Astro Lou

Space geek, both outside the atmosphere and inside the mind.

[Long Now Foundation @longnow]

Star Axis is complete. Fifty years in the making, land artist Charles Ross has finished his monumental observatory on a mesa in New Mexico. A staircase, aligned with Earth's axis, climbs to a open lens that tracks Polaris and the 26,000-year cycle of Earth's gravitational wobble.

Read the beautiful feature in the NYT: https://t.co/vXco4bZcNB

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

The near impossible is becoming possible.

We are building toward a sustained human presence at the lunar South Pole. It begins with Phase 1: CLPS landers and LTV rovers testing the “science of survival” on the lunar surface before heavy HLS cargo landers deliver the mass and infrastructure needed for an enduring presence.

We are building the Moon Base for all we will learn, the innovation that will improve life on Earth, the inspiration for the next generation of explorers, and to master the skills needed for where we will inevitably go next...Mars.

The Golden Age of lunar exploration has begun.

[NASA @NASA]

We're building a Moon Base!

@NASAMoonBase will serve as a habitat where astronauts live and work during long-term science missions.

Join us at 2pm ET on Tuesday, May 26, for a live news event where we’ll share updates on our lunar exploration plans: https://t.co/IJXA7xYwju

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

The view from inside Integrity as recovery forces pop open the hatch…watching the helicopter pass over their shoulders and hearing all the joy, it was as good as it gets.

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Only one chance in this lifetime…

Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him.

I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

[friendscallmeJay @Jaypotta]

Good morning. Sierra Hull was sent from the heavens to bless us with mandolin licks and spacegrass jams. Here’s “Movement 1”.🔥

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Moonbound.

The Artemis II mission lifted off from @NASAKennedy's Launch Complex 39B today at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC).

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Shepmates @shepmates]

Mullins infinite aura play, MARCH MEANS DRAMA

[Astro Lou @OldsLouis]

@_10delta_ @jackmallers Would love your take on Monday.

[Astro Lou @OldsLouis]

@zarathustra5150 Go see a Billy Strings show

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

A new product, a new customer, a new financing!

Introducing Superpower: a 42MW natural gas turbine optimized for AI datacenters, built on our supersonic technology. Superpower launches with a 1.21GW order from @CrusoeAI Backstory 🧵👇

[BetMGM 🦁 @BetMGM]

This is RIDICULOUS 🤯

Through 45 career games:

Barry Sanders: 5.0 yards per carry
Jahmyr Gibbs: 5.5 yards per carry

Jerry Rice: 43 total TD
Jahmyr Gibbs: 47 total TD

Emmitt Smith: 4,601 total yards
Jahmyr Gibbs: 4,726 total yards

[Astro Lou @OldsLouis]

@SpaceDenver LFG🔥🔥

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 @the_det_times]

Photo of the season so far 😭

(via: @Lions)

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Final descent and splashdown of Starship on Flight 11, captured by the SpaceX recovery team in the Indian Ocean

[Kody Wilson @kodythewxguy]

RMNP today. Taken by Kelsey Pratt of First Due Photography.

[Detroit Lions @Lions]

When you get an opportunity, take advantage

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

THIS LIONS TRIO IS HISTORIC 🔥

Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery and Amon-Ra St. Brown record their 10th career game where all three scored at least one scrimmage TD.

This is the MOST such games by ANY trio of teammates in NFL history 😳

[NASA Mars @NASAMars]

After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. https://t.co/0BAO1dhMG8