Godspeed, Integrity!

US Navy official news story on the Murtha's role is here, www.navy.mil/Press-Office....

More on the Artemis II mission is here, www.nasa.gov/mission/arte....

5:04 p.m. main parachute deploys (estimated speed ~130 mph; altitude ~6000 ft)
5:07 p.m. splashdown (estimated speed ~20 mph)

Live coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time; watch on YouTube here, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhD.... Find other ways to watch here, www.nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/.

4:53 p.m. comms blackout begins as Integrity enters Earth's atmosphere (estimated speed ~24,000 mph; altitude ~400,000 ft)
4:59 p.m. comms blackout ends (estimated speed ~2000 mph; altitude ~150,000 feet)
5:03 p.m. drogue chutes deploy (estimated speed ~300 mph; altitude ~22,000 ft)

Johnson Space Center in Houston. (So cool!)

Planned timeline (all times Pacific):
4:33 p.m. Orion crew module Integrity separates from service module (service module to burn up in atmosphere)
4:37 p.m. raise burn makes final flight path adjustments to position spacecraft for atmospheric insertion

dock ship based out of Naval Base San Diego, will provide primary recovery support, and the spouse of a currently enrolled #MiraCosta Astronomy student is one of the Navy divers whose team will assist with crew egress and assessment, and retrieval and securing of the spacecraft for return to #NASA's

airspace and water) will be very large so no, don't borrow your buddy's boat or airplane (or drone!) to try and get a closer view. (Plus it's dangerous - there will be falling debris!)

Do, however, take pride in our local San Diego area connection! The USS John P. Murtha, an amphibious transport

The historic #ArtemisII mission wraps up tomorrow 10th April as the #Orion crew module (named #Integrity) is currently scheduled to splash down ~60 miles off the coast of San Diego at 5:07 p.m. Pacific time.

This is too far offshore to see from the mainland and the exclusion zone (protected

Ways to Watch - NASA Live and original programming is available on the agency’s free streaming platform, NASA+. Programming is also available on the NASA App, third-party streaming services, and social media platforms.

They won't land (that's Artemis IV in 2028) the ~10 day mission will test NASA's deep space readiness w/new #SLS rocket & #Orion crew module.

Go here www.nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/ for more ways to watch. Go here www.nasa.gov/mission/arte... for mission info.

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

🚀 #ArtemisII the 1st crewed mission to the Moon 🌕 since 1972 is scheduled to launch Wednesday, 1st April (no foolin'!).

2hr launch window opens 15:24 PDT w/backups daily through the 6th.

#NASA's official coverage begins 09:50 PDT on 1st here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_U....

Go #Artemis! 🤞🏼

Photo of conference nametag with rainbow+trans colored pin that has a "swoosh" in a familiar distinctive shape.

I *LOVE, LOVE, LOVE* my new pin so much! Thank you, @noisyastronomer.com!

Lol! I'm on my way. Hope I get there in time to enjoy it a little, haha!

Selfie in Gate 1 area at Palomar-McClellan Airport.

Inflatable smiling dinosaurs wearing Xmas hats & scarves kissing to make archway with their long necks.

I have a hot date with an #Embraer 175. 🔥🛫😉 CLD ➡️ PHX for @aas.org meeting. Things are slowly getting back to normal...
#AAS247

I think ~2500ish (definitely less than 3K) last I checked but that was a few days ago...

Omg, this has to be one of the best con overlaps ever! 🤣🤣🤣

#astroedu

Banner for the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

There's still time to join us at the @aas.org @education.aas.org meeting, in our workshop for #astronomy and #physics #educators. Sunday, 04 January, 9am-5pm Mountain time. (There's a discounted registration category for educators, too!) #AAS247
tiny.cc/FTIAAS

Didn't finish until a few days ago, but not because of the difficulty (it actually wasn't bad at all). It wasn't touched for most of the year. The last 5 months have been the toughest of my 53 years. Will be glad to say goodbye to 2025.

Thank you, dear! 🥰🖖🏼

Thank you! 😁

Lol, thanks!

(Yeah, there really isn't an actual distinction between astronomer & astrophysicist any more [decades ago, somewhat yes]. Any distinction these days is usually about the title of your degree and/or position.)

Two brown dogs sitting and looking at the camera, the left one with medium length foofy hair and beard, the right one with short, smooth hair. They both sport bandanas with embroidered NASA meatball logos. On the floor in front of them are three NASA-branded toys: a bone with rubber tug handle, an astronaut, and a rocket with knotted tug rope.

My little #NASA space cadets. 👨‍🚀🚀🐶🐕😂 #puppies #dogs

Are you at @creationent.bsky.social's #STLV? Join us for "Women of STEM & Sci-Fi: Meet the Astrophysicists" with me, @jesstella.bsky.social, & Olivia Greene of @neuroverse-tni.bsky.social!

Banner image for Creation Entertainment's STLV Trek to Vegas, August 6-10, 2025, at the Rio Las Vegas.

🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼WE'RE ON THE MAIN STAGE WEDNESDAY AT 11:45! 😱😱😱

(In the Leonard Nimoy Theatre!)
((Right after the #StarTrekTOS guest stars & just before the #StarTrekDiscovery recurring stars!!)

www.creationent.com/cal/cemissio...

🏳️‍🌈🧪⚛🔭USA's 1st woman in space #SallyRide was an inspiration, enduring blatant misogyny & shattering a glass ceiling while hiding a secret: her #LGBTQ+ status. Join @astrosociety.org's livestream Mon, 30 JUN, 17:15 PDT #NatGeo docufilm SALLY + Q&A w/former #NASA #astronaut #CadyColeman.
tiny.cc/SALLY

@neuroverse-tni.bsky.social

Two brown dogs wearing Pride bandanas, sitting posed for a photo against a rainbow background and "Love is Love 🩶" banner. 🏳️‍🌈

Stormy & Greyson 🥰🐶😂

#Repost @encinitas_petshotel with @let.repost
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Love Unleashed 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth #daycampparties #lifeatpetsmart #anythingforpets #0144

Does Taylor Swift Hold the Key to the Destiny of the Universe? And learn how whisky may signal the discovery of an extraterrestrial civilization (hic).

🧵4/4 "Does Taylor Swift Hold the Key to the Destiny of the #Universe?"

by @discovermag.bsky.social

www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...

The Eras Tour: Mapping the Eras of Taylor Swift to the Cosmological Eras of the Universe This paper explores an unexpected yet compelling parallel between the evolution of the universe, as described by cosmological eras, and the artistic evolution of Taylor Swift, delineated by her distin...

🧵3/4 "The #ErasTour: Mapping the Eras of Taylor Swift to the Cosmological Eras of the Universe"

by #JaneBright

arxiv.org/abs/2503.22795

A Swift analysis of the Eras tour set list and implications for astrophysics research (Taylor's version) Popular culture plays a significant role in shaping public interest in science, and Taylor Swift's discography frequently incorporates astrophysics terminology. This study examines the occurrence of a...

🧵2/4 "A Swift analysis of the #ErasTour set list & implications for #astrophysics research (Taylor's version)"

by #SophieNewman & #AnaSainzdeMurieta

arxiv.org/abs/2503.24188

🧵1/4 Am late to the party but apparently #TaylorSwift is having a direct impact on #astronomy #astrophysics #cosmology. Hilarious & surprisingly interesting. There's a #PopCulture #SciComm talk here. Hmm, how to work it in to #STLV... 🤔😂

Thoughts #Swifties??? @amyimhoff1701.bsky.social