Out Of This World: When NASA Astronauts Clicked Selfies In Space

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Chris Cassidy’s Epic Space-Selfie

On July 21, 2020, NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy captured an iconic “space-selfie” during his 4th spacewalk that year.

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Ricky Arnold’s Iconic Selfie During Spacewalk

On June 14, 2018, astronaut Ricky Arnold took a stunning “space-selfie” while conducting a 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk. The mission included installing high-definition cameras to enhance the views of spacecraft docking with the ISS.

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Nick Hague’s Space-Selfie Above Earth

On March 22, 2019, NASA astronaut Nick Hague captured a striking “space-selfie” 250 miles above Earth. This spacewalk was focused on upgrading the ISS’s power storage capacity.

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Michael Hopkins With Visor Down

On March 13, 2021, NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, who was a Flight Engineer on Expedition 64, took this selfie with his helmet’s visor down during a spacewalk to service the space station’s cooling system and communications gear.

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Victor Glover Servicing ISS Cooling System

On March 13, 2021, astronaut Victor Glover took a space-selfie with his helmet’s visor down during a spacewalk to service the station’s cooling system and communications gear.

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Terry Virts Tweeted This Space-Selfie

On March 1, 2015, US astronaut Terry Virts tweeted a “space-selfie” after completing a series of spacewalks. Virts highlighted the achievements of the mission, which included extensive cable installation and other upgrades to the ISS.

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Barry 'Butch' Wilmore’s 2015 Selfie

On March 1, 2015, Barry 'Butch' Wilmore also featured in a space-selfie taken during his mission with Terry Virts to prepare the ISS for future commercial spacecraft.

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Andrew Morgan Repairing The ISS

On November 22, 2019, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan prepared to take a photograph with a shielded camera during a spacewalk to repair the ISS’s cosmic particle detector, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

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Rick Mastracchio’s Self-Potrait

On April 22, 2014, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio took a selfie during a spacewalk aimed at replacing a failed backup computer relay box in the ISS’s S0 truss.

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