NASA internal watchdog warns next generation spacesuits for 2028 Moon landings will not be ready for in-space demonstrations until 2031 if testing follows historical timeframes. You can read the NASA Office of Inspector General report here: oig.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
NASA rolls out core stage for Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Space Launch System (SLS) core stage for next year’s Artemis Ill mission rolls out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the Pegasus barge for transport to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for hardware installation.
AST SpaceMobile statement on today’s satellite launch aboard Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket
Despite a successful liftoff of its New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin has announced the payload, a "BlueBird" satellite for space-to-phone broadband provider AST SpaceMobile, "was placed into an off-nominal orbit." | Image credit: Blue Origin
"We took your hearts with us, and your hearts lifted our hearts." Beyond the successful test flight and science from Artemis II, mission specialist Christina Koch says learning the 10-day journey around the Moon had a positive impact on people "brought tears to my eyes."
My piece for Fox News Sunday #Artemis2
A visit to Mission Control during #Artemis2
NASA administrator responds to space fans’ concerns about discoloration on #Artemis2 heat shield post-splashdown | Images 1 & 2: NASA, Images 3 & 4: @NASAAdmin via X
“Before you launch, it feels like it's the greatest dream on Earth. And when you're out there, you just want to get back to your families and your friends. It's a special thing to be a human, and it's a special thing to be on planet Earth.” — Reid Wiseman, Artemis II Mission Commander
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Standing ovation #Artemis2 crew
For those of you about to tune into the live NASA event, members of the Astronaut Office just arrived to welcome the crew of #Artemis2 back to Houston.
Splashdown! Welcome home #Artemis2
"We have to get back. There’s so much data that you’ve seen already. But all the good stuff is coming back with us. There’s so many pictures, so many more stories." — Artemis II pilot Victor Glover
Artemis II calls ISS. I take a tour of Vast's Haven-1 space station. Plus, a luxury watchmaker, iPhones, and the candy-coated chocolates that shall not be named. There's space for all of them!
Press conference with the Artemis II astronauts is beginning
"We have such faith in our vehicle, Integrity, such faith in Mission Control, that we were just at complete peace and just doing our job..." #Artemis2 astronauts capture beautiful images of a distant Earth
CONTACT REESTABLISHED! #Artemis2
Just wrapped my last report of the day for the network. Now I'm watching the NASA feed for the laws of physics to bring the #Artemis2 crew around the Moon and back in contact with Earth. It's been just 30 minutes since the (completely expected) loss of signal began, but I miss them already.
Expected loss of signal has begun. #Artemis2
Artemis II has broken the human distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen: "We most importantly choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long-lived."
"Hello, Artemis 2. This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood." #Artemis2's wakeup call this morning included a message from the commander of Apollo 13, recorded prior to his passing last year. #Artemis2
This NASA animation shows a time-lapse of what the #Artemis2 astronauts are likely to see during today's 7-hour lunar flyby: Earthset, Earthrise, a solar eclipse, and sunrise. | Video credit: NASA
Artemis II pilot's Easter message to Earth: "We gotta get through this thing together" #Artemis2
The view of Earth from Orion spacecraft one day before Artemis II crew’s upcoming closest approach to Moon April 6 | Image credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Christina Koch illuminated by computer display inside Orion spacecraft as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen looks out window to the right (lights dimmed to avoid glare) #Artemis2 | Photo credit: NASA
#Artemis2 mission specialist Christina Koch gazes back at Earth from her Orion spacecraft bound for the Moon | Image credit: NASA
“I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature.” NASA’s John Honeycutt said he understands all the internet chatter about problems with the #Artemis2 Orion spacecraft’s waste management system. “It makes camping a little bit tougher when you don’t have the full capacity of the toilet.”
An #Artemis2 update and UCLA's Haig Aintablian on space medicine
