{"id":233182,"date":"2025-06-11T04:22:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=f93ec4b99739b017d669c9b8e6d73852"},"modified":"2025-06-11T04:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:22:30","slug":"high-above-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=233182","title":{"rendered":"High Above the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An astronaut in a white spacesuit works on a fixture while outside of the International Space Station. He holds a large white circular object in his left hand. Earth can be seen behind him: the planet&#039;s blue water and white clouds take up most of the background, but a sliver of black space can be seen at top right.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=1024,677 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=1536,1015 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=2048,1354 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=400,264 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=600,397 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=900,595 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=1200,793 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sts111-306-012orig.jpg?resize=2000,1322 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/former-astronaut-franklin-r-chang-diaz\/\">Franklin Chang-Diaz<\/a> works with a grapple fixture during a June 2002 spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. He was partnered with CNES (Centre National d&#8217;Etudes Spatiales) &nbsp;astronaut Philippe Perrin for the spacewalk \u2013 one of three that occurred during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-111\/\">STS-111<\/a> mission. Chang-Diaz was part of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/45-years-ago-nasa-announces-ninth-astronaut-group\/\">ninth class of astronaut candidates<\/a>. He became the first Hispanic American to fly in space.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a June 2002 spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. He was partnered with CNES (Centre National d\u2019Etudes Spatiales) \u00a0astronaut Philippe Perrin for the spacewalk \u2013 one of three that occurred during the STS-111 mission. Chang-Diaz was part of NASA\u2019s ninth class of astronaut candidates. 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