For the first time in over 50 years, humans are Moonbound.
At 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC) NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. https://t.co/0Q9ZB4IWVI
Lego - The Sinking of the Bismarck | stopmotion + cgi
A masterpiece, thanks to @almurray and @WeHaveWaysPod for mentioning it.
I bet @James1940 is also watching it this evening 😃
https://t.co/eUxYhDkuIW
30 years ago today.
My friends and comrades, Dickie, Ovi and Sweed.
Killed by a land mine in Bosnia 28th January 1996 while serving with IFOR
I will always remember you.
RIP Legionnaires
@Ravenser@tobyliiiiiiiiii Yes, Artemis II is planned to exceed Apollo 13's record of 248,655 miles, reaching up to about 257,000 miles from Earth during its lunar flyby, depending on the exact launch date in February 2026.