The Roman Space Telescope with some mood lighting.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at its media day at NASA Goddard.

Splashdown! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Artemis II live: Crew to return home after historic mission furthest from Earth - #BBCNews

I love them! Thank you #ArtemisII for bringing hope and joy to the world. #NASA #CanadianSpaceAgency 🧪🪐🌗🪐🔭📺❤️

The Lunar flyby happens today. Follow @barbylon.bsky.social for an insider view from the #ArtemisII Lunar Science Team! 🧪🔭🌘🚀

The Integrity spacecraft just entered the lunar gravitational sphere of influence, at 0438 UTC Apr 6. Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen are now the 25th to 28th humans to have left terrestrial space.

Yes, I already shared this. Yes, I am unashamedly sharing it again. This image means so much to me personally as a #WomenInSTEM and space scientist 🔭🧪 🌗🪐🌎. Christina Koch once worked at GSFC, where I now work, and was at APL, where I worked before, when selected as an Astronaut!

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Awesome view of @NASAArtemis II, as viewed from NOAA weather satellite. Note the dark (warmer) dot launching off from Cape Canaveral and off to the northeast! #flwx #artemis

All of NASA had Challenger training required this spring as part of our regular safety training program. It was very much on my mind as I watched. May we never forget and never repeat those mistakes.

Oh, I was definitely crying! #NASAProud #ArtemisII 🌗👩🏻‍🚀🚀🧪🔭

Television feed from Artemis II launch with less than 10 minutes to go

Mindful breathing time 🧘‍♀️ #ArtemisII 🌕🌘🌗🚀👩‍🚀

Another satellite photo of Artemis on the pad, this very morning!

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NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

Hi there, I'm Barbara and I work on the Artemis II Lunar Science team. I'll be here for a couple hours while watching the preparations for launch and happy to take your questions!

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LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime,

If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here:
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or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

I'm so sorry for your loss Michele ❤️

#ArtemisII rollout has begun!!!

Hooray for #Pandora!! This is a mission led by Elisa Quintana of #NASA-GSFC, one of the most brilliant scientific leaders I know. This small satellite will study nearby #exoplanets at a level of detail we can't do with #JWST because of the high demands for time on JWST.🪐🔭🧪

Driving progress for the benefit of society by providing independent, objective advice to advance science, engineering, and medicine.

There is so much more in this report. Enjoy reading it here: www.nationalacademies.org/read/28594/c...

Illustration of three campaigns in different locations: igneous and impact melt, sedimentary rocks, glaciers

All three of the above campaigns assume 300+ days on the surface in one location. The final campaign involves three 30-day trips to three different locations.

Illustration of notional drill rig intended to explore 2-5 km deep beneath the Martian surface

The third campaign is Seeking Life Beneath the Icy Martian Crust and requires deep drilling to get below the cryosphere in search of life.

Illustration of a science station on Mars that includes a rover for geologic exploration, a deep drilling platform, a meteorology tower, and a lab.

The second campaign seeks Synergy of Mars Science Measurements. This campaign includes deep drilling, which is a big scientific priority for Mars.

Map of an idealized landing site on Mars for a 300+ day campaign. The ideal landing site includes a variety of regions to explore.

The first, and preferred campaign is "Mars Science Across and Expanded Exploration Zone." This study does not recommend specific landing sites, but gives guidelines for landing site characteristics. This landing site should have a lot of variety in places to explore within range of the landing site

There are two objectives that cross boundaries of the science panels: In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) and Radiation.
These 11 goals defined the four campaigns that are outlined in the study.

5 objectives focus on humans, plants, and animals from Earth that go to Mars: Impact on Crew, Effect of Mars on Genomes and Reproduction, Understanding Microbes, Martian Dust, and Plants and Animals in an Ecosystem.
These are important not only for #Mars but for humans on the #Moon with #Artemis

Additional objectives related to #Geosciences and #Atmospheres include
Mars Geology — Characterize and map the geologic record to reveal Mars’ evolution.
Dust Storms — Determine what controls the onset and evolution of the major dust storms that make Mars’ atmosphere so variable.

Also prioritized were:
#2 Water and CO2 on Mars: Characterize the planet’s water and CO2 cycles to understand how they may have evolved.
This question is important not only for #Astrobiology but also the history of Mars and our solar system. #Geosciences #Atmospheres

Panels provided ~10 top science questions in our areas. The Steering Committee used this to identify 11 top science objectives overall. The #Search4Life was #1: Determine if evidence can be found on Mars of existing or extinct life, the planet’s habitability, or indigenous prebiotic chemistry.

A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars: Panel on Astrobiology As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of

It started with four #Science panels that identified the top questions in #Astrobiology, #Geosciences, #Atmospheres and #SpacePhysics, and #BiophysicalSciences. I had the honor of chairing the brilliant team of scientists on the Astrobiology panel www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking t...

This study took two years to complete and was led by the amazing Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the PI of the #NASA #PsycheMission and Dava Newmon of MIT. The task was to identify the highest priority science objectives and define campaigns to achieve them www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

Search for Life Should Be Top Science Priority for First Human Landing on Mars, Says New Report When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of discovery on another planet. A new National Academies report identifies the highes...

I'm a day late with this because I was at the National Academies for this briefing. The big takeaway is that the search for life should be the top science priority when we send humans to land on #Mars! 🪐🧪🔭 #Astrobiology www.nationalacademies.org/news/search-...