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Steve Rice

@kiwibacon

I was unaware of the existence of New Zealand's Kiwi brand bacon, but it sounds misleadingly delicious. 📷: Me. https://xitter.cf/t.co/4rlTdUQl9L

Joined June 2009
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@northropgrumman's #Antares rocket crossing the Moon on its way to the @Space_Station. This is supposedly the first photo like this in 20 years and I almost can't believe it. #Cygnus #NG14 #CRS14 @NASA_Wallops #NASA #lunartransit
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Max Evans
@_MaxQ_Sep 28
Starship transiting the Sun this morning during Flight 14 — prior to this morning's mission, this has never been captured before with the world's largest and most powerful rocket. I’ve ached over this shot for years, mainly for two reasons: what does methane exhaust look like silhouetted against the Sun, and how violent are the acoustic energy waves from 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster? Well...now we have an answer. 📸 - @NASASpaceflight
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Falcon Heavy transits our star, carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. ☀️🚀🔭 #SpaceX #FalconHeavy #NASARoman 📸 Me for @WeAreSpaceScout
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Craig Bailey@cbphoto1Aug 30
Falcon Heavy and the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope cross in front of the sun on their way to the L2 region to study dark energy and dark matter.
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Max Evans
@_MaxQ_Aug 30
FALCON HEAVY & NANCY GRACE ROMAN TRANSIT THE SUN!!! 📸- @NASASpaceflight 📺 - youtube.com/live/-8yDQhVgypw…
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Falcon Heavy lifting off earlier today carrying the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to L2.
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@JoeB_PhotosAug 30
Falcon Heavy transits the sun carrying the Roman Space Telescope.
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#FalconHeavy transits the sun as it launches #NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. 📷: Brandon Moser/ @Alamy_Editorial
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Falcon Heavy in front of the sun as it ascends to place NASA’s Roman Space Telescope into the cosmos! Photo by me for SpaceNewsFL .com
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Tyler Gray@TylerG1998Aug 30
Tri-Core Transit. 😎 Whilst boosting the Roman Space Telescope up to the Sun-Earth L2 point, Falcon Heavy decided to take a serendipitous stroll in front of the solar disk. What an insane moment. @NASASpaceflight 📺 youtube.com/live/-8yDQhVgypw…
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Off and away transiting our Star on it's way to space, the Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope is on her way!
Image from David Diebold 🚀 (@DavidJDPhotos)
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Michael Cain@mdcainjrAug 30
Stunning launch this morning by #SpaceX as they send the Roman Space Telescope into space to observe dark energy, exoplanets and infrared astrophysics.
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Image from Michael Cain (@mdcainjr)
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Michael Seeley
@MikeSeeleyAug 29
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-4B5F freighter (N706CK), flight CKS241, Anchorage to Miami, transits August’s full Sturgeon Moon @ 36,075 ft & 504 kts on August 27, 2026, about nine minutes into that night’s deep partial lunar eclipse. Sequence of 48 frames, captured from Melbourne, on Florida’s Space Coast. Shown real-time and then slowed to ~20% speed. 📷:me, flight data:@flightradar24 – at Melbourne, FL
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, our nation’s next great exploration asset, is poised to launch tomorrow morning aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket ☀️🚀
Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus) https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ20260829_admin_0003

ALT Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus) https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ20260829_admin_0003

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope transits our neighborhood star on its way to unlock the secrets of the universe 💫
Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus) https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ20260830_admin_0001

ALT Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus) https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ20260830_admin_0001

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Asher B.
@asherbphotosAug 30
Falcon Heavy transits the sun carrying NASA's Roman Space Telescope towards L2! 📸 - @LaunchHeavenX
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Michael Cain@mdcainjrMay 25
At 7:48am ET this morning #SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 rocket from launch pad SLC-40. 53 seconds into the launch the rocket transited in front of the sun from the exact location I was setup at. Just as I captured this split second shot a shock collar around the rocket’s fairings formed. #Starlink
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The Moon reappearing in Seattle after slingshotting four astronauts back toward Earth. @NASAArtemis #ArtemisII @space_needle
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About 3.5 hours before the @NASAArtemis II crew surpassed the record distance from Earth set by Apollo 13, the Moon was setting over the @space_needle in Seattle. Such an incredible feeling to gaze at the Moon knowing that people are nearby looking back at us.
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C and J Images
@CandJImagesApr 2
🚀 @NASAArtemis 4/1/2026 @6:35pm ET Edited Version of flame closeup. What appears to be a remote camera at the launch pad was taken with an 800mm Prime with 1.4TC, 3.9 miles from the launch pad. By Chuck Briggs for @SpaceflightNow
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John Kraus
@johnkrausphotosApr 2
Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

ALT Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

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