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[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

Nova-C at scale for NASA's Moon Base

Intuitive Machines has secured a firm-fixed-price NASA contract valued at up to $148.3M to deliver a production-line-qualified Nova-C lander to the Moon no later than 2028.

By scaling manufacturing processes to support high-volume production, Intuitive Machines is creating a standardized and repeatable lunar transport utility service. @NASAArtemis and @NASAMoon Base

News Article | Intuitive Machines

[Space Investor @SpaceInvestor_D]

I absolutely love what NASA is doing under the amazing leadership of Jared Isaacman.

This is the new Space Age.

I'm here for it.

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

@MrJamesMay I make that around 30,000 pints. So it’s a small fraction. Back of the envelope - you’ve drunk around 70 thousand cubic light seconds worth of the Universe.

[AST SpaceMobile @AST_SpaceMobile]

AST SpaceMobile Announces Launch Date for BlueBird Satellites 8, 9, and 10

https://t.co/AqgzCO9n6q

[Redwire @Redwire]

Space agriculture just got sweeter. 🍓

Redwire has been awarded a contract from Astrobiome Space to launch space agriculture mission in the Redwire Greenhouse, the World’s first commercial space greenhouse. Astrobiome Space will use Greenhouse to grow the first wild-strawberries ever cultivated in orbit on the @Space_Station. This will be the first flight for Redwire’s Greenhouse.

“This contract with Astrobiome Space marks an exciting step forward in advancing critical technology for sustainable life-support systems beyond Earth,” said Marc Dielissen, Executive Vice-President of Redwire Europe. “With our Greenhouse platform, we are not only enabling fundamental research, but we are also demonstrating the practical cultivation of fresh food in space—including crops such as strawberries and fungi. These capabilities are essential as we prepare for long-duration missions and future habitats, while also generating valuable insights to improve agricultural practices here on Earth.”

Read more in the press release:
https://t.co/Co9JQIUx58

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

T-zero is currently 5:30 Texas time

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Counting down to our second launch attempt, the 90-minute test window opens at 5:30 p.m. CT with live coverage starting ~30 minutes before liftoff. Weather is currently 85% favorable for flight → https://t.co/2gZQUxS6mm

[Andrius @kurb4s]

@SciGuySpace @GroundTruthPics @interstellargw

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

Here’s a short video showing off how I captured a plane in front of the sun, even though they follow less predictable paths than aircraft.

The hardest part wasn’t even taking all those photos…

[Andrius @kurb4s]

@RoseOfEden @NatalkaKyiv

[Ryan Caton @dpoddolphinpro]

BREAKING: Starship Flight 12 NET May 12, 22:30 UTC / 17:30 CDT

An advisory has appeared on the CADENA Operational Information System.
- NEW Trajectory
- Afternoon Launch Window

The window spans 22:30 - 00:43 UTC, which is 17:30 - 19:43 Starbase local time.

Instead of flying the corridor between Florida and Cuba, Starship Flight 12 appears to be targeting a more inclined corridor, threading the needle between Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

Despite this change in launch trajectory, splashdown remains in the Indian Ocean, with a corridor running through Madagascan, Mauritian, and Australian airspace.

🗺️ CADENA Operational Information System
Credit to @NeedPizza42 for spotting

[Andrius @kurb4s]

@joebarnard Wear sunscreen https://t.co/6Ck9o9dcFw

[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 @NASA]

"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

Pleased to share my favorite high-resolution capture of the Artemis II launch- the moment the SLS is clearing the tower, captured by a sound-triggered camera placed near the pad.

I'll have prints linked in my bio for this one, and here's a short thread about how it was captured

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

This photo has a very personal meaning for me if you care to read it.

I saw a photo from @johnkrausphotos on reddit nearly a decade ago of the engines on a Falcon Heavy launch. I was working at a tough sales job at the time. The shot inspired me to learn more about space and spaceflight.

Shortly after, I bought my first telescope. I saw Jupiter, Saturn, and Nebulae, and started social media accounts where I shared my amateur photos.

Then I was laid off, and Covid happened. Moved from Sacramento to Arizona for clearer skies, cheaper cost of living, and a chance to go all-in on space photography. My audience started to grow.

Then, NASA contacted me, asking me if they could use some of my moon photos for something called Artemis. I said yes.

During the Artemis I rollout my DMs blew up “Andrew- your photo is on the Mobile Launch Platform!”. Now I knew that astrophotography wasn’t enough… I should probably pay attention to spaceflight. I spent a lot coming out to the first launch attempt, which would be my first rocket launch if it flew. Sadly, it was a scrub.

I came home from Florida, sharing my stories of touring the VAB and facilities with my grandfather, who worked on Apollo. He passed shortly after, which affected my ability to return to watch the SLS flew.

Feeling bummed out, I focused back on my deep sky work, but then I started hearing about something called “Starship”. I caught a video from @Erdayastronaut where a rocket ship fell through the air belly-first and flipped upright and landed. Inspired, I knew I had to witness one of these machines fly, so I flew to Starbase the moment I could afford it, which was for the second fully integrated flight test.

The moment Starship lifted off the pad, I was hooked. There was nothing quite like the experience. I did everything I could to catch every launch I could, and worked to become credentialed media to get better access.

Last year I flew from Arizona to Florida & Texas over a dozen times specifically to sharpen my launch photography skills with our first human spaceflight to the moon in over 50 years looming.

A decade of preparation for a split second moment. When I picked up my camera from the launch pad yesterday morning and peeked at what was captured, I knew it was all worth it.

Thank you, NASA, Artemis, and the all people who inspired me along the way.

This is still only the beginning.

[Erik Kuna 🚀 @erikkuna]

One frame. One moment. Everything after this is momentum, trajectory, physics. But right here, right now, a rocket is deciding to leave the Earth. The solid boosters ignite and hold down claps release. This is the last instant four astronauts are still on Earth but once those clamps release when the booster fire, there’s no going back, only forward.

📸 credit: me for @SuperclusterHQ - Artemis II liftoff | Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center | April 1, 2026

[Toby Li @tobyliiiiiiiiii]

Humans are returning to the Moon for the first time in 54 years in less than a month.

This is not being talked about enough.

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Good morning, Moon. See you next month?