An unforgettable day at @NASAJohnson.
Thank you, @POTUS, for recognizing the Artemis II crew and the incredible team behind their historic mission, and for introducing the NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to help prepare the talent that will carry America’s ambitions in space forward.
There is a lot to be excited about at NASA. Now, onward.
Spacewalk complete. ✅
After 6 hours and 23 minutes outside the International Space Station, @Soph_astro is safely back inside.
With today's EVA, Sophie becomes the first French woman to perform a spacewalk. 🇫🇷
Amazing to watch launch umbilical cords retract in the nick of time.
Rockets need to stay connected to their launch pad right to the last second, for fuel/gases, data and power. But the hot blast from the engines would cook the plumbing parts.
So they unplug, run away and hide in a safe room, slamming the door behind them. Ready to be used again.
(full video https://t.co/x0hmHNVRGJ @DJSnM)
Every so often I see a post from someone that didn't find an eclipse an incredible experience. They didn't seem to get the hype.
The sun turned into a black ball with glowing plasma shooting off of it. If that doesn't get you to feel something, nothing will 😆
A historic day in China’s space program!
China’s Long March-10B has successfully completed its maiden flight—and recovered its first stage via a sea-based net. This marks the country’s first-ever controlled rocket recovery. A major leap toward reusable launch capabilities. 🚀🌊🇨🇳
Starship’s twelfth flight test will debut the next generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicles, powered by the next evolution of the Raptor engine and launching from a newly designed pad at Starbase. The launch is targeted as early as Tuesday, May 19 → https://t.co/2gZQUxS6mm
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.
Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.
Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl
Next stop: lunar flyby.
The Orion spacecraft recently ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes to provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust. This maneuver not only sets the Artemis II astronauts on the path to the Moon. It also puts the crew in a free return trajectory, which will allow them to use Moon's gravity to return to Earth. https://t.co/P3PlcEIF7U
Next stop: lunar flyby.
The Orion spacecraft recently ignited its main engine on the service module for about six minutes to provide about 6,000 pounds of thrust. This maneuver sets the Artemis II astronauts on the path to the Moon.