Anil Menon (@astro

Anil Menon

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Anil Menon

@astro_anil

👩🏽‍🚀 NASA Astronaut Training for Soyuz launch from Kazakhstan 14 July 2026 | 🎖️Colonel United States Space Force | ⚕️Emergency doctor at UT Houston

Houston, TX

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Anil Menon
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Before final Soyuz training, I spent a week in Cologne training with ESA for Columbus, the European lab module on station. A lot of spaceflight is careful, practical work: using racks, handling samples, and keeping the science moving on orbit. Had a little help from photoshop
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
Jun 18
Near impossible goals mean that they are hard, by nature, and may not succeed. However, I’ve never been more confident that we will see them realized.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
@NASAAdmin
Jun 17
The quest to discover the secrets of the universe is a shared endeavor, and not exclusive to the world’s space agencies. At @NASA we are grateful to partner with and support @ericschmidt and the @relativityspace team, and hope this mission can be a model for future privately
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
Jun 15
Last week of training before final exams for Expedition 75. We ran through a day in the life on station: meals, interviews, comms, computers, and routine tasks. Then, of course, a simulated fire. Less than a month to launch.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
Jun 1
Packing for space is surprisingly simple on a personal level: bring the bags and keep moving toward launch. As a team, it takes a lot more coordination. Long before we arrive, supplies and science are already on their way through NASA and launch provider teams. Leaving on a jet
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SpaceX
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May 22
Watch Starship's twelfth flight test
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Starship's Twelfth Flight Test
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 21
Defintiley worth a staying up late in Europe to watch this one!
SpaceX
@SpaceX
May 21
Watch Starship's twelfth flight test x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Starship's Twelfth Flight Test
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 21
Exercise in space is a daily countermeasure, not just a workout. In microgravity, muscles and bones lose the normal loading they get on Earth, so compact systems like ESA’s E4D matter for future exploration missions and moon bases.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 15
My last NBL run at Johnson Space Center with Jessica Watkins. Spacewalk training underwater is demanding, detailed work — and it has been a joy to learn alongside the divers, engineers, and instructors who make it possible.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 12
Practicing for self care in space
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 9
We finished integrated training with the broader NASA team, Crew-13, and our crew. Simulated failures are a good reminder that the real work is communication, trust, and knowing when to lean on each other. Excited for six months on station for Expedition 75.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 9
One of my favorite parts of training is celebrating the people who make the mission possible. Hanging the expedition plaque with Chelsea, Molly, Xi, and Katy was a reminder of how many paths and skills come together behind launch day.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 6
Spacewalk training means preparing for the worst so you can perform at your best. SAFER is a small backpack system that uses compressed gas to help an astronaut maneuver back to Station if separated during a spacewalk.
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Anil Menon
@astro_anil
May 5
One of the better moments in training was looking over in the NBL and thinking, “wow, I think that’s my wife.” Getting to work alongside Anna there has been a real highlight, and I’m glad this moment made it onto video.
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