Ryan 🌱🚀

Just a casual late-night launch in Florida. 🚀 Got to watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 light up the sky while recording from my VR headset

We’re halfway there. At the time of posting this, the Artemis II mission is about halfway to the Moon. When the astronauts arrive, they will conduct a lunar flyby and collect scientific observations of the Moon’s surface.

Tonight's ULA Atlas V launch

@astro_reid In this image, also taken from the Orion capsule, we see the divide between night and day, known as the terminator, cutting across Earth. Whether awake or dreaming, we're all here on this planet together.

These two images were taken by @astro_reid only minutes apart. The stark difference is the result of camera settings. In the first, a longer shutter speed let in much more light from Earth, while the shorter shutter speed in the second emphasizes our planet's nighttime glow.

Nighttime visible imagery captured a stunning view of the aurora last night across southeastern Alaska. Observed by polar-orbiting satellites.

We launched Artemis II yesterday. Now what? Four astronauts recently launched from @NASAKennedy to embark on a mission around the Moon. But liftoff was just the beginning.

@NASAAdmin Absolutely inspiring! 🚀🚀This is the spark that will light up the next generation of explorers

Artemis II showed a new generation what’s possible. Millions watched as humans began the journey back to the Moon. The engineers, explorers, and astronauts who will build the Moon base and go to Mars are watching today. This is how the next era of exploration begins.

Artemis II crew was just awakened from their nap.

Check out the first pictures of the #Artemis II launch from our remote cameras. Keep checking back for more! 📷 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCGHmm

@astroferg @NASAArtemis Neat

Here is a 2 hour and 8 minutes time lapse of @NASAArtemis 2 Orion spacecraft Integrity this morning from Florida, trailed by the ICPS! Captured with an 11" Celestron NexStar GPS and SBIG ST-2000XCM binned 2x. I streamed the capture of these images here: youtube.com/live/Q1Od2Mpn7…

@NASAAdmin @NASA_Johnson @NASAKennedy Great news!

Artemis II astronauts are doing great. The Orion spacecraft is performing well in an impressive elliptical orbit, and the @NASA_Johnson Mission Control team is taking good care of the crew. Meanwhile, back at @NASAKennedy, the teams are out at the pad getting ready for what comes next. We are going to get into a rhythm of launching Moon rockets around here 🇺🇸

Signal acquired! 📡 Engineers at @NASAJPL have confirmed that the Orion spacecraft is communicating with the Deep Space Network. For the first time in over 50 years, we’re receiving a signal from a spacecraft carrying humans toward the Moon.

The heat signature of the Artemis II rocket could be seen as it launched through Earth's atmosphere.

CORE STAGE SEPARATION. WE ARE GOING TO THE MOON.

Still shaking. It was surreal. We're going back beyond Earth orbit! 🥹

@NASA @NASAKennedy Godspeed Artemis II! 🚀🚀

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…