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POV: You're touring a lab that's out of this world In this video, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman shows us around the @ISS, where she lived in low Earth orbit for over five months as part of our SpaceX Crew-11 mission. The entire space station is roughly the size of a football field, and the living and working space within it is larger than a six-bedroom house at just under 14,000 cubic feet of habitable volume. In this clip, Cardman first pops into the docked Dragon spacecraft to peek out of its window. After that, she maneuvers through the space station, ending up in the cupola. Check out @zenanaut's account to see more of the orbiting lab! Credit: NASA/Zena Cardman #NASA #ISS #Astronaut #Space

This ship is literally designed to break apart in space. 🛰️ What you’re seeing is the Russian Soyuz moments after undocking from the ISS. To get home, the craft must perform a precise "de-orbit burn" to drop out of terminal velocity. It then undergoes a violent, planned separation into three distinct sections. The orbital and service modules are cast off, left to incinerate in the atmosphere. Only the middle "Descent Module" carries the crew, protected by a reinforced heat shield. As it hits the thick atmosphere, friction creates a plasma shield, cutting all communication. The astronauts experience up to 5Gs—feeling five times their body weight—as they plummet. In the final seconds, "soft-landing" rockets fire just feet above the ground to prevent a crash. Follow @astronaut_from_mars for more content like this. • Save this if you love learning things like this. • Share this with someone who would find this fascinating. Would you trust a ship that’s built to fall apart on the way down? #spaceexploration #soyuz #iss #astrophysics #rocketscience

Just another day at the office... literally on top of the world. 🌍🛰️ ​Peering down at the incredible, intricate patterns of the Indus River Delta while floating hundreds of miles above it. It really puts into perspective how beautifully interconnected our planet is. Moment captured during an EVA (Extravehicular Activity) outside the ISS! ​#SpaceWalk #NASA #ISS #EarthFromSpace #IndusDelta AstronautLife CosmicPerspective ScienceIsBeautiful

Do you know the name of this huge planet and what it contains? 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 You’re looking at the giant of the solar system: Jupiter. Beneath those mesmerizing bands of clouds lies a world of extremes, with storms so massive they could swallow the entire Earth and pressure so intense it turns hydrogen into liquid metal. It’s not just a ball of gas; it’s a protective shield for our home and a system in its own right, with more than 90 moons orbiting it. Have you ever stopped to think about the magnitude of what’s out there? #astronaut #space #nasa #iss #jupiter

🛰️ O que realmente aconteceu entre o Brasil e a estação espacial 🛰️ O Brasil não foi expulso da Estação Espacial Internacional. O que aconteceu foi algo bem diferente do que muita gente imagina. 🇧🇷 No início dos anos 2000, o Brasil firmou um acordo para participar do programa da ISS, comprometendo-se a fornecer componentes tecnológicos em troca de acesso científico e de voo de um astronauta brasileiro. ⚙️ Com o tempo, o país não conseguiu cumprir totalmente as entregas técnicas previstas, principalmente por dificuldades orçamentárias e industriais. 📄 Por isso, o acordo foi encerrado de forma gradual, sem expulsão, punição ou rompimento diplomático. O Brasil simplesmente deixou de ser um parceiro ativo do programa. 🧑‍🚀 Mesmo assim, o Brasil participou da ISS de forma simbólica com a missão de Marcos Pontes, que foi ao espaço em 2006 em uma missão ligada à estação. 🔎 O termo “expulso” é um exagero. O que houve foi uma saída por incapacidade de cumprir o acordo, algo comum em grandes projetos internacionais. #iss #nasa #espaço #curiosidades #universo

Você conseguiria viver sem chão, sem teto… e sem gravidade? 🛰️🚀 Dentro da Estação Espacial Internacional, os astronautas simplesmente FLUTUAM o tempo todo 😳 Dormem presos na parede, bebem água em forma de bolhas e usam um banheiro que funciona com sucção… parece ficção, mas é ciência real! Ali, o corpo humano muda, os experimentos desafiam as leis que conhecemos na Terra e cada segundo é uma missão para entender melhor o universo 🌍✨ E o mais incrível: tudo isso está acontecendo AGORA, orbitando acima das nossas cabeças. 💭 Você teria coragem de passar alguns dias lá? #Espaço #ISS #Ciência #Astronomia #CiênciaSimples

Look at that crack in the Earth from space #space #nasa #iss #astronaut #eva

Astronauts perform a critical maintenance spacewalk outside the International Space Station, orbiting about 400 km above Earth. During these missions, they repair equipment, install new hardware, and upgrade systems that keep the station running for scientific research. Disclaimer: This video is fictional and made for entertainment purposes only. Working in the vacuum of space, astronauts rely on advanced spacesuits and precise teamwork while traveling around Earth at nearly 28,000 km/h. Every spacewalk helps ensure the station continues supporting important experiments and future deep-space exploration. 🚀🌍🛰️ #Spacewalk #ISS #Astronauts #SpaceExploration #AstroVibe

Sadly true story… wait for the end. Jumping “down” from the International Space Station doesn’t send you falling to Earth it keeps you in orbit. At ~400 km altitude, you’re already moving sideways at about 7.7 km/s. That horizontal speed is what keeps you circling the planet. A jump barely changes it, so you’d just drift away and keep orbiting on a slightly different path. To actually come down, you need to slow down, not jump. That’s what spacecraft do during reentry. There’s a real story that shows what reentry is like: Vladimir Komarov. During the Soyuz 1 in 1967, his spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere, but the parachute failed. The capsule hit the ground at high speed. That wasn’t a “fall from space.” It was controlled reentry turning into uncontrolled impact. So from orbit, you don’t drop straight down. You stay in motion until you slow down or something forces you to. 🎥 credit: ZackDfilms (IG/YT) #Space #ISS #Physics #Orbit #Aerospace Engineering Reentry SpaceHistory

⚠️Info: Shortly before their return to Earth, the Artemis II crew connected with astronauts aboard the International Space Station in a historic live call. Separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers, the two crews shared experiences from low Earth orbit to deep space around the Moon. The Artemis astronauts reflected on their journey, describing the lunar flyby and the challenges of operating far beyond Earth, while the ISS crew spoke about life and routine aboard the station. The conversation highlighted how ISS training prepared Artemis astronauts for longer missions, even in deep space. It also carried an emotional tone, as friendships built through years of training came full circle in orbit. Just hours before splashdown, the moment symbolized unity, progress, and the next era of human space exploration. Comment 🙌 if you read the caption! Tag a friend who needs to see this!:) ————————————————————— 👉Follow @ourthirdimension 👈 👉Follow @ourthirdimension 👈 For content beyond this earth 🌍 ————————————————————— Credit @nasa @nasaartemis @astro_christina @astro_reid @astrovicglover @astrojeremy

Life aboard the ISS is extraordinary, floating in microgravity and waking up to views of Earth. But returning home is intense. Astronauts must endure a fast, fiery reentry through the atmosphere followed by a rough descent back to the surface. #space #iss #astronaut #spaceexploration

Astronaut grabs a broken satellite by hand during one of the toughest space missions ever attempted. This moment is most likely from NASA’s STS-49 mission in 1992, when astronauts had to rescue the stranded Intelsat VI satellite after it failed to reach its proper orbit. After multiple failed attempts using tools and the robotic arm, the crew made a bold decision: they would capture the massive, slowly spinning satellite manually. During a historic spacewalk, three astronauts worked together outside the Space Shuttle Endeavour, carefully approaching the 4.5-ton satellite and stabilizing it using only their hands and body control in zero gravity. The situation was extremely risky. Even a small movement could send the satellite spinning out of control or cause a dangerous collision. Earlier attempts had already failed because special capture equipment did not work as expected, forcing NASA to improvise under pressure. On the third attempt, the astronauts successfully grabbed the satellite in what became the first and only three-person spacewalk in history. They then secured it inside the shuttle, attached a new rocket motor, and released it back into space so it could finally reach its correct orbit. This mission is still considered one of the most difficult and daring space repair operations ever performed, showing how human skill, teamwork, and quick decision-making can solve problems even in the harsh environment of space. #space #satelite #astronaut #iss #spacemission