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Kevin is a fmr @Space_Station Flight Cntlr/Instructor/Mgr. Current NASA HQ ISS Ops & Space Ops Center Mgr. Purdue Alum. NOT official NASA site. Thoughts my own

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

.@NorthropGrumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft lifted atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:41am ET today for a space cargo delivery to the Exp 74 crew on Monday. https://t.co/FlUJr7mjHT

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Welcome back from a successful @NASAArtemis II mission! Give them until tomorrow at least to remind them that taxes are due in 5 days.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

#FlyEaglesFly Nice message from @Eagles to the Artemis Crew. GO BIRDS!

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

Welcome back to Earth, @Astro_Christina and Artemis II crew 👏

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

That strong wind you may have felt at 8:07pm ET was the collective exhaling by the @NASA and partner teams following a successful splashdown of the Orion spacecraft upon its return to Earth following an amazing trip around the moon. The best is yet to come...

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

@tomhfh Fortunately, Americans have been proud of NASA for DECADES and humanity is thankful!

[NASA @NASA]

Behind the four astronauts of Artemis II are hundreds of people tracking their every move: monitoring spacecraft systems, evaluating crew safety, and staying in constant communication. Let’s hear it for the team in Mission Control responsible for getting the astronauts around the Moon and safely home.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Tonight's Timeline (ET):
7:33pm - Orion Crew Module Separation
7:53pm - 400,000ft & 35x speed of sound, Orion's first contact with upper atmosphere & start of planned 6 min comm blackout
8:03pm - Drogue parachute deploy
8:04pm - Main parachute deploy
8:07pm - Splashdown
Let's Go!

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

If you're not moved by this image, you need to check your pulse.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Record Setting Day! The Artemis II crew just set the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by a human mission, surpassing the Apollo 13 record of 248,655 miles set in 1970.

[NASA @NASA]

"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Could the last 26hrs have been more exciting? The #ArtemisII crew is now officially on their way to the moon after the successful completion of the Translunar Injection (TLI) burn. Awesome experience for those of us working and the world watching. Let's Go!

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Two @NASA astronauts are performing a spacewalk today with the primary task of completing preparatory work for the installation of a future solar array upgrade on @Space_Station. Awesome view of astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Yesterday marked the 100th Anniversary of Robert Goddard launching the world’s first liquid-propellant rocket. Here's a nice feature by @airandspace https://t.co/QWrVADjBxZ

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

…and this is how we’re going back.

[NASA @NASA]

NASA is sharing the following information at the request of NASA astronaut Mike Fincke:

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

After overnight data showed an interruption in helium flow in the SLS interim cryogenic propulsion stage, teams are troubleshooting and preparing for a likely rollback of Artemis II to the VAB at @NASAKennedy. This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window. @NASA will continue to provide updates as they become available.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

SpaceX-Crew12 Dragon flying around @Space_Station with an anticipated docking ~3:12pm ET to the Harmony Module Zenith Port. Nice approach visuals from Dragon camera.

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

This view from the @SpaceX Dragon with Crew-12 aboard shows the football field-sized International Space Station 260 miles above the Earth.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Check out my latest article: Happy Anniversary to the Workhorse of International Space Station Attitude Control. https://t.co/oMpi30VKva via @LinkedIn

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

Stunning image from the @NASA broadcast this morning following the SpaceX-Crew12 Crew Dragon spacecraft separation from the 2nd Stage. A breathtaking testament to the beauty of spaceflight.

[MetroSpaceport @Metro_Spaceport]

No time like the present to get up to speed on @NASAArtemis Space Launch System (SLS). Here's a helpful reference guide - https://t.co/wQSIW6zbDG