Maria Voyatzi

Curious & inquisitive most of the time. Fascinated by nature | science | space | travel | space-travel. Partial to interesting weirdness. Opinions are my own

[Kenya Space Agency @SpaceAgencyKE]

Kenya Space Agency local Space partner Sayarilabs today made history by launching the first ever space hardware produced locally. The hardware, SPP board is a communication board to be used on Janus -1 satellite by Antaris. This satellite was launched aboard the ISRO SSLV-D2 V.

[Emily Lakdawalla @elakdawalla]

The best today could have been was nominal, and so far it has been. That is awesome and celebrateable! Nominal is the best rocket engineering word! But we got a looooooooong way to do before we can punch the moon in the face with human feet like Apollo did

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

Nearly 50 years elapsed between these two photos. #WeAreGoing!!!

⬇️ #Apollo17 at 12:33 a.m. ET on Dec. 7, 1972
↘️ #Artemis I 1:47 a.m. ET today

[Emily Lakdawalla @elakdawalla]

Huh, that's a neat factoid. @ESA provided the solar arrays, first time a European component has powered an American spacecraft.

[Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋 @[email protected] @ikluft]

Cameras now showing Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston. All 4 solar arrays now deployed. - #Artemis1🚀 #SLS/#Orion #NASA #Moon #space

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

Nice one here with Earth #Artemis1

[Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb]

Technically, Orion is in orbit, but it has very low perigee to ensure that the giant core stage of the SLS rocket reenters safely. It also means that the Orion/upper stage stack should fire its own engine in apogee to enter a more stable parking orbit around the Earth.

[Stewart Moore WESH @Stewartmoore]

The moment #Artemis1 turned night into day… and made history on its trip to the moon @WESH

[Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight]

Solar array wings are being deployed!
The distinctive X-wing solar panels on the European Service Module are now unfolding, getting solar power and recharging its batteries.

[Matt Cutshall @Booster_Buddies]

To the Moon!
#Artemis1

[Orion Spacecraft @NASA_Orion]

Orion's solar array wings have begun deployment.

[Max Fagin 🚀🔴🌐☄🌘 @MaxFagin]

The space coast hasn't heard that distinctive Shuttle SRB crackle for more than a decade.

[Find us at @jaredhead.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @jaredhead]

Thank you to the four RS-25s that have now reached the end of their careers. So long E2045, E2056, E2058, E2060.

[Jonathan McDowell @planet4589]

Orion's European Service Module will deploy its solar panels in about 10 min.
The vehicle will reach 1808 km apogee at about 0740 UTC, 52 min into flight.

[🇺🇦ScottMaxwell @[email protected] @marsroverdriver]

Ten minutes ago, it was on the ground. Now it's in orbit. Hats off to the #Artemis team. I am genuinely astonished.

[Jason Major @JPMajor]

MECO and core stage sep confirmed; Orion is in orbit #Artemis1

[Hubble @NASAHubble]

Go #Artemis 1! 🚀

Congrats from the Hubble team on launching into a new era of space exploration!

[Emily Lakdawalla @elakdawalla]

The 4 rockets still blowing used to serve on Shuttle. *salute*