Approaching the near side of the Moon.
The Artemis II astronauts have surpassed the record for the distance from Earth at 1:56 ET (1756 UTC). This record was previously set during the Apollo 13 mission when the astronauts traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. The Moon continues to grow larger and larger in the windows of the Orion spacecraft as the Artemis II mission gears up to observe the far side. The astronauts are predicted to make their closest approach of the Moon around 7:02pm ET (2302 UTC).
🚀 This week, Artemis II reaches for the moon.
The Texas A&M Space Institute will prepare us to stay.
Opening later this year adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center, the $200 million, 400,000-square-foot facility will be home to a first-of-its-kind hub for space research, astronaut training, rover testing, direct access to NASA’s new Exploration Park, and the world's only indoor lunar and Martian landscapes—each the size of Kyle Field! 👍🏼
The Rangers have revealed a wearable nacho "Rally Sombrero" 😭
The food vessel contains chips, cheese, lettuce, jalapeños, pico de gallo and more
(via @delawarenorth)
@KonniBurton If she is this out of touch on this, I can only imagine what she’s like behind closed doors. As an elected official, I find this abhorrent