# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtOJgzP5gR
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-05T21:41:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

The ultimate selfie 🤳⁣
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NASA astronaut Suni Williams took this selfie on Jan. 30, 2025, as the ISS orbited 263 miles (423 km) above the Pacific Ocean. This irresistible photo op happened during Williams' ninth spacewalk; she and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore removed hardware from the outside of the station and collected samples of surface material from sites near life support system vents — the Destiny laboratory and the Quest airlock — for analysis. ⁣
Studying these samples will tell us whether the space station releases microorganisms, how many, and how far they may travel. In addition, we could learn whether these microorganisms survive and reproduce in the harsh space environment and how they may perform in places like the Moon and Mars.⁣
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Williams made history during last week's spacewalk: she surpassed former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson’s record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut. Williams now has 62 hours, 6 minutes of total spacewalk time, fourth on NASA’s all-time list.⁣
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Image description: Astronaut Suni Williams’ arms and hands, and the camera she’s holding, are reflected in the shiny visor of her spacesuit’s helmet. You can also see part of the International Space Station and the darkness of space, as well as the Pacific Ocean on our left. Looking around Williams’ helmet, we can see other parts of her spacesuit, and a little bit of space on the right.⁣
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Credit: NASA/Suni Williams⁣
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#NASA #Astronaut #Selfie #Spacewalk #Space #SpaceStation

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