t wait to contribute to this historic mission, and to train alongside @Astro_Jeremy and the crew.
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Canadian Space Agency
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LIVE NOW – Announcement of new assignments for Canadian Space Agency astronauts
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
This is my first #spaceship . I made it a very long time ago. The colours make it go faster. 🚀🚀🚀
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7 years
Handing over controls to my instructor Alex while I capture the moment. The mask hides a grin! Can't wait to go faster and explore further.
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7 years
This is a huge day! Pretty exciting! Thank you to everyone who supported me so much over this year-long process. You have been incredible!
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I’ve spent the last few days learning about the Orion capsule by training in the Orion mockup in NASA’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Thank you for all the kind messages over the past two days regarding my assignment as the CSA backup astronaut for the Artemis II mission. I’m excited to contribute my expertise to preparing for this and future Artemis missions.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Yesterday was such a big day! It is an honour to back up Jeremy Hansen on the #Artemis II mission. I can’t wait to work on defining and developing the procedures and architecture required for humanity’s return to the Moon. Learn a bit more about me:
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Thank you for the incredible support over the past few days! I am very fortunate to be involved in the Artemis program as the backup astronaut for my friend and colleague Jeremy Hansen on Artemis II. I’ve hit the ground running with my training, starting with my suit fit.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Happy birthday to the wonderful Canadian-American @Astro_Feustel , current commander of the @Space_Station ! Drew has been bringing #space closer to the world his entire career. Have a great day up there, buddy 👋🇨🇦🇺🇸. 📸 @NASA
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So many dedicated people have worked so hard to bring crewed launches back to Cape Canaveral. I’m hoping for favourable weather today as @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug are scheduled to launch to the @Space_Station . Go Dragon! Follow along here: @NASA
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This suit will be my life support system in upcoming training and, eventually, in #space . Thank you to the amazing team at the @NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab for suiting me up today! It takes an village, you know... @asc_csa 🇨🇦
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7 years
I'll never forget my #canadaday150 🇨🇦
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6 years
I had my first ever T-38 jet flight today! An amazing experience to train well above 30,000 ft, go #supersonic , and view #Houston from above. We even saw Super Guppy out and about during our flight. @csa_asc
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
49 years ago, astronauts walked on the #Moon for the first time. Yesterday, I started my spacewalk training in the @NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. It was no moonwalk, but it brought me one (small) step closer to the most exciting adventure. I had a blast!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
4 years
Soft capture complete!
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. @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug are suited up, strapped in their seats and ready to be welcomed by the crew aboard the @Space_Station . Watch @SpaceX ’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft make its way to our orbiting laboratory:
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Night flight 🌑
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Despite a busy training schedule for both of us, @Astro_Kutryk and I still find time now and then to fly together. Flying in the T38 provides us with an opportunity to practise our crew coordination and piloting skills. This is our view over the Gulf Coast from 8,500 metres.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Experience flying the T-38 is an essential part of training to fly in #space . This supersonic aircraft provides exposure to challenging situations in which quick thinking and critical decision making are necessities. I can’t wait to get started.
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Enormously proud to see my colleague and friend selected to represent #Canada on #Artemis II. What an outstanding opportunity for our corps, space sector, and country. Ad Astra!
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NASA
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Representing the @csa_asc on #Artemis II to the Moon is @Astro_Jeremy , from London, Ontario. Jeremy Hansen was a fighter pilot before joining CSA, and currently works with NASA on astronaut training and mission operations. This will be Hansen’s first mission in space.
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Today I was fit for my suit gloves for spacewalk training. @Astro_Kutryk was right - they feel a bit like hockey gloves! Game on... 🇨🇦🏒🥅
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Doing my best to take after the great @Cmdr_Hadfield at @csa_asc today #moustache #newastronaut
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Ever wonder how they get those amazing shots of your home town from the #ISS ? Check out the photography rig they have on board, complete with an 800 mm lens. The camera body has to be changed out every 12 to 18 months due to radiation damage 📸
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This week I’m learning about the past and future of #spaceflight at Kennedy Space Centre. I’ve never been anywhere which so meaningfully transforms the powerful history of human spaceflight into the momentum we need to explore new frontiers. #newastronauts #explore
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Lunar cameras like these were designed with extra large shutter buttons so they could be operated in a spacesuit in the Apollo era 📸🌖
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#OnThisDay 26 years ago, Dr. @RobertaBondar , Canada’s first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, launched on Space Shuttle Discovery Mission STS-42. These news clippings are from a scrapbook my mom made with me when I was only three years old. @csa_asc @NASA
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Congratulations @SpaceX @NASA @Astro_Doug @AstroBehnken and the outstanding team that made this happen. Successful launch. Successful landing. Absolutely incredible.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Backup crew member and @esa astronaut @astro_luca watching the Soyuz MS-12 rollout on a beautiful day in Baikonur yesterday.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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It’s nice to be back at @NASA_Johnson just in time for American Thanksgiving. Found a few #Canadian heroes on my way to the office.
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Dropped by the @NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab this morning to see @Astro_Kutryk and @Astro_DavidS prep for some particularly Canadian #spacewalk training. Even suit engineer @EVA_Suit_Guy showed up in @csa_asc gear!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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I finished off flight training in Pensacola today on a T-45 simulator. Looking forward to bringing our new skills back to #Houston
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Check out this Soyuz-solar eclipse as the #rocket for MS-12 is raised to its starting position. In two days, when @Astro_Christina , @AstroHague , and Aleksey Ovchinin launch to #space , this will be their ride. I’m at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to watch and learn.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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This @NRCan Inuvik facility is a pretty incredible example of collaboration, international and local. Not only does it host Canadian, Swedish, German, French & Japanese antennae, but it acts as one of the largest art installations in the north of #Canada . I’m happy to be here!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Seeing the #rocket that will carry your friends and classmates to space is a pretty special thing! Launch has been delayed due to weather until Nov 3 0110 EST, but the launch team, the crew, and the #Endurance capsule remain ready for action! Go Crew-3!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
5 years
This morning I’m touring the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility near the MacKenzie River Delta, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. @NRCan run this facility to collect important data to better understand our Earth and its changes.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
5 years
Good morning! Right now @Astro_DavidS is getting ready to go out on his first spacewalk, and the first spacewalk for a Canadian in nearly 12 years. Check out that flag in the airlock! Watch live with @csa_asc or @NASA TV.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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This week I’ve been learning the ins and outs of the @NASA #spacesuit with my classmate Jessica. The suit has over 14 layers of incredibly engineered material to keep us protected from the harsh environment of #space . 📸 by one of our instructors, Nicholas (thx!)
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In between spacewalk practice and show and tell, spacesuits in the @NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab take a break and decompress.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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#HappyNewYear ! Looking forward to 2018 🎊
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Unreal. What a success!
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SpaceX
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Falcon Heavy side cores have landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2.
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The clouds looked like scattered popcorn during a T-38 #flight to @NASAKennedy with @Astro_FarmerBob a while back. Quite a view from 41,000 feet.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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What a difference 8 years makes! In 2010 I flew on the @NRC_CNRC #microgravity aircraft for combustion research while at @mcgillu . Yesterday I got the chance to fly with buddies @astro_kutryk and @Astro_Jeremy in the exact same airplane. This time, we were the experiment...
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Today the #newastronauts took to the sky for the first time in the T-6.
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Hypoxia 101 in Pensacola FL
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Today #newastronauts met the #SuperGuppy ! This giant cargo plane has carried everything from the Hubble Space Telescope to @NASA T-38 jets.
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The journey of ~240,000 miles to the #Moon starts with small steps. When we were kids, my sister Meg and I used to collect rocks on the beach and imagine where they came from. This week I had the privilege to look at rocks from the Moon and imagine where we may go next.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
Spent today zipping along the Mississippi. All smiles on return.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Snowball prep and delivery is a key part of astronaut training for any Canadian. @Astro_Kutryk , @Astro_DavidS , and @Astro_Jeremy you guys better watch out ❄️☃️
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
3 years
This morning we had the privilege of joining Minister Bains to share exciting news for Canada! A Canadian Astronaut will be a part of the Artemis II mission, making Canada the second nation to travel into deep space.
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Navdeep Bains
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In case you missed it: Canada will join the US on the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years. This will make Canada the second — ever — country to send an astronaut to deep space. 🌖
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While sitting in the back seat of the T-38 jet, one of my responsibilities is running the flight management system developed by Canadian Aerospace Technologies @CAE_Inc . Nice to see #Canadian innovation playing such a key role in our training!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Heyyyy 👋
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5 years
All smiles for the launch of @Astro_DavidS three months ago 📸 @csa_asc // Tout sourire pour le lancement @Astro_DavidS il y a trois mois 📸 @asc_csa
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Hangin' out in the hangar 🛩
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Splashdown! Congrats @spaceX @NASA !
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SpaceX
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Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Honoured to be sharing space with @GGJuliePayette , @RobertaBondar , Yvonne Brill, and other amazing #Canadian #women today. Thanks @csa_asc ! #IWD2018 #InternationalWomensDay
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. @DrCGibbons and I are off to #Houston for a sneak peak of what I'm in for at @NASA . Luckily @astro_timpeake is here to see us on our way
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Cambridge has been a wonderful place to live and learn for six years. Looking forward to the next adventure 🙋‍♀️
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Traded a spacesuit for a snowsuit briefly this week while venturing north. Reminds me of home 🇨🇦❄️
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Professor Hawking was an incredible scientist, personality, and educator. Long may his remarkable story and work inspire us to look past our own front door.
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Cambridge University
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"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet" - Professor Stephen Hawking 1942-2018
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Being back in Canada for #Canada151 has been extra special, but it’s hard to top #CanadaDay last year! One of the best parts of my job has been meeting so many wonderful Canadians over the past year. Thank you to all of you 🇨🇦
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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It’s always important to remind yourself to #explore , whether in our world or another. This is our #camp for the next week as we learn about geological processes on our home #planet .
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This is WONDERFUL 🤗
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Adrianna Prosser
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Dear @Cmdr_Hadfield my niece adores you and naturally wanted to be you for #Halloween so her mom made her a flight suit!
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Even larger than the engines work on, five of these powered the first stage of the Saturn V, sending @NASA #astronauts to the #moon 🚀
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Today I’m celebrating #WomenInScience ! Check out all the cool ways to get involved in space science below 👇
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Canadian Space Agency
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It's The International Day of Women and Girls in Science! The possibilities of careers in space are endless! What are YOU going to be? For an overview: .
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Happy holidays from our family to yours 🎄❄️☃️
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
The T-38 jet is built with thin, flat wings to fly high and fast. It also has the fastest roll rate of any airforce commissioned jet: 720°/s!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Congratulations to Helen Sharman, the first Briton in #space ! She’s been recognised in the Queen’s #NewYearsHonours with one of the highest orders awarded this year, The Order of St Michael and St George.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Yesterday I had a chance to hang out with some wonderful young #Canadians who just spent the week visiting @NASA_Johnson . #STEM Sisters, I had a blast! Thank you for your passion and great questions.
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J’ai été affectée à la mission Artemis II comme astronaute de relève. J’ai hâte de contribuer à cette mission historique et de m’y préparer aux côtés d’ @Astro_Jeremy et des autres membres d’équipage!
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Agence spatiale canadienne
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EN DIRECT – Annonce de l’affectation d’astronautes de l’Agence spatiale canadienne à des missions spatiales
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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The most powerful rocket in operation in the world today is due to launch this afternoon. Fingers crossed for engineering and exploration successes! #FalconHeavy
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SpaceX
6 years
The first test flight of Falcon Heavy is targeted for Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 1:30 PM ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Finally got the chance to fly with @Astro_Kutryk today. Lots to learn from this guy.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Formation flight training in the T-38 #jet . Look at those wingtips! 👀 #newastronauts
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Go #Crew3 ! I feel honoured and so proud to see my friends and classmates prep to leave the planet. Ad astra @Astro_Raja @AstroMarshburn Kayla and @astro_matthias .
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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These microscopes are so powerful they allow us to study at sub-angstrom level. That's atomic structure we're looking at 🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔍 @paulcoxon
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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The pictures from the most recent @Astro_Jessica & @Astro_Christina #spacewalk look like space #AccidentalRenaissance 📸 @NASA
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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The Astronaut Candidate class of 2017 had the opportunity to visit the @NASA_Johnson Mission Control Centre yesterday #newastronauts
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
Geared up preflight. Yesterday I spun, looped, and rolled during my first flight with aerobatics at NAS Pensacola
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
Sunset and moonrise over the beach after another week of flight training 🌞🌝
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
5 years
And there he is! What a wonderful day for space, Canada, and a good friend, @Astro_DavidS . @csa_asc
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Four outstanding humans are launching to #space today! Tune in to @NASA TV to follow along with Crew-1 as they continue their preparations to launch to the International @Space_Station this evening. Launch is at 1927 ET 🚀 📸 @NASA
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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@Astro_Kutryk and I on the first day of school at @NASA . Good timing. #eclipse @csa_asc
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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Straight and level 🛩
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
2 years
It was a pleasure to celebrate the arrival of @NASA ’s new #astronaut class yesterday at their announcement ceremony! Looking forward to welcoming them to the corps and getting them started in their initial training. Congrats to our new future fliers!
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NASA's Johnson Space Center
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Introducing the 2021 class of NASA Astronaut candidates. They'll begin training here in Houston in January.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
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This week held an awful lot of "firsts" including my first brush with a hurricane. Thank you for the well wishes. We're safe and sound!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
. @BlueAngels making a sunset especially memorable (and the best kind of noisy)
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
Today is the 80th birthday of Valentina Tereshkova! First ever woman to have flown in #space . She piloted Vostok 6 in1963. #womeninSTEM
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
Starter switch? ✔️ ignition switch? ✔️... wings? ❌ @zenanaut we have a problem
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
6 years
This is a group I feel so honoured to be a part of. Thank you for posting @JanetKavandi !
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Janet Kavandi, Ph.D.
6 years
At the 2017 Astronaut Reunion, the female astronauts gathered for a photo. An awesome group of women!
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
This week I visited @astro_timpeake 's Soyuz descent module at London's @sciencemuseum . It brought him back safely to earth just last year.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
2 years
Check out Kayla’s introduction of Pfau, the #Crew3 zero G indicator, and a quick tour around the SpaceX capsule below. I’m SO EXCITED to see them all in space (Pfau included)!
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International Space Station
2 years
The four @SpaceX #Crew3 astronauts show what it is like orbiting Earth inside the #CrewDragon Endurance in this video tour from space.
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
4 years
Congratulations to @BoeingSpace and all the members of our space program on the successful launch this morning. Well done.
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NASA
4 years
LIFTOFF! 🚀 @BoeingSpace 's #Starliner spacecraft launched at 6:36am ET and is on its way to the @Space_Station . This @Commercial_Crew demonstration flight marks a milestone in a new era of U.S. human spaceflight systems. Watch:
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
I learned about the #PT6 engine during my undergrad at @mcgillu . It's Canadian (originally, eh) and produces over 1000 hp 👀
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Dr. Jenni Gibbons
7 years
Welcome back @AstroPeggy and @Astro2fish ! 🌏🤗
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NASA
7 years
Touchdown! @AstroPeggy , @Astro2Fish & Russian crewmate land on Earth after 136 days in space; 288 days for Peggy:
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