Mallory M Wilks

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[NASA @NASA]

Turning up the heat on Io🌋

Our Juno spacecraft has discovered a hot spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Io. Scientists spotted one of its most intense volcanic eruptions ever recorded—which says a lot for a moon with over 400 volcanoes! https://t.co/XWVFHw8VSM

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

This next segment is brought to you by Exploration Ground Systems🎙️

Earlier this week, teams stacked the right forward center segment of the @NASA_SLS solid rocket boosters for the @NASAArtemis II mission. Now, more than half of the motor segments are stacked on mobile launcher 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy. Once complete, the boosters will stand 17 stories tall.

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

Welcome, Finland 🇫🇮

This week, Finland became the 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords, which were established as a set of principles to guide safe and peaceful space exploration among nations.

LEARN MORE >> https://t.co/nOwwR59XGG

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Life in deep space.

We have awarded new contracts that help support everyday needs of astronauts living and working on the lunar surface, such as cargo and storage management.

We have awarded nine American companies in seven states. See the list here: https://t.co/z5If59chPd

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

Media are invited to visit NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans between Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Thursday, Feb. 6, to interview agency experts and get an inside look at America’s rocket factory.

RSVP no later than 6 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 30: 🔗https://t.co/UULvUVwadV

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

Raising the roof! 🏘️

Before stacking each segment, teams attach a joint roof enclosure. When the new segment is lowered over an already-stacked segment, teams will unroll the roof material to create a tent around the joining segments. This creates a clean room and temperature-controlled environment for the hard mate portion of the stacking process, when the segments are pinned together.

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

NASA recently awarded new study contracts to help support life and work on the lunar surface.

As part of the agency’s blueprint for deep space exploration to support the Artemis campaign, nine American companies in seven states are receiving awards.

🔗https://t.co/qyoKFH5ha8

[NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy]

Happy 60th anniversary, crawlers!

The crawler-transporters achieved first movement in 1965 and for the past six decades, they have moved rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.

Check out their story:

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

📣Last call

Media are invited to visit NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility for a look at SLS hardware that will carry astronauts back to the Moon as part of the @NASAArtemis campaign.

Feb. 4 - Feb. 6
RSVP: No later than 6 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 30.
MORE: https://t.co/ZBtYppUZXQ

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: @NASA_Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are taking a spacewalk to maintain @Space_Station hardware and collect samples. Today's spacewalk is scheduled to start at 8am ET (1300 UTC) and go for about 6.5 hours. https://t.co/6pvzcwPdgs

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

Say this quickly three times: Ground Systems superstars stack seventh segment swiftly

Over the weekend, teams lifted the left center center segment of the @NASA_SLS solid rocket boosters for the @NASAArtemis II mission into High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. This is the seventh of 10 motor segments stacked on mobile launcher 1 at @NASAKennedy.

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: Dive into recent findings from the asteroid sample our OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back to Earth in September 2023. Have questions? Use #AskNASA. Experts will be answering live. https://t.co/8z4MCYXl1L

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

Last week, the crew module test article arrived at @USNavy Base San Diego. The article is a mock-up @NASA_Orion Spacecraft to be used in Underway Recovery Test 12. During this test, teams will practice retrieving the @NASAArtemis II spacecraft and crew after they splash down in the Pacific Ocean, completing a 10-day mission around the Moon.

Read more about the test article here: https://t.co/yk7s3Axc7v

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

Piloting the skies!

During #Artemis II, the first piloting test will happen about three hours into the mission, where the crew will manually maneuver @NASA_Orion to approach and retreat from the SLS upper stage.

Watch here to learn more⬇️: https://t.co/RhMVMhZJWP

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

Up (and over) next is the left forward center segment!

Last week, teams lifted another @NASA_SLS solid rocket booster segment up in the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle and over onto mobile launcher 1 in High Bay 3. To complete booster stacking for the @NASAArtemis II mission, teams will lift two more motor segments and two cone-shaped forward assemblies.

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

🚗🚀Revving up our excitement!

We had a great time at the Houston Auto Show this weekend, where a few of our SLS team members had the opportunity to connect with fellow space and auto enthusiasts.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello.

[NASA Internships @NASAInterns]

You have less than a month to apply for our @NASA summer 2025 internships! 🚀

Get your resume in order and apply: https://t.co/pUmAlqhkvB

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

This is Mars

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Consider joining the @Tesla_AI team to build the best real-world AI

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Antarctica viewed from space