This September, we're sending a new crew to the @Space_Station!
Meet the four members of our SpaceX Crew-13 mission, who will help us learn how to live in space while making life better back on Earth: https://t.co/AI3NZDTleL
"Houston, this is the most spectacular view… you can possibly imagine." –Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke
As the Apollo 16 crew began their flight to the Moon on April 16, 1972, they captured this view of North America from their spacecraft. Beginning NASA's fifth lunar landing mission were astronauts John Young, commander; Ken Mattingly, command module pilot; and Charlie Duke, lunar module pilot.
"The gratitude of seeing what we saw, doing what we did… it’s too big to just be in one body."
In the newest episode of our Curious Universe podcast, hear some of the first reactions from Artemis II astronauts after their Moon mission: https://t.co/tJeOPtLITB
And everything under the Sun is in tune 🎶
This image from the eclipse during the Artemis II lunar flyby captures a halo of light around the Moon. Scientists are still investigating if the glow comes from interstellar dust or the solar corona.
The bad news? There is no more Artemis II live mission coverage for you to watch. The good news? New Artemis II imagery continues to roll in.
We're continuing to unveil new images from the Artemis II mission. You can find them here: https://t.co/o2t8RrFU2g
Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.
Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl
One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon.
This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6.
Artemis II has reached its maximum distance from Earth.
On the far side of the Moon, 252,756 miles away, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy have now traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history and now begin their journey home. Before they left, they said they hoped this mission would be forgotten, but it will be remembered as the moment people started to believe that America can once again do the near-impossible and change the world.
Congratulations to this incredible crew and the entire NASA team, our international and commercial partners, but this mission isn’t over until they’re under safe parachutes, splashing down into the Pacific.
"Tonight at 6:24 P.M. EST, for the first time in over 50 YEARS, America is going back to the Moon! Artemis II, among the most powerful rockets ever built, is launching our Brave Astronauts farther into Deep Space than any human has EVER gone. We are WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere in between — Economically, Militarily, and now, BEYOND THE STARS." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸