120 years ago today the Wright Brothers managed to get their Wright Flyer into the air. We weren’t there to track it, but if we had been this is what it might have looked like.
After a journey of more than 690,000 miles, the crew is nearly home.
The Artemis II crew will splash down off the coast of San Diego later today and, though it won’t be visible from land, you can still wave in their general direction to welcome them back to Earth! 👋
It’s not a straight shot to the far side of the Moon! 🌕
Over approximately 10 days, the Artemis II astronauts will orbit Earth twice before looping around the far side of the Moon in a figure eight and returning home.
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.
🔴Pan American World Airways, LLC’s Craig Carter unveils the name of its luxury charter: Yankee Clipper II. The aircraft, a Boeing 757-23N (TF-FIC) in classic Pan Am livery will depart JFK at 12:30 PM EST on the “Tracing the Transatlantic” tour.
📸: spottin_planes
Icelair 1331 (TF-FIC - B752) Pan Am livery created by @criteriontravel for a VIP tour tracing the airline’s transatlantic routes
Taxiing out and departing for runway 22 at Stansted Airport as flight FI1331 to Shannon Airport
25-06-2025
#panam#flypanamagain#beyondcapricorn
#AA5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA. Get the latest updates on our Newsroom https://t.co/vb4fAAUENX
We’re aware of reports that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been involved in an incident. We will provide information as it becomes available.