Chūkwúébûká Ihuoma

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Enthralled by the scale of the universe and the mechanics/rockets built to conquer it.

[Chūkwúébûká Ihuoma @basillians]

"Embrace your fear, have ferocious tenacity, and have unwavering grit. If you can master these three things, there's nothing that will scare you, nothing that you can actually not tackle in this world."

~ Ana Arriola.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Super Heavy booster moved to the Starbase pad for testing ahead of Flight 13

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

The path to launch is filled with obstacles and success is only possible through the tireless efforts of many working together towards a common goal. “Critical Path” continues the ongoing Starship series, following SpaceX engineers through the final days before launch of the first Starship V3 and the challenges that come with development of the world’s most powerful and fully reusable rocket.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Full-duration, 33-engine static fire of Super Heavy V3

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship and Super Heavy V3 moved to the pad at Starbase for final testing and preparations for launch

[Chūkwúébûká Ihuoma @basillians]

peak aura farming! 😅🌟🚀

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship’s twelfth flight test will debut the next generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, powered by the next evolution of the Raptor engine and launching from a newly designed pad at Starbase. The launch is targeted as early as Tuesday, May 19 → https://t.co/2gZQUxS6mm

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Full duration and full thrust 33-engine static fire with Super Heavy V3

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship and Super Heavy V3 together at the Starbase launch pad for the first time

[Starbase Surfer @cnunezimages]

May 9, 2026

[Chūkwúébûká Ihuoma @basillians]

Most beautiful rocket!
Can't wait for SFT 12!

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Launch rehearsal complete. During a flight-like countdown, more than 5,000 metric tonnes (11+ million pounds) of propellant were loaded on the fully stacked Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles for the first time

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon Heavy's two side boosters returned to Earth and landed at Landing Zones 2 and 40

[NASA @NASA]

HOME.

The Artemis II crew has arrived back on Earth, ending a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon. The trip took them farther into space than humans have ever gone before, and now they're safely home with us.

https://t.co/XmDQwNlCPR

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Starship and Super Heavy move out to continue preflight testing

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

And splashdown!

America is back in the business of sending astronauts to the Moon and bringing them home safely.
Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy did an outstanding job. These talented astronauts inspired the world and represented their space agencies and nations as humanity’s ambassadors to the stars.

This was a test mission, the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion, pushing farther into the unforgiving environment of space than ever before, and it carried real risk. They accepted that risk for all we stood to learn and for the exciting missions that follow, as we return to the lunar surface, build a Moon base, and prepare for what comes next.

And they were not alone. The entire NASA workforce, our commercial and international partners, and the hopes and dreams of people all over the world were with them. The astronauts know it, and you should too. This mission would not have been possible without you.

Congratulations. Artemis II, mission accomplished.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Orion’s crew and service module have separated. The crew module continues on its path towards Earth while the service module will harmlessly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. The Artemis II return trajectory is designed to ensure any remaining debris does not pose a hazard to land, people, or shipping lanes.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Welcome back to planet Earth!

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

The Orion spacecraft’s thrusters ignited for the second return trajectory correction burn to fine‑tune the spacecraft’s path toward Earth.

Splashdown of Artemis II is expected around 8:07pm ET on Friday, April 10 (0007 UTC on Saturday, April 11), off the coast of San Diego.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

THE ARTEMIS II ECLIPSE.
April 6, 2026.

Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA

[Chūkwúébûká Ihuoma @basillians]

someday!

[NASA Solar System @NASASolarSystem]

POV: You're flying by the Moon.

This visualization is designed to show you what exactly the Artemis II astronauts will see outside their window during their lunar flyby.

Here, the seven-hour visualization is compressed into 28 seconds. ⬇ (1/4)