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@bigmonkeong Instantly. There would be some kind of executive order from the president that grants the program reasonably unlimited funding.

do you think nasa would actually spend billions of dollars to get one person back from space if it was real life

@megagoose11 @eccorca @aerospaceparker

@eccorca @aerospaceparker Has anybody ever done a countdown like this 10 9 8 6 7 5 4 3 2 1

full orcacraft ng-3 reaction

@KerbalSC48 @mightbejell0 @jrxcket @heartagramed How did nobody notice this??

@mightbejell0 @jrxcket @heartagramed Is this the same tent? Was taken a week ago on the NSF McGregor stream. Seems to be testing inflatables?

The mysterious tent structure at SpaceX's McGregor site is..... venting?

@NASASolarSystem Got his ahhhhh

This comet didn’t survive its encounter with the Sun. ☀️☄️☠️ This processed image from NASA’s PUNCH mission shows comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) on its way to its first and last observed flyby of the Sun, emerging as nothing but a cloud of dust. Watch the disintegration! 👀👇 🧵1/4 Full story: go.nasa.gov/4cuh37s

Deus tenha piedade das almas qhe vão receber esse gif de resposta dps de mandar uma foto dos seios

@SpaceBasedFox Wow! Congratulations!!

I'm one of the 20 people they invited :0 This is the spaceflight nerd equivalent to getting a golden ticket to Willy Wonka's candy factory

The ISS's speed—27,500 km/h—seems truly cosmic. It's hard to believe it's happening right now, above our heads.

@fashy @DVADigital323

@DVADigital323 If you understand why these variants are sold side-by-side on the same shelf, you will have your answer.

Why do they have a $99 and a $100 gift card??

Absolutely incredible!!! 🇺🇸🔥 The whole neighborhood came out to show love and support for Artemis II Astronaut Victor Glover returning home 🙏🏼

@theguardianfeed Fuck you??

Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A model of SpaceX's Starship plays a big role in Dr.STONE's final anime music video 'ROCKET' by Burnout Syndromes This new space age keeps making me so happy🥹🥹

Houston, we have a splashdown.

This is pretty much why it makes sense to 10x NASAs budget ngl

I am hesitant to get ahead of a proper data review, but I understand the space community’s curiosity, especially when imagery can give the impression of a problem. As you would expect, engineers were eager to inspect the heat shield, starting with diver imagery shortly after splashdown and continuing with the review aboard the ship. No unexpected conditions were observed. I suspect when the images are released, it will be pretty obvious the stark difference between Artemis I and Artemis II head shield performance. As to the question specifically, the discoloration was not liberated material. The white color observed corresponds to the compression pad area and is consistent with the local geometry, AVCOAT byproducts, and transitional heating environments. We observed this behavior in arc jet testing and expected it in this compression pad area. We will complete a full data review across all systems, including the thermal protection system, and make the results publicly available.

@lysandrou_ @mightbejell0 dawg what the hell are you building?

sunny days

@cmkosemen Wow, hey you’re a fucking traitor to your civilization. Fuck you A S S H O L E !

Read my fucking lips - Z - E - R - O!

This is what it’s all about. Public enthusiasm for spaceflight is at an all time high in my lifetime and we haven’t even returned to the lunar surface yet. The day that happens will be incredible

So the capsule is recovered, the crew are flying to home. Artemis III is the next flight, ideally in spring 2027 to hit the planned 10 month cadence, and there's a lot to do: * The core booster is about to leave the factory * SRB segments are rolling into KSC * The Mobile Launch Tower Needs repairs (again) * NASA needs to either use its last ICPS, or identify substitutes (like structural test articles) * Lockheed need to deliver an Orion spacecraft ahead of schedule. * KSC needs to stack all this. * SpaceX & Blue Origin need to get HLS hardware in orbit for the test. * Axiom should deliver suits for testing. * And of course, NASA needs to select some astronauts for this test flight. In the meantime the moon will be visited by multiple landers from US providers under the CLPS program, hopefully most of them make soft landings on their legs.