The Space Teacher 👨‍🚀✨🔭

This is why we do the math.

This is one of the greatest astronaut crews of all time. Hard to compare to historical greats like Gemini 8, Apollo 13, Soyuz T-13, or STS-31. But certainly Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen are setting a freaking high bar for the Artemis era.

"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.

The photographs being captured RIGHT NOW by the Artemis II astronauts will go down in history. I cannot wait to see what they capture! Absolute chills!!

History in the making In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes.

As communities gather this weekend, @AstroVicGlover reflects on the shared spaceship we all call home: Earth.

Yup. Stop treading out old, tired arguments.

Blessed with the opportunity to watch the @NASAArtemis launch with the fine folks of @LMSpace! Best quote of the day happened right after booster sep: “We get to keep our jobs!” 🤣🤣🤣

@RepMcCormick Please continue funding science!! Educators across Georgia are trying to inspire Georgia children, and space is the place!

The launch of Artemis II proves that America is here to stay when it comes to space exploration. Returning to the Moon is about competition and long-term presence. This is how we lead. 🇺🇸

@space_jim1 It was an incredible launch!

It was incredible being at the #Artemis II #launch this week!🚀🌖 But even more amazing catching up with so many old friends! It’s great to be back!

A magnificent week in spaceflight ends with a dud. arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/…

Pictured: Orion – 30,000 miles above Earth on the Artemis II mission – separating from the rocket's upper stage. Anduril now has over 400 telescopes around the globe. Advanced space sensing software provides real-time focal plane processing to identify & track objects. Think Sentry Tower software, but for space.

This photo of Earth is EXTRA spectacular for a good reason... let me explain. Most images you see of Earth from space are the daylight side of the Earth, and it's obviously very bright (see my last image), this means stars are too dim to be seen with that bright exposure setting (low ISO, high shutter and / or stopped down aperture). BUT this image taken by the Orion crew looks so incredible because you can see the sun is BEHIND the earth, meaning it's night time on the side of the earth facing the crew in this image. So how do you expose a night time earth from space? Same way you do on Earth! A mixture of opening up the aperture (F4 in this case), cranking the ISO (51,200 here), and using a relatively long exposure (1/4 of a second). We can see the settings used by looking at the exif data from the camera. What this means is our camera is also sensitive enough to see stars in the background of Earth, leading to an extraordinary image!!! GREAT WORK!!! These are the kind of images I've been so excited to see!

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“I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber.” Mission specialists like @Astro_Christina train for all roles so they can jump in wherever they’re needed. Sometimes that means fixing vital machinery, like the spacecraft toilet.

@Nervoussupreeme If they are strapping themselves to a bomb built by the low bidder on a government contract and testing something new, you can eat what you want!

Wow it's like watching a public health epidemic from fiction. The menu is a healthy dose of sugar, gmo processed foods, artifical sweetners and chemical enhancers. No wonder why they'll be at the VA hospital in 15 years.

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

This is cool!

I’m ready!

Can you see our Moon rocket lift off from your backyard? Skywatchers in Florida and southern Georgia will have a shot. Check out this map to see when you should look up! Artemis II is targeted to launch no earlier than April 1.