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@AJamesMcCarthy @johnkrausphotos Great story, Andrew. Love your work. SLS is still flying pork but that rocket is growing on me. Might have to buy a print of it.

This photo has a very personal meaning for me if you care to read it. I saw a photo from @johnkrausphotos on reddit nearly a decade ago of the engines on a Falcon Heavy launch. I was working at a tough sales job at the time. The shot inspired me to learn more about space and spaceflight. Shortly after, I bought my first telescope. I saw Jupiter, Saturn, and Nebulae, and started social media accounts where I shared my amateur photos. Then I was laid off, and Covid happened. Moved from Sacramento to Arizona for clearer skies, cheaper cost of living, and a chance to go all-in on space photography. My audience started to grow. Then, NASA contacted me, asking me if they could use some of my moon photos for something called Artemis. I said yes. During the Artemis I rollout my DMs blew up “Andrew- your photo is on the Mobile Launch Platform!”. Now I knew that astrophotography wasn’t enough… I should probably pay attention to spaceflight. I spent a lot coming out to the first launch attempt, which would be my first rocket launch if it flew. Sadly, it was a scrub. I came home from Florida, sharing my stories of touring the VAB and facilities with my grandfather, who worked on Apollo. He passed shortly after, which affected my ability to return to watch the SLS flew. Feeling bummed out, I focused back on my deep sky work, but then I started hearing about something called “Starship”. I caught a video from @Erdayastronaut where a rocket ship fell through the air belly-first and flipped upright and landed. Inspired, I knew I had to witness one of these machines fly, so I flew to Starbase the moment I could afford it, which was for the second fully integrated flight test. The moment Starship lifted off the pad, I was hooked. There was nothing quite like the experience. I did everything I could to catch every launch I could, and worked to become credentialed media to get better access. Last year I flew from Arizona to Florida & Texas over a dozen times specifically to sharpen my launch photography skills with our first human spaceflight to the moon in over 50 years looming. A decade of preparation for a split second moment. When I picked up my camera from the launch pad yesterday morning and peeked at what was captured, I knew it was all worth it. Thank you, NASA, Artemis, and the all people who inspired me along the way. This is still only the beginning.

@ThePrimalDino This possibility didn't even occur to me. I like the idea but can imagine the backlash from some.

I think we need to prepare for a distinct possibility on April 5th. Space twitter, this is very important for you all to read and understand, so you can explain to the laymen in the event that this actually occurs. In 1968, humans went to the moon for the first time ever, and they did it during Christmas. And, for the occasion, the Apollo 8 astronauts read a passage from the book of genesis. Fast forward to 2026, and Artemis II is flying a very similar mission, this time, during Easter. An equally, if not more important holy day to Christians all over the world. Now as many of you may know, Astronaut Victor Glover has been very vocal about his faith, and has brought a bible with him to the Moon. This means that there is a significant chance that a reading from the Bible occurs on Easter, in a similar vain to what Apollo 8 did on Christmas. Spitter, your job will be to remind people that this is NOT a political event, and is in fact, something that NASA astronauts have done before, the last time we went to the Moon. Wether this actually occurs, I can’t say, and I imagine it is rather unlikely, but I think that if it does, this will be an extremely publicized and unfortunately an extremely politicized event, and we need to be the rational voices explaining why it is happening. Thank you all for your attention to this matter.

@cryptovegan @AndySaunders_1 Notice that the modern picture has less contrast than the older one, where the earth was lit by the sun? That's a common side effect of high ISO photography. They're both beautiful shots, but were taken on cameras from different eras.

@cryptovegan @AndySaunders_1 See the rim light on the right? That's sunlight just barely peeking through. What is illuminating the earth? Reflected sunlight from the moon. Modern cameras can generate a good image with less light than film or older digital sensors, but the signal has to be boosted (high ISO).

Left - Apollo 17, 1972 Right - Artemis II, 2026 Two photographs taken by one of us, of all of us, over half a century apart. What's changed?

@cryptovegan @AndySaunders_1 It's not a composite, it's a high ISO shot with the earth lit by moonlight, not the sun.

@AndySaunders_1 A lot is changed. Exposure, day/night, angle (upside down) composite image (stars visible)

@mcuban VA is similar, just look at OIG reports. Their supply chain employees also tend to be set in their ways.

Why aren’t any of these at risk hospitals publishing their full accounting so everyone can see where they spend their money ? All but one group of hospitals that I have looked at potentially investing in, spend so much on consultants and fees that it’s no wonder they are at risk Plus, I have NEVER seen an industry that is worse than hospitals when it comes to buying medications and items like implants, screws, other devices. They overpay for everything. And then when you show them how to save money, their “supply chain” employees resist any change. They are so set in their ways, it’s a shock more don’t go out of business. Prove me wrong.

@Locutus84904647 @MichaelPse51291 Planetes is one of my favorites.

@MichaelPse51291 アニメになりますが、代表的な作品では 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 銀河鉄道999 装甲騎兵ボトムズ スペースコブラ がありますね。 youtube.com/watch?v=64Fwxq…

アメリカへ 日本に来たアメリカのスペースオペラはスタートレック、スターウォーズ、バトルスターギャラクティカ、スターゲイト、バビロン5があるけど、他にどんなものがありますか？ 書き切れていない作品もあるかも。

@usovich One reason why I'm on my second made in Japan Mazda. Subaru could win me over if they put a stick shift back in the Forester or Outback, though.

知らずに済ませたいタイプの情報だった

@hoshizorarock It's not violence when you can easily digest it. But it does contribute to our tendency to be fat, so dangerous in other ways.

私はアメリカでまた新しいチーズの暴力を発見しました。 アメリカ人は常にチーズから暴力を受け続けてます。 それでもアメリカ人は消して倒れません。 彼らはすごいタフなのです。

@pr574168983635 @yuu_yuu_to While we may joke about what happens when you touch our boats (and see two suns), T.S. is right, Americans are generally not proud that we nuked Japan but see it as a necessary evil to avoid something even worse.

@yuu_yuu_to I hope Japanese people know that this topic is hotly debated in America, and children are taught about the victims with books like "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." Even though I believe the bombings were justified, this topic is not treated lightly or jingoistically.

日本は、アメリカと死力を尽くして戦って、アメリカに負けた。 アメリカは強かった。ただ強かったよね。そして敗者にやさしかった。ソ連と違ってね(あいつらは弱かったくせに敗者に厳しかった)。 強い、ということに誇りをもち、敬意を示すのは、日本とアメリカに共通の文化だと僕は思います。

@yuu_yuu_to @basedshark01 Imperial Japan was a formidable opponent and we didn't want to have to fight again in 20-30 years. Peace by preserving the imperial system was unacceptable to America.

@basedshark01 そうだね。 でも講和条約というものもあるよ。 天皇制を守ることを条件に日本が講和を受け入れることをアメリカは防諜活動で知っていた。 日本は春にはソ連を仲介役に講和交渉を頼んでいたからね。

@yuu_yuu_to An invasion of Japan would've been devastating to both sides and the US still would've won. I can't defend killing the innocent, because war is hell on earth, but sometimes it's necessary to avoid a worse fate. But yes, we do regret what happened and wish it hadn't been needed.

太平洋戦争時、日本本土への上陸作戦を行うことは、ドイツ戦以上に若い米兵を殺すこととイコールであったことはわかる。 だから原爆を使う必要があった。それもわかる。 でも、それはつまり、若い米兵を守るためなら罪のない女子どもを殺しても良いと判断したということなのだよね。

@supremeeigo Hahahaha this is a good point.

言語障壁がなくなると意外とリベラルは国を跨いで連帯できなさそうな気がする 「うちの国は最悪だ」「いや、こっちの国の方が最悪だ」という争いにより、誰が一番の犠牲者ポジションを取るかで同意できないので

@megbasham @Hokuto_Ide She's right, Christianity Today was once a serious, pro-Christian publication. Now it's been captured by leftists and abhors truth.

Hello and wonderful to meet you brother!! I would love to read your magazine sometime. But for your sake, there is something very important you must know. You do not want Americans to confuse your magazine with an American magazine called Christianity Today. It is a very bad magazine that pretends to be Christian, but runs articles trying to confuse Christians on what the Bible says on certain matters. Their editors and leadership work to get politicians elected who support abortion and homosexuality and other practices the Bible calls wicked. And even worse, they have taken over $1 million from a non-Christian foundation that is one of the biggest funders of abortion in our country. I would never want anyone to confuse your publication with that one!

この投稿もアメリカまで届くのかな？ ハロー。アメリカの皆さん。私は日本で人口1％しかない宗教マイノリティーのキリスト教徒の1人です。 クリスチャントゥデイというメディアの編集長をしています。 よろしくお願いします。

@Tanukichi_mingo We just like to joke about issues that really aren't important, like pineapple on pizza. Some like sweet + savory, some don't. C'est la vie (wondering if that'll translate).

なんで日本のピザにパイナップル乗せてアメリカの人がショック受けるの。イタリアの人は怒りそうだけども。

@m_takewaka God Bless America and the great nation of Japan.

My friends in America, in Japan, expressing patriotism is met with shunning. For example, if I put a Japanese flag sticker on my car, police officers will stop me for questioning. I only display the flag at my front door on Japanese holidays. Almost no one displays the flag at their home on weekdays. This is due to the past excessive claims made by the Japanese right wing, but don't you think it's natural to show patriotism to the country you were born in?

@kengakusha1 It's hard to be the next door neighbor of the global superpower. Wears on the psyche. Once Trump was elected and leftists became rabid, Canadians started spiraling. And the huge Indian immigration doesn't help their cultural issues. But we're cool w/Canucks.

俺のタイムラインが1日で急速にワールドワイドになったので ものすごく勉強になった しかし一つ謎がある アメリカの人はカナダが嫌いなのか？

@PaulMclo @SocialNomadRach I think it's just their instinct, they're (usually) not trying to make the situation worse, they just can't help it. This is why the world needs to be led by men.

@SocialNomadRach That’s the point of screaming. They’re trying to make men look incompetent compulsively. As if nothing anyone can do is going to fix it and she needs compensation for seeing a violence. It sounds like an exaggeration but it’s not.

A woman screaming hysterically for no reason after her son subdued an intruder led to the son being shot dead. Understandably, the cops thought the intruder was attacking, not subdued, because of the unhinged screaming making a situation under control seem not to be.

@Beginning_BKN @MrLeadslinger The sides are some of the best part, often wonderfully delicious carbs. No one ever claimed American BBQ culture was healthy but the potato salad, mac and cheese, and other sides are worth it. And then there's dessert.

@MrLeadslinger さっぱりした味のものは理解できる。肉をより美味しく食べる助走だからね。ただやっぱり他の意見も聞いてると、仕方なくサイドを食べてる感じがあるよ。胃もたれしない？

BBQで米を食べないのは異文化として理解出来るが、パンを食べてるもんだと思ってた。あのデカイ肉をただ食うの？？？野菜も穀物も無しで？？？？

@WatcherontheWeb Also, the US government wanted Japan as an ally and was very careful to treat them well after the war in hopes that a political alliance would be possible. The fact that the Japanese people liked Elvis, KFC, and American culture in general was a bonus.

@WatcherontheWeb American here, I thought the biggest reason was because after the Empire of Japan's total defeat in WWII, the US treated Japan with dignity and respect and helped them rebuild their ravaged country. Something that Imperial Japan would likely not have done for a defeated enemy.

Dear new Japanese friends... May I beg an explanation of something of you? I'm sure the answer is different for everyone... but... WHY do you like us? Many places we have gone to war with, and even some of the ones we have gone to war to save... seem to hate us But our nations engaged in some of what is arguably the most horrific warfare in human history to that date, and it's not like you got space away from us or our culture afterwards to gain peace over it why don't you hate us like the Germans do? Or the french? or on most days, half of the British? I'm VERY happy about it, and grateful, but I have always wondered what the difference is I know much of it for us is "We had a problem, we settled it, now there's not a problem"... kind of the "2 dudes fight on the playground and end up best friends" thing