View from Space Station: 16 Moonrises Each Day. Photo by Astronaut Ron Garan.
STS-134 Endeavour docked to Space Station.
Astronauts Mike Fincke reflected in Greg Chamitoff's visor. Final spacewalk by Space Shuttle crew.
STS-134 Space Shuttle Endeavor docked to Space Station: Photo by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli
Mosaic of 48 Saturn images from the Cassini spacecraft.
STS-135 final mission to Space Station with US flag flown on STS-1.
STS-135 Atlantis docked to Space Station.
STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis leaving Space Station. Photo by Expediton 28 crew.
NASA's Spitzer space telescope shows "stellar nursery" around Orion's sword.
Comet Lovejoy: Photo by Space Station Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank.
TOO many images to choose from — which is a good thing. I hope these give you a flavor for space.
A special 2011 space thanks to Expedition 27/28 Astronaut Ron Garan for your visionary leadership for Fragile Oasis. Your willingness to share your Space Station experience made space seem closer for those of us who are gravity-challenged. Elyse David, you are amazing. Thanks for keeping Fragile Oasis going 24/7. Donna Connell, you juggled all our requirements for LAUNCH and Fragile Oasis, and ensured we were totally covered contractually. You ROCKet! Ben Slavin, you’re my hero. I’m so glad you’re on the team. We wouldn’t have made it through the year without you.
I’m thankful for the opportunity to host several tweetups at our last Space Shuttle launches. I gained so many new friendships with space tweeps from around the world. I will treasure my time with the ESA/DLR colleagues at the two Space Tweetups across the ocean. Getting to know ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was a highlight for 2011. I look forward to the time when she’s telling her stories from space.
Though we’ve closed out the Space Shuttle program, we continue to support a crew of six humans onboard Space Station 240 miles overhead, orbiting Earth every 91 minutes at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour. We have much work ahead in 2012. I’m eager to get started.
