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[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy.

Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead.

There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems.

We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes.

@NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible.

America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸

[Nick Kelly @_NickKelly]

Amari Allen is returning to Alabama for another season, he announced on Instagram

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Congrats @SpaceX team and @elonmusk on a hell of a V3 Starship launch. One step closer to the Moon…one step closer to Mars 🇺🇸

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Congratulations to @MattAadastra on a successful Senate confirmation vote for Deputy Administrator of @NASA 🇺🇸

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Lori - always appreciate the interest and commentary!

We never officially moved the timing of Artemis III to 'late' 2027. A reporter wrote that after misinterpreting my quick response to a question during a budget hearing. In the same hearing, I also said we were gaining increased confidence in interoperability tests with both landers in 2027. I am quite sure at least one will incorporate an ECLSS demonstration.

As for 2028, we have always said we would protect for up to two landing attempts, if required. That story has not changed, and the South Pole was always the landing target.

The only goalposts that have moved have been in the direction of achievability--standardizing the architecture, adding missions, focusing resources, and rebuilding in-house competencies. We have tried to communicate to the greatest extent possible in this regard, while respecting the proprietary information of our commercial partners.

I will say, I am very proud of the NASA team and the new pace we are moving at. The public will learn in the weeks ahead which astronauts will undertake Artemis III, and I would not be surprised if you see some early wet dress testing at 39B before the end of this year. Now, if your point is that the schedule is ambitious, I agree. And NASA’s recent track record on schedule has not been great, but when it comes to landing astronauts on the Moon, historically, our batting average was pretty good. I suspect it will be again.

[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 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.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

EARTHSET.
April 6, 2026.

Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

home | noun | a place of origin

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Lucas @rlalred]

@johnkrausphotos John kraus masterclass

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

America’s next leap is underway..
Godspeed Artemis II 🇺🇸

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Tomorrow, we launch.

At sunset tonight, Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century.

The next era of exploration begins.

[Joshua Herman @joshnherman]

The greatest administration.
The greatest agency.
The greatest coworkers.
And the greatest mission.

Godspeed Artemis II 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Greg Byrne @Greg_Byrne]

We are good! He’s not going anywhere!

https://t.co/mlIvzDWAYe

#RollTide 🏀

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

America’s return to the Moon is underway 🇺🇸

🚀 Artemis II rolled to the pad overnight in preparation for launch as soon as April 1

[Pablo Fuente @PabloFuente]

A man on a mission. @NASAAdmin powering through another late night at the Kennedy Space Center. Doors barely close before he's back at it. Relentless focus since stepping in as admin; guy's wringing every second out of the day to keep us reaching higher. Respect.

[Lucas @rlalred]

@Maxarick This post is not a confirmation of a launch date. A launch date will be set after various tests at the launch pad.

The Agency will release an official launch date after successful tests at the launch pad.