Ellen Ochoa (@astro_ellen) 's Twitter Profile
Ellen Ochoa

@astro_ellen

Veteran astronaut. First Latina in space. 11th director of @NASA_Johnson. Mom. #STEM advocate.
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Michael McFaul (@mcfaul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, the anniversary of D-Day, is a good day to remember why the US is better off with allies than going it alone, and therefore, why Trump's picking fights with allies like Canada, Denmark, and all of Europe (ie EU) is so antithetical to American national interests.

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
Billie Jean King (@billiejeanking) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My friend Sally Ride became the first American woman in space 42 years ago today. She broke NASA's gender barrier and inspired young people from diverse backgrounds to enter STEM fields that previously had seemed off-limits to them. Sally Ride changed the world.

My friend Sally Ride became the first American woman in space 42 years ago today.

She broke NASA's gender barrier and inspired young people from diverse backgrounds to enter STEM fields that previously had seemed off-limits to them.

Sally Ride changed the world.
Moore Foundation (@moorefound) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔬 For the first time in our 25-year history, we’re launching a chemistry-focused initiative: a 7-year, $93.4 million investment to advance basic research in green chemistry and drive real-world impact. Learn more 👉 brnw.ch/21wTHVL #GreenChemistry

Bill Nelson (@senbillnelson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump’s budget jeopardizes America’s foothold in space while our adversaries soar ahead. If we let others take the lead, we’ll wake up in a world playing by their rules. Read my The New York Times op-ed: nytimes.com/2025/06/28/opi…

Association of Space Explorers (@ase_astronauts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD 50 years ago ✨ The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launched on July 15, 1975, with ASE Founding Member Alexei Leonov and ASE members Thomas Stafford, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Vance Brand, and Valeri Kubasov aboard! Read more about the mission from NASA: nasa.gov/apollo-soyuz-t…

#OTD 50 years ago ✨

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launched on July 15, 1975, with ASE Founding Member Alexei Leonov and ASE members Thomas Stafford, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Vance Brand, and Valeri Kubasov aboard!

Read more about the mission from <a href="/NASA/">NASA</a>: nasa.gov/apollo-soyuz-t…
Don Pettit (@astro_pettit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Red auroras of this size and vibrancy are rare, occurring 2-3 times during a six month mission to the International Space Station.

Axiom Space (@axiom_space) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Katya Echazarreta (Ing. Kat Echazarreta) has signed a Seat Reservation Agreement with Axiom Space for a future human spaceflight mission. This future mission seeks to highlight the potential of the Latin American community in space, showing how space exploration breaks down barriers,

Katya Echazarreta (<a href="/katvoltage/">Ing. Kat Echazarreta</a>) has signed a Seat Reservation Agreement with Axiom Space for a future human spaceflight mission. 

This future mission seeks to highlight the potential of the Latin American community in space, showing how space exploration breaks down barriers,
NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Your name goes here! We’re collecting names to fly around the Moon. 3.4 million of you joined us for Artemis I. How many of you would like to come along with the Artemis II mission? go.nasa.gov/artemisnames

Your name goes here!

We’re collecting names to fly around the Moon. 3.4 million of you joined us for Artemis I. How many of you would like to come along with the Artemis II mission? go.nasa.gov/artemisnames
NASA (@nasa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meet our new class of future astronauts! On Monday, Sept. 22, we're introducing our 2025 class of astronaut candidates, selected from over 8,000 applications. Tune in at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 UTC) for the reveal: youtu.be/frX3-5xuGQs

NASA's Johnson Space Center (@nasa_johnson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. go.nasa.gov/4n9J9Jq

.<a href="/NASA/">NASA</a>’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. go.nasa.gov/4n9J9Jq
Moore Foundation (@moorefound) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators – a distinguished group of 22 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics! na2.hubs.ly/H01tdJf0 #MoorePhysics #SciencePhilanthropy

Senator Mark Kelly (@senmarkkelly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This Hispanic Heritage Month may not have felt the same for a lot of folks as Trump continues trying to inject fear into Latino communities and target hardworking people who have built their lives in this country. These communities are resilient. And now more than ever, it’s

ISS National Lab (@iss_casis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This month marks a milestone in human achievement: 25 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. For a quarter century, the ISS has been a symbol of global cooperation and a platform for research that transforms life on Earth. More than 290 astronauts

This month marks a milestone in human achievement: 25 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. For a quarter century, the ISS has been a symbol of global cooperation and a platform for research that transforms life on Earth.

More than 290 astronauts
International Space Station (@space_station) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For the first time ever, all spacecraft ports at the space station are full with 8 docked vehicles as 10 crewmembers conduct cutting-edge science in orbit. The station will shift to a seven-person crew next week as a Soyuz trio returns to Earth. nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…

NASA's Johnson Space Center (@nasa_johnson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

LIVE: Soyuz MS‑27 landing in Kazakhstan. Join us live as NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and the crew aboard Soyuz MS‑27 return to Earth, with landing scheduled for approximately 12:04 a.m. ET. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…