When NASA Astronauts travel the world, there’s always a friend to run into… JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Koichi Wakata 若田光一, good to see you! Love every visit to #Japan 🇯🇵, our essential ally and partner in space!

Have you looked all around the world for your dream job?

Maybe it's time to look beyond. Applications to #BeAnAstronaut are open: go.nasa.gov/astro2024 #MondayMotivation

From a historic beach head in the middle of the Pacific, LTG Dan Karbler, Commanding General, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and senior commander US Army Garrison – and I run a game-winning play: “the Kwajalein Coconut Option” — Go Army, Beat Navy! #armynavy #armyspace

Time's up! 🚀

If you guessed Col. Anne McClain (Anne McClain), you're correct.

She's pictured here aboard the International Space Station while taking a break from practicing robotic maneuvers in April 2019.

Learn more about Col. McClain at nasa.gov/people/anne-c-…

#WorldSpaceWeek

We're kicking off #WorldSpaceWeek with #WednesdayWisdom from @nasa astronaut #USArmy Lt. Col. Frank Rubio (right) about his record-breaking @space_station mission:

“Teamwork, initiative, flexibility and resilience were key to success.”

#BeAllYouCanBe

Honoring a National Hero! 🇺🇸 The U.S. Military Academy and the Long Gray Line pay tribute to LTC Rubio and all our astronaut graduates who give so much in countless ways. Your steadfast service and unyielding devotion to our nation continue to inspire us all! U.S. Army #Goarmy

Happy Birthday US Space Command! OTD, 4 years ago Nick Hague and I revealed this flag on board International Space Station in honor of the Command’s establishment as a Combatant Command. Never a Day Without Space!

USAG-KA Commander’s 60-day assessment: great people, great mission, great place. TEAM KWAJ - ONE TEAM!!!

OTD in 2019, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, I launched to the ISS. Now 4 years later, I’m leading a mission and a community in the middle of the Pacific. Something both have in common: indescribably beautiful sunrises and sunsets!! 🇲🇭

Iokwe aolep! This past week was a very proud and humbling experience as I took command of US Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll. This Pacific outpost is vital to our security in the region and home to important space and missile defense capabilities and testing. It is also a

Probably the best class ever selected … but I am biased! Each of them among my closest friends ever; friends so close they are like family to me! NASA Astronauts

Happy #ArmyBday — OTD 248 years ago, our Nation established the Continental Army. On a recent underwater training event in the #neutralbuoyancylab , fellow astronaut Colonel (ret) Mark Vandehei Mark T. Vande Hei and I observed the U.S. Army ’s birthday on behalf of the 20 astronauts

One more chat with friend and fellow Astronaut Frank Rubio and International Space Station crew before heading west. And on the same night as a perfect direct overhead pass of the Houston area yesterday evening! (Grab a pass predictor app and see when it’s over your hometown.) Can’t wait to

Proficiency in spacewalk training is another mainstay of NASA Astronauts readiness for spaceflight and the #neutralbuoyancylab is our best simulator. My astro classmate, #Expedition60 crewmate, and best buddy Nick Hague sent me off on my most recent 6-hour training “run” in

Our Spaceflight Readiness Training in the T-38N is some of the coolest training we do as astronauts… the only thing cooler is the people we fly with and the people that keep them flying. NASA Aircraft Operations Directorate is world-class! These are shots from my last few

My musical skills fall short, but with your grace, I hope that each imperfect note of this solemn melody perfectly honors the valor, courage and selfless sacrifices made by our fallen service members and their families.

🙏🏼🇺🇸 #HonoringOurHeroes #Taps #MemorialDay #Gratitude #Crew4

My U.S. Military Academy at West Point classmate and fellow NASA Astronauts U.S. Army LTC Frank Rubio is bravely serving a year on International Space Station. He brought these items to memorialize our 16 classmates that have lost their lives since our graduation 25 years ago this weekend. Be thou at at peace.

Great visit NASA's Glenn Research Center to honor the best in the industry and their families at the @NASA Spaceflight Awareness Silver Snoopy Awards… the NASA Astronauts award!

A series of “one more time” events as I prepare for my two-year command assignment overseas in the Republic of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭. My last shift as a Mission Control Center flight controller for a while… the capsule communicator or “CAPCOM” is responsible