Max Evans

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This is getting out of hand.  Now there are two of them!

Start your week with some new photos from Artemis II! Though our journey around the Moon has ended, we're still retrieving plenty of new images. Keep an eye on our Artemis II multimedia gallery for image highlights from the mission: go.nasa.gov/4usiN8W

@AJamesMcCarthy We shall.

Mark my words, I will take a photo like this in my lifetime. You might, too.

Starship Flight 12 now has a NET of May 12 via the latest FAA advisory as well. Remember, SpaceX has a lot of testing to conduct before a launch date becomes real, but it's certainly looking hopeful for sometime in May.

@davill noticed some interesting materials on 4 of the 7 engine bells from "No, It's Necessary" this morning, and the other 3 have the more traditional bracing/bracketing that we've seen during NG-1 and NG-2. Curious as to what y'all are testing this time around in this configuration - additional BE-4 upgrades?

NIN should be passing by the VAB and our KSC cameras in a few hours - keep track here: nsf.live/spacecoast

The space port that never sleeps starting off the week bright and early this morning! Blue Origin has rolled GS1-3 "No, It's Necessary" out of their factory — it’s now heading to LC-36. This marks the company’s third New Glenn first stage booster built to date, and the next one scheduled to fly. 📸 - @NASASpaceflight

@LaunchPhoto You’re a machine

1 month 9 launches 5 big rockets 3 especially big rockets 5 launch pads 2 landing pads... ...and 95 remote cameras in the month of April. (and only one camera failure).

With Flight 12 now targeting mid-May launch opportunities, Pad 2 is preparing for full stack testing ahead of the Block 3 Starship’s maiden launch. Also, Ship 40 began testing ahead of Flight 13. ➡️youtu.be/0skHtwUOEtU

Toto geeking out with Reid Wiseman 🚀🌕

@NASASpaceflight Spot *someone who grew up in the midwest*

@_MaxQ_ Spot an American without them telling you they are American 😁

The reality of trying to record Starship Update in rainy season.

Most people use "over the moon" as a figure of speech. Not Reid Wiseman, who met Lando Norris fresh off commanding Artemis II. 🚀

Can’t wait to be setting up cameras for Starship again. The itch needs scratching.

I'm thrilled to share this unique collaboration with Artemis Il astronaut @astro_reid. Artemis II was a unique opportunity to get high-quality imagery of the moon, and Reid was gracious enough to capture some special image sets for me during the lunar flyby.

@davill WOAH

Cool video of New Glenn’s fairing re-entry. For this flight we installed an exo-atmospheric reaction control system (RCS) in the fairing to control re-entry and enable recovery of the fairing. We’re planning a parachute recovery later this year, and the data from these fairings gives us the learnings needed to develop and refine that capability.

Starship launches return this month - The Flame Trench twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…