Holy shit you guys we just watched #Artemis go from the plane
(Edit: I posted videos in the replies, if that's of interest❤️)
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The crew just named a crater of the Moon "Carroll", the name of the deceased spouse of one of the 4 astronauts (Reid Wiseman). They hugged and cried live. 😭 
Apparently the critters are bored during re-entry comms blackout...
Mixed media art inspired by the Artemis II mission. #mixedmedia #originalart #artistsonmastodon #Artemis2
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Bonnie's Seeing Eye dog's name is Eclipse, and every time they talk about the eclipse on the NASA coverage, she wags her tail and stands up. #artemis2
Built an Artemis II MOC today 🛰️
#LEGO #AFOL #MOC #Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII #OrionCapsular #ReidWiseman #VictorGlover #ChristinaKoch #JeremyHansen #Space #MoonMission #NASA #ESA
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/
#Earth #Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #aurora
It has been a real treat watching a federal agency do something other than torment its latest victim. This is the sort of thing I want my tax dollars used for!
It never gets old seeing what humanity can do with math and science while we continue to battle against our base instincts down here on Earth.
Orion Snaps a Selfie During External Inspection
Orion snapped this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings during a routine external inspection of the spacecraft on the second day into the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA
#Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #news #selfie
Today we're sending the first black person & the first woman to the moon.
But I know that Dr. Mae Jemson was the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison
Also, Jemson became the first real-life astronaut to appear on #StarTrek
Here's Jemson as Lt. Palmer in #StarTrekTNG episode Second Chances talking to Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, outside the set.
#Artemis #Artemis2
It's no secret that I've been struggling, and my therapist said I need to find things to keep me busy, so I created the @cdnspace Artemis II dashboard.
I reverse-engineered the Unity Engine powering the NASA AROW visualization and found an absolute treasure trove of data to display.
Little did I expect that it's now being seen by anywhere from 200 to 600 people at any given time with 130,000 people having looked at it in the last 24 hours. People are even building projects around my API.
Yesterday, I received a message on LinkedIn from someone working in Mission Control in Houston... and they're using my dashboard! He even sent me a photo, but I can't share it until after the crew has splashed down.
Mind blown, and an absolute pick-me-up. The best part? It's being served from my basement.
Astronaut Chris Williams managed to capture this cool image of the Artemis II exhaust plume from the ISS.
Original: https://flic.kr/p/2s5xGkc
Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
This shot of Integrity, the moon, and the Earth in the distance… a first! 🤯 #Artemis2 #NASA #ArtemisTwo
"Why #Nutella?"
Because paste consistency food is great in weightlessness
Peanut butter is also loved by astronauts
Soft tortillas too: no crumbs floating around
And all these foods don't need refrigeration
Finally, you need calorie dense foods since storage is at a premium
Eat like an astronaut and have a Nutella tortilla
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«Everyone is in this picture»
Indeed, the whole of humanity, including the 4.
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Cruciferous vegetables are very healthy
But not in #space
4 people in a spacecraft the size of 2 minivans means excess flatulence- which has methane and hydrogen, is not just malodorous, but downright dangerous: flammability
" #NASA even carefully curates astronauts’ meals to reduce flatulence as much as possible. Among the foods on its naughty list are Brussels sprouts, baked beans, cabbage and broccoli"
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Splashdown in around 6h45m from literally as I post
eta: they just said 5:07pm Cascadian/Pacific time for splashdown so now you have a clock time too
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Watching coverage of Artemis II's return. Communications blackout due to heat has begun. I didn't expect to feel anxious about this, but here we are.
#ArtemisII
#Artemis2
#ArtemisMission
#ArtemisReturn
#OrionReturn
#NASA
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"A crew is a group that is in it all the time no matter what ... that is willing to sacrifice silently for each other but gives grace that holds accountable.
Planet Earth: You are a crew."
— Christina Koch
