A view of from the Orion Spacecraft's solar array showing the propulsion module on the left and an ever gowing Earth crescent in the middle.

Home is getting close now #Artemis

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Unmatched game is being witnessed today

On the NASA #Artemis II livestream just now: "... and the song you heard was Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan to kick off the crew's day" 🩷🐴🌈

Journey to the Moon - NASA Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Ear...

FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.

NASA employee: oh hey you guys are back early.
Astronaut: *grabs plunger, gets back on rocketship*

Absolutely breathtaking view of the Artemis II launch.

Wow.

If you're curious about the success of Project Hail Mary check out this real photo of my nephew when he has found the best rock on the beach.

Thanks for the follow and for your art! Animorphs and their covers provided a lot of joy when I was growing up

me: I need soda

coca-cola: here you go

me: now if only someone could design the mechanism for firing nuclear bombs out the back of my spacecraft so perfectly that I can ride a wave of explosions and accelerate to a significant portion of the speed of light

coca-cola: you’re not gonna believe this

Happy Christmazilla to those who celebrate

Book suggestions?

There is a maximum amount of time each day you're supposed to focus on the world's problems instead of your own, after which you have a legitimate need for therapy on your thought processes being self-destructive. At some point you have to stop scrubbing your hands you are bleeding into the sink.

White House to pull NASA nominee Isaacman Jared Isaacman was set for a vote next week, but now the president is yanking his nomination.

This is seismic.

Isaacman had clearly articulated a strong support for science, and the withdrawal of his nomination yet further imperils NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

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Settle a discussion in the Riley household:

What generation of warfare is it to introduce your niece to the Spice Girls' "Wannabe"?

As a boy growing up on a farm in Michigan Henry Ford was fascinated by the steam engines used in agricultural work. This spark shaped the modern world.

If you want a new generation of industrial and scientific progress the only way is to get your tech in front of kids.

"Why are there all these hex wrenches on the stove?"
"That is a good question"
"That is not an answer"

Breakfast time in a hardware household.

Me: why am I tired

My body: because you are running on 2 hours of sleep

Me: it's a mystery

My body: ... for the second time this week

Me: I guess we'll never know

Haha, I have no idea, but I imagine Plato may have had thoughts on ISRU in regards to what constitutes a healthy civilization, keeping track of it's resources and balancing the needs of the people

I love how you brought in the practicalities of space!
I'd love to see ISRU be a core focus since Martian students will live next to the machines that build everything directly from the soil & air on Mars- instead of life on Earth where a nebulous 'supply chain' provides everything.

A delightful piece from Hollis that is sure to interest anyone who thinks seriously about education and/or our future among the stars

Brought to you by *setting up a windows machine*

Slime mold enthusiasts are surprisingly good at finding each other

Always wonderful getting space industry folks together for an evening discussing humanity's future among the stars.
If you're interested in joining us next time follow @stepsleaps.bsky.social

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Our SF chapter is back to monthly events and we have a wonderful one going on TONIGHT!

Love space and are in the Bay Area? Come by!

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Periodically I'm asked to talk at a class at Stanford about space exploration and every time I walk away with emails from students looking for their start in something meaningful. Today is one of those days.

Building something cool and need some great talent? DM me

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A screenshot from the first half of the final Q&A for The Silt Verses. It reads: MÉABH: Oh, something something something being bound by the patterns of tragedy. B.: Yeah! Oh, exactly. Like they have this weird vicious cycle going on, because of the way they love. MÉABH: That's what they say about tragedies, isn't it? They're like…the core element of a tragedy is that it could be, it's stoppable from the outside but unstoppable from the inside. It wouldn't have happened if the people had made other choices but if they had made other choices then they wouldn't be themselves. B.: That's beautiful! Exactly that. MÉABH: OK, next question from Hyla: does the Trawler-man have dominion over frogs? (Furiously pounding the table) The people want to know!

Looking through the @thesiltverses.bsky.social Q&A transcript for the title of something I want to check out, I snorted at the unintentional tonal whiplash of this segue. I can’t even claim the comedic timing, it didn’t even register in the moment because that was *hand wave* all of it.