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NASA: Check out the best space SELFIES ever taken

NASA has captured numerous images of astronauts in space but there are only a handful of selfies taken by astronauts themselves. These selfies not only give people a chance to see breathtaking visuals in space but are literally out of this world! So, check out the best space selfies ever taken.

By: SHAURYA TOMER
| Updated on: Jul 28 2022, 13:58 IST
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NASA astronaut Anne McClain took this selfie on March 22, 2019 during a rigorous six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to upgrade the ISS power storage capacity approximately 260 miles above Earth. (Anne McClain/NASA)
1/8 NASA astronaut Anne McClain took this selfie on March 22, 2019 during a rigorous six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to upgrade the ISS power storage capacity approximately 260 miles above Earth. (Anne McClain/NASA)
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Astronaut Steve Robinson took this space selfie on August 3, 2008 during a historic repair job to remove a pair of gap fillers sticking out between the tiles on the underside of the space shuttle Discovery. (Steve Robinson/NASA)
2/8 Astronaut Steve Robinson took this space selfie on August 3, 2008 during a historic repair job to remove a pair of gap fillers sticking out between the tiles on the underside of the space shuttle Discovery. (Steve Robinson/NASA)
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Perhaps one of the oldest selfies ever taken, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin claimed that he took the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966. (Buzz Aldrin/NASA)
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3/8 Perhaps one of the oldest selfies ever taken, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin claimed that he took the first selfie in space during the Gemini XII mission in 1966. (Buzz Aldrin/NASA)
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Astronaut Mike Fossum took this space selfie on July 8, 2006 during a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station. The image captured the International Space Station behind him as well as a glimpse of Earth. (Mike Fossum/NASA)
4/8 Astronaut Mike Fossum took this space selfie on July 8, 2006 during a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station. The image captured the International Space Station behind him as well as a glimpse of Earth. (Mike Fossum/NASA)
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Perhaps not intentional, but Astronaut Charles Conrad captured himself in the visor while taking an image of fellow astronaut Alan Bean during the Apollo XII mission in 1969. (NASA)
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5/8 Perhaps not intentional, but Astronaut Charles Conrad captured himself in the visor while taking an image of fellow astronaut Alan Bean during the Apollo XII mission in 1969. (NASA)
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Expedition 15 astronaut Clay Anderson captured this selfie through his visor during the mission to expand the International Space Station, back in August 2007. He captured himself as well as a stunning view of the Earth through his visor. (Clay Anderson/NASA)
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6/8 Expedition 15 astronaut Clay Anderson captured this selfie through his visor during the mission to expand the International Space Station, back in August 2007. He captured himself as well as a stunning view of the Earth through his visor. (Clay Anderson/NASA)
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NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn tweeted this space selfie back in 2013. He wrote “Leaving is bittersweet. It's been an unbelievable ride. Can't wait to see what's next!” (Thomas Marshburn/NASA)
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7/8 NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn tweeted this space selfie back in 2013. He wrote “Leaving is bittersweet. It's been an unbelievable ride. Can't wait to see what's next!” (Thomas Marshburn/NASA)
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Not just astronauts but NASA’s InSight Mars lander also captured a selfie on December 6, 2018. Made up of 11 images taken by its camera, the image showed the lander’s solar panels, deck as well as its antenna and various instruments. (NASA)
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8/8 Not just astronauts but NASA’s InSight Mars lander also captured a selfie on December 6, 2018. Made up of 11 images taken by its camera, the image showed the lander’s solar panels, deck as well as its antenna and various instruments. (NASA)
First Published Date: 28 Jul, 13:58 IST
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