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Did you know...

...that the @nasaartemis II Moon rocket is 322 feet tall? That’s just a few yards shy of the length of a football field.

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A graphic of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the Artemis II mission shows it horizontally positioned on a football field to compare the two in length. SLS measures 322 feet tall, which is nearly equivalent to the length of a football field.
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@nasa @nasa But you know… everyone loves an original.

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@astroironmike Fincke has accumulated 549 days in space after returning to Earth today aboard the @spacex Dragon with placing him fourth all-time among @nasa astronauts. https://go.nasa.gov/49xOMvu

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has accumulated 549 days in space placing him fourth all-time among NASA astronauts after returning to Earth today with SpaceX Crew-11.
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A change of command ceremony aboard the station is planned for Monday, Jan. 12 at 2:35pm ET. @spacex Crew-11 is due to splashdown off California's coast at approximately 3:40am on Thursday, Jan. 15. Watch both on @NASA+. More... https://go.nasa.gov/49j76K4

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@nasa and @spacex target undocking Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5pm ET on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California targeted for early Jan. 15 depending on weather and recovery conditions. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/09/nasa-spacex-set-target-date-for-crew-11s-return-to-earth/

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UPDATE: @nasa is closely monitoring a stable medical situation involving one International Space Station crew member and evaluating all options, including an early Crew-11 return, with further updates expected within 24 hours. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/01/08/international-space-station-update-2/

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Happy New Year! 🥳🎉 The International Space Station orbits into 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Check out some out-of-this-world photographs of past sunrises and sunsets from the orbiting laboratory to kick off 2026!

Sunrise above Earth's horizon begins illuminating a cloudy Indian Ocean and reveals the terminator, the dividing line between night and day, in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above.
A waxing crescent Moon during is pictured from the International Space Station during an orbital sunset as it flew 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand.
The sun's last rays illuminate Earth's thin atmosphere during an orbital sunset in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.

An orbital sunrise is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Bolivia on the South American continent.
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