Years of preparation. One incredible moment. 🌟
As Artemis II completes its historic journey, three #Purdue alumni are aboard the Navy ship that will recover the astronauts and spacecraft. 🚀
Learn how they trained to safely complete the mission. ⬇️ https://t.co/tPkkw2iDYv
Clocking in ⏱️
Moon joy is in full swing as the Artemis II crew begins seven hours of lunar observation. Crewmembers will photograph both the near and far sides of the Moon and describe what they see. Watch live:
Today's the day.
Fueling of the Artemis II Moon rocket is underway.
Full coverage of the crewed lunar mission begins at 12:50 p.m. EDT (1650 UTC). Check out ways to watch: https://t.co/fAg0bGAqEc
It's surreal watching this extremely dense smoke plume move into the NYC metro - definitely an atypical event for this part of the country, especially this time of year.
Also impressive to watch the cumulus cloud field pop up surrounding - but not within - the smoke plume:
Members of the National Association of Rocketry have access to FREE rocket scale data. Check out the Member Resources tab on the https://t.co/YHc7GUGWhQ website or the members only forum.