#rex walheim

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These two crews are my favorites.

On the left you’ve got STS-135, the last Shuttle mission comprised of Commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley (who also flew the first commercial crew test flight for Dragon. Second back to back mission astronaut! I’ll get back to that in another post), and mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim

On the right you’ve have Artemis 2, the first no shit crewed NASA mission that went to the moon, btw. A2 is comprised of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

My headcanon is that both crews were extremely bonded. I know A2 was highly bonded because of how long they were in training for. 135 just seemed to mesh really well together too.

EDIT: A2 was the first no shit NASA mission without the help of commercial companies (SpaceX) in 15 years. Idk why I said “mission that went to the moon” with no context.

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STS-135 final flyaround of ISS

“This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists.” - via Wikimedia Commons

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February 15, 2008 – Astronaut Rex Walheim engages in work on the Columbus laboratory, then a new a edition to the International Space Station.

(NASA)

[puffle-fuzz]

Can I just like obsess over STS-135 for a minute? OKAY SO. I had this whole head canon back in 2011 and it’s wild. Chris and Sandra are the parents, and Doug is the outgoing younger son. Rex is the super shy older son.

In the 5th photo with Alex Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov, what the hell happened to Chris? And THEN, Two of my profs look like Chris and Bob Cabana (last photo.

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Astronaut Rex Walheim marches for #space exploration, passing by the Obama and Biden families in the 2009 inaugural parade.

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Astronaut Rex Walheim marches for space exploration in the 2009 inaugural parade. (NASA)

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Rex J. Walheim STS-110 Spacewalk

Rex J. Walheim is attached to the station's robotic arm during the first of two STS-110 spacewalks. The crew mechanically attached and powered up a new truss and spent 1 week in joint operations with the station Expedition 4 crew. This spacewalk was the first time the station robotic arm was ever used to maneuver spacewalkers around the station. During this mission Walheim performed two EVAs totaling 14 hours and 5 minutes.

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February 15, 2008 -- Astronaut Rex Walheim holds on to a handrail while working outside the International Space Station. (NASA)