SpaceX’s Crew-4 astronauts returned safely to Earth on Friday after a six-month stint dwelling and dealing aboard the International Space Station.

One of these astronauts was Samantha Cristoforetti. The Italian house traveler — on her second orbital mission — shared moments from the journey together with her multiple million Twitter followers and 780,000 TikTok followers, posting pictures and movies exhibiting life aboard the orbital outpost, together with loads of beautiful imagery of Earth 250 miles beneath.

Here’s a number of Cristoforetti’s tweets posted throughout her half-year house mission.

First, a fast evaluate of the journey up and first few days in house:

Back on the International @Space_Station (and TikTok) pic.twitter.com/oCgJSdWKcu

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) May 6, 2022

A wide ranging view of the moon:

The ethereal fantastic thing about the Moon… the final sliver of the waning crescent rising above the colours of the approaching dawn. #Moon #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/bwza4TTlCt

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) May 30, 2022

“Cycling” in house:

Happy #WorldBicycleDay from the International @Space_Station! #MissionMinerva #SpaceTok pic.twitter.com/gTepsRjtdR

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) June 3, 2022

Taking outing to copy a second from Gravity:

One of my greatest regrets from my 12 months in house was watching #GravityFilm and having @AstroSamantha float by the display screen after her understanding and never being fast sufficient to the digicam. Here’s the unique picture fail. So disenchanted then, however all is nice now. Thank you, Samantha! https://t.co/4Av29VmDNl pic.twitter.com/XRJA21jjCA

— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) June 19, 2022

“Moroccan culture is known for its impressive art and architecture,” says Cristoforetti. “No wonder that it looks like a real piece of EarthArt from space too!”

Moroccan tradition is thought for its spectacular artwork and structure. No marvel that it seems like an actual piece of #EarthArtwork from house too! #MissionMinerva #Morocco #Maroc #AtlasMountains pic.twitter.com/725JWVVHUK

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) July 8, 2022

Here’s how astronauts on the station seize all of these superb Earth pictures:

How to take photos in #house! 📸 #worf #SpaceTok #MissionMinerva @esa @esaspaceflight pic.twitter.com/IiCnUog6Ru

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) July 13, 2022

Getting prepared for mattress on the ISS:

Getting prepared for mattress! 😴 #BedtimeRoutine #SpaceToc #MissionMinerva @Space_Station @esa @esaspaceflight pic.twitter.com/MwWSxSjz2H

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) July 15, 2022

Here’s an entertaining effort by the Crew-4 astronauts:

Formation flying into our 4 little crew quarters. We made it on the primary strive… nicely, perhaps the second 😉
Volo in formazione fino ai nostri 4 piccoli alloggi. Riuscito al primo tentativo… beh, forse al secondo 😉#MissionMinerva #Exp67 @Space_Station @esa @esaspaceflight pic.twitter.com/gP3ElkxqLW

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) July 16, 2022

Do astronauts take Vitamin D whereas staying on the ISS? Here’s the reply:

“Do you need to have #VitaminD supplements?” #AskMe #MissionMinerva #SpaceTok @esa @esaspaceflight pic.twitter.com/hrmuI7fPhY

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) July 18, 2022

A time-lapse exhibiting the house station’s photo voltaic arrays monitoring the solar:

A soothing photo voltaic array waltz on this accelerated timelapse – arrays rotate on two axes to trace the solar. And our #robotics groups on the bottom have been busy putting in the MISSE materials science experiment – are you able to see the robotic arm shifting? #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/A1Lgk2Tftk

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 9, 2022

Here we will see an impression crater on Earth that occurred some 300 million years in the past:

We discover house, and typically house involves us. This “visit” if from over 300 million years in the past… the Gweni-Fada #meteorite impression crater in Chad – 14 km in diameter! #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/x5i0CkXexP

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 11, 2022

Aurora are a standard sight for astronauts on the house station:

The Sun has been actually lively currently. Last week we noticed essentially the most beautiful auroras I’ve ever skilled in over 300 days in house! #auroraaustralis #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/r9hzZSoMNp

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 21, 2022

Prepping a meal in house:

Preparing lunch on the @Space_Station. Balanced meals, like this one, assist me to remain wholesome and preserve sturdy muscels and bones in house. #MissionMinerva #SpaceTok @iofbonehealth @esa pic.twitter.com/FQWvha7RFA

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 25, 2022

Stars from the ISS:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star… really, on @Space_Station we gaze on the stars from above the environment, so no, they don’t twinkle. Also, we don’t have to fret about clouds 😉 @esa pic.twitter.com/tqjyeK2q4z

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 29, 2022

The superb Andes, as seen from house:

A go over the Andes simply earlier than sundown. Love the lengthy shadows over the mountains! #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/wNvTaEt6TC

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 28, 2022

Watching different astronauts come to house:

We had a spectacular view of the #Soyuz launch!
Sergey, Dmitry and Frank will come knocking on our door in simply a few hours… wanting ahead to welcoming them to their new dwelling! #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/b6PP8L6AEl

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) September 21, 2022

Slightly science demonstration in microgravity circumstances:

What do you suppose occurs to the ping pong ball when I attempt to sink it in water? 🤔 Find out! #MissionMinerva #bouyancy #SpaceTok @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/dtxW8AOtlS

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) September 24, 2022

Yoga in house is hard — however doable:

Yoga in weightlessness? Done!
It’s a bit difficult, however with the correct poses (thanks @CosmicKidsYoga!) and a few inventive freedom you are able to do it. Take a glance! https://t.co/XXEOcFzg4L#MissionMinerva #CosmicKids https://t.co/H2hGPSAWmD

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) September 27, 2022

Here’s how astronauts hold observe of their weight whereas in house:

Can you 'weigh' your self in weightlessness? ⚖️ Not with a daily scale. Take a glance! #MissionMinerva #SpaceLife #SpaceTok @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/iBuSnLsMlD

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 1, 2022

“Oh, glamorous astronaut life!”

Oh, glamorous astronaut life! Working within the bowels of our bathroom, putting in a brand new pre-treat tank. I do love house plumbing! No worries, the bathroom wasn’t damaged, it was only a routine exercise. Pre-treat is added to urine at each use for chemical stabilization. #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/NwYy7tetFg

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 4, 2022

Coral reefs as seen from house:

Coral reefs are an incredible sight from house, simply as they’re on Earth. They harbor a mindboggling variety of marine life – some name them the ‘rainforests of the sea’. Sad to suppose that we’re on observe to dropping a lot of the world’s coral reefs to international warming.#MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/2TUQ29Ks8q

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 7, 2022

Here’s a enjoyable video exhibiting Cristoforetti replicating a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey:

2022 A Space Odyssey. Turns out, sure, you may stroll with Velcro sneakers. Slowly, very very slowly 😉#ASpaceOdyssey #MissionMinerva @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/WI69RXmObE

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 8, 2022

Bacteria on the ISS could possibly be dangerous to human well being. Here’s how crewmembers take a look at for it:

There aren’t any dangerous micro organism and fungi on the @Space_Station. And if there ever had been any, we’d discover them 😉 Take a glance! #MissionMinerva #SpaceLife #SpaceTok @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/VmkZNEJegw

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 9, 2022

How microgravity signifies that having a cup of espresso in house is a bit of totally different to again on terra firma:

Having a pleasant cup of espresso seems barely totally different in house… 😉 Check it out! #MissionMinerva #CoffeeBreak #SpaceTok @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/Z68rXcPZgx

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 12, 2022

Cristoforetti and her three fellow Crew-4 colleagues flying by the house station:

It’s been an absolute pleasure to share this expertise with my crewmates of Crew-4. What superb human beings! #MissionMinerva @astro_kjell @astro_watkins @Astro_FarmerBob @NASA_Astronauts @esa @esaspaceflight @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/2RcRi7WY5n

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 13, 2022

And lastly, a fantastic time-lapse video shot over Europe:

One final time, fly together with me! Farewell and, as all the time, thanks for all of the fish! #MissionMinerva @esa @esaspaceflight @ESA_EO @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/Dpdushsdvu

— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) October 13, 2022

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