Peridot Flight

Chief Flight Director, NASA's Johnson Space Center

[Jim Free @JimFree]

What an accomplishment! Today, @NASA_Orion made it 268,563 miles away from Earth, the farthest a spacecraft designed to carry humans and return them safely to Earth has ever traveled. Awestruck by the views from this distance. Get the latest imagery: https://t.co/OgDKOPggn8

[Jessi Horelica @jessi_horelica]

Y’all. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for all mission. Earth and Moon together in one shot. The moon will pass in front of the earth soon, and it’s streaming live! You might never see views from this particular orbit again - follow along below!!

https://t.co/U2zfKmUxNZ

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

At least I kept the mission in the Living Room while I was cooking... Sheesh Explorer!

[Zebulon Scoville @Explorer_Flight]

Too much? I may have a problem. Time to separate work and play? https://t.co/6PBrzPKZ1c

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

Could not have been more excited to see our tiny blue home on the big board in the MCC as we regained communication with Orion after the Outbound Powered Flyby maneuver this morning!

[Jim Free @JimFree]

Fly-by complete!

@NASA_Orion completed its closest fly-by of the Moon this morning, 81 miles above the lunar surface, traveling 5,102 mph. Before the fly-by, we conducted an outbound powered fly-by burn, increasing speed at a rate of more than 580 mph: https://t.co/gqViM3BJLg

[NASA @NASA]

Earthset. 🌎

@NASA_Orion captured this shot of Earth “setting” while the spacecraft passed close to the Moon. Nearly 270,000 miles (430,000 km) away, #Artemis I will soon surpass Apollo 13’s record-setting distance from Earth in a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts.

[European Space Agency @esa]

ESA's #ESM Project Coordination Manager Philippe Berthe is in contact with our woolly colleague, who is 'All systems go', quoting US astronaut Al Shepherd😉. With today's #Artemis I lunar flyby, @shaunthesheep flew to within 128 km of the Moon's surface!👉https://t.co/IJz8NbEFmw

[Bill Nelson @SenBillNelson]

I spy with my little eye a furry friend of @NASA on his way to the Moon!

#AstronautSnoopy is wearing his orange spacesuit aboard @NASA_Orion, serving as our zero-gravity indicator on #Artemis I.

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

That selfie with us in it is pretty amazing!

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Spacecraft get selfies, too.

While teams performed a checkout on the @NASA_Orion spacecraft, these images were captured of the outside of the vehicle.

The #Artemis I mission is just a couple days from reaching the Moon: https://t.co/7Y3o8TGU3C

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

...and thank goodness you saw it and told me to watch, or I'd have missed it too (the screen for me to see in LCC was behind me).

[Zebulon Scoville @Explorer_Flight]

I almost missed this moment on console. Was heads down when I caught this view out of the corner of my eye. Dropped everything and stared… in silence.

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

There is no better time to be part of Space Exploration than now! Our Flight Director Office @NASA @NASA_Johnson is busier than ever supporting astronauts as they live, fly, and work in a variety of missions. Let’s take a peek!

[CNN @CNN]

An estimated 935,000 people in 23 communities in the Greater Detroit area were put under a boil water advisory
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[NASA @NASA]

We celebrate the life of Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek actor, trailblazer, and role model, who symbolized to so many what was possible. She partnered with us to recruit some of the first women and minority astronauts, and inspired generations to reach for the stars.

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Tune in tomorrow for @TwitterSpaces with the 2022 NASA Flight Director class at 11:00 AM Central! Come hear about their career paths to becoming a Flight Director @NASA.

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

I am so excited to have these 7 talented individuals join our team! The future of human spaceflight is in good hands.

[NASA @NASA]

Ready for liftoff!

We've selected seven new flight directors to oversee NASA's future missions to the @Space_Station, the Moon, and beyond from @NASA_Johnson's Mission Control Center. Meet the crew: https://t.co/N8G5s04yp7

[Karin Sturm @sturmf1]

He would have been 85 today:#GlynnLunney, always so humble, but one of the most important people in the space program from the very beginning, most known for his role in Apollo 13. Thinking of you, Black Flight, eternal star among the countless stars in your heavenly cathedral...

[Garrett Reisman @astro_g_dogg]

When people ask me about my most exciting time in space I can answer immediately; nothing else comes close to spacewalking, not launching on the Space Shuttle, not experiencing weightlessness, not operating the robot arm and not even drinking recyled waste water!

[Peridot Flight @PeridotFlight]

Thanks to Mr. Daniel Santos of @DHSgov Calgary Preclearance at @FlyYYC for his kind and professional help today. So glad he and his team are looking after us.

[Shane Kimbrough @astro_kimbrough]

Can you find Grand Prismatic Spring in this pic? The 300-foot wide hot spring has its famous rainbow-colored edges. Also in this shot are numerous geysers and springs in @YellowstoneNPS. #nationalpark #yellowstone

[NASA @NASA]

Today we mourn the passing of legendary NASA Flight Director Glynn Lunney. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his leadership in bringing the Apollo 13 crew safely home after an explosion in space. More on his legacy: https://t.co/hTujZF1QIA

[Michael Collins @AstroMCollins]

After the malfunction on #Apollo13, President Nixon received a situation report from Bill Anders and me. Read more here: https://t.co/eXt8QWnwOC

@NixonLibrary