Kay Anderson

Love writing, editing, rockets, STEM, mountains and Utah in general. Tweets are my own.

[Mike Massimino @Astro_Mike]

"Tell the world to keep this energy going, lets invest in togetherness" - a message from Victor Glover, plus: inside the success of Artemis II and what comes next from my latest interview with the @TODAYshow

[Kay Anderson @SpaceRiter]

@nicksortor That’s absolutely ridiculous.

[Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex @ExploreSpaceKSC]

🚀 Artemis II takes science to new heights! While Artemis I laid the groundwork, Artemis II will have astronauts conduct groundbreaking health research and lunar observations. It's one giant leap for space exploration!

[NASA @NASA]

Wet dress rehearsal activities for the Artemis II countdown continue into today. Teams have been troubleshooting issues with filling the core stage with liquid hydrogen. The rocket is in a safe configuration. Get real-time updates here: https://t.co/40PMWktQjO

[Lockheed Martin Space @LMSpace]

Keeping Up With...all the chatter about the Moon today, we wanted to show off two of our favorite photos from Apollo and Artemis. 🌔

We're looking forward to the next crewed mission to the Moon early next year! 🚀🧑‍🚀

[ULA @ulalaunch]

Going farther, without forgetting how far we’ve come.

[ULA @ulalaunch]

The versatile Vulcan rocket combines the best of legacy Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy into a single-core rocket to support U.S. national security, commercial and civil launch needs. Today we are flying the VC4S variant that stands 202 ft. tall and generates three million lbs. of thrust.

[ULA @ulalaunch]

Liquid hydrogen propellant is now flowing into the Centaur V upper stage for launch. This is the final tank to be loaded during today's #VulcanRocket #USSF106 countdown.

We have a green board with no issues being addressed by the ULA launch team. https://t.co/ZNSovZlyB2

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

One of the most inspiring moments in human history

NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong’s words echoed across the world #OTD in 1969 as he became the first person to set foot on the surface of the Moon. The culmination of years of united effort, the Apollo 11 Moon landing remains a testament to our capacity to do hard things.

[Kay Anderson @SpaceRiter]

@elonmusk 🙄

[Northrop Grumman @NGCNews]

We’ve tested the world’s largest and most powerful solid rocket motor ever built for human spaceflight. Known as Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE), the 156-foot-long motor produced upwards of 4 million pounds of thrust. https://t.co/gQlE37Lv2Q

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Artemis II honors all.

[Kay Anderson @SpaceRiter]

Congrats @ulalaunch ! 🚀🚀🚀

[ULA @ulalaunch]

All Kuiper 2 satellites have successfully deployed into space! Congratulations to Amazon and the Project Kuiper team and thank you for again entrusting United Launch Alliance and the Atlas V rocket to deliver.

See our news release: https://t.co/sP3Ak8jr27

[ULA @ulalaunch]

#GEM63 solid rocket booster burnout and jettison is confirmed for the #AtlasV 551, having consumed a half-million pounds (227,000 kg) of propellant to augment the initial liftoff thrust. The launch vehicle continues towards orbit on the power of its main engine and will more than triple its speed in the two minutes remaining in first stage flight.

[Northrop Grumman @NGCNews]

On June 26 at 1pm ET, we are static test firing the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension solid rocket motor – the largest segmented solid rocket booster ever built.

[Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman]

We’ve built 1.3M+ solid rocket motors and we’re just getting started. 🚀 From space launches to missile defense, propulsion drives it all and we’re scaling fast to meet mission needs. See how we’re propelling the future at https://t.co/XKfA0tTjyS

[ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems @NASAGroundSys]

🔌Powered up!⚡

Last week, Exploration Ground Systems teams powered up the @NASAArtemis II @NASA_SLS core stage and solid rocket boosters for the first time. Teams in @NASAKennedy’s Launch Control Center verified the systems and interfaces function between the flight hardware and ground systems, including the engine and booster thrust control systems.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

The results are in! 🏆

The 2024 NASA Pictures of the Year have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners, and to Artemis — which was represented heavily in the images!

[Vandenberg Space Force Base @SLDelta30]

Vandenberg Guardians and Airmen supported an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM on May 21 at 12:01 a.m. PT. This test validates the safety and readiness of the weapon system. #MinutemanIII #GT253

[ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS @NASA_SLS]

Recently, mobile launcher 2 reached new heights with the installation of tower module 6.

This towering structure is a key piece of future Artemis missions, built to support the powerful SLS rocket in its Block 1B configuration starting with Artemis IV.

🔗https://t.co/W8SyAKADGT