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As an astronaut, I get to do some pretty cool things. Bedtime stories from the @iss are one of them! A video of me reading Goodnight Moon will air during a 75th anniversary celebration of the book today at 7pm ET:
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So happy to greet our friends of Crew-4, who recently arrived after a spectacular launch and orbital trip in their Crew Dragon.

Before Crew-4 had arrived at the @iss, I camped out in the EVA airlock with my blue sleeping bag on the ceiling!

Happy #EarthDay! Sunrises from the @iss are always magical, where Earth looks even more beautiful and precious.

Yesterday there was a spacewalk just outside our window! Crewmates Oleg and Denis continue to add improvements to their MLM module as the sun sets behind them.

Carrying SoFIE (Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction) for installation in the Lab. SoFIE is a remarkable facility for studying flame spread and solid material properties in 0-g, important for improving fire safety both in spacecraft and on Earth.

The Cupola on the @iss provides the broadest view of Earth ever provided from a spacecraft. A chance to spend some time there is a rare and precious opportunity.

How do humans perceive up and down? And can we create our own up and down in space? We tried that by “rock-climbing” across a couple of modules one evening.

Mali’s triangular Lake Faguibine and the Niger River Basin always catches our eye from space. Resembling a surrealist work of art, it is also a stark symbol of the continued drying of the region.

Air bubbles in a spaceship’s water supply can clog up the system. This method of removing them turned out to be quite fun!

Monterrey Mexico, nestled at the base of the Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey. One can see why it attracts rock climbers from all over the world.

The Mississippi’s southern terminus - seen yesterday from snow line to delta.