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@danjw1234 @NASAAdmin @Pinboard Dragon is incapable of supporting a mission beyond Leo -inadaquate radiation shielding - no/limited manual control - heatshield not remotely rated for reentry from moon speeds - life support system not capable for long term deep space transit - thermal control not sufficient

This absolutely true. But, once someone has a HLS couldn’t that be used to transit to the moon, as well as landing them on it? So, launch astronauts in a Dragon, dock with the HLS in LEO, go to moon, on return transfer back to the Dragon to return to Earth. Is there something about this mission profile that doesn’t work?

Interesting statement from an agency whose flagship rocket costs *40 times* more to launch than the commercial alternative

@user351513 @spaceandtech_ And because it’s going between continents and would be on a ballistic trajectory you could maybe call it something like an intercontinental ballistic missile or something like that

@spaceandtech_ What if you don't don't care about slowing the cargo down? Could it fit more warheads in place of the parachute? Could it deliver them even faster?

Inversion has introduced Arc, a space-based vehicle designed to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth within an hour. It travels at Mach 25 during re-entry and can store payloads in orbit for up to five years. Built with NASA Ames support, it will first serve defence missions.

@TraciRylands @FrnglshJohnny89 @JWS2131 @Charlygotyou The irony of assuming you/school gives the parents permission is cute

@bwiz_77 @FrnglshJohnny89 @JWS2131 @Charlygotyou You can make those “family memories” during one of the many breaks these kids now get.

I excused my daughter’s absence from school today, but it was denied. How are you going to tell me, the parent, that the reason I allowed my child to stay home isn’t accepted?

@brutalcams Ah yes the “menace” is the one committing a ticket-able offense - not the one committing an actual arrestsble criminal offense. - check your ego and everyone can get home safe even if your annoyed

Left lane campers are a menace to society.

@yogagirl516 @JWS2131 @Charlygotyou With those flags in your bio you shouldn’t be anywhere near children.

@JWS2131 @Charlygotyou I am a teacher. Have at it. Take your kid wherever you like. Just don’t expect me to “catch them up” when you get back.

@FrnglshJohnny89 @JWS2131 @Charlygotyou A) The school doesn’t have the authority over my children. B) if you think a random 2 weeks from elementary school is more important developmentally than family memories from a 2 week trip in your youth - you might be a bit dense

@JWS2131 @Charlygotyou Nope. Sorry not sorry. Wanting to visit national parks isn't an excused absence, nor is it an emergency. Visiting national parks can wait.

@ChronosIntelX @astro_reid @Astro_Christina This specific photo was not taken by an iPhone but one of the Nikon DSLR they had on board

🌑 That pale sliver rising over the lunar horizon is Earth. Every person alive is inside that crescent. Everyone who has ever loved you. Every war currently being fought. Every city, every ocean, every thing that has ever mattered to any human being. Captured on an iPhone from 252,000 miles away. The most advanced camera humanity sent to the Moon in 1969 could not take this shot. A device that fits in a pocket did it in 2026. Same Moon. Incomprehensibly different world that made the journey

Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him. I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

@ibn_wittig Not a movie - but the HBO mini series : From the Earth to the Moon produced by Tom Hanks is the best piece of space tv/movie that exists

For space lovers. Some interesting space movies you can see this weekend: 1. Apollo 11 2. Apollo 13 3. First man 4. Martian 5. Interstellar Any other recommendations?

@Swatch Please do a MoonSwatch x33!!

Happy landing! MISSION TO EARTHPHASE is taking off for its first online journey until the next Full Earth/New Moon on April 17. #OMEGAxSwatch #MoonSwatch #Swatch swat.ch/3NXK2sq

@JaySyfr @dsware123 This is factually incorrect - zipper merge is the most efficient way to maximize use of the road area and reduce travel time for all drivers. Use ALL of the road and merge at the obstruction. It is those who get over early who are the entitled ones not letting people merge

@dsware123 Exactly! We all see the "left lane closed ahead" sign. Most of us get into the right lane, right away, but then there's the entitled few who drive right up the the obstruction then try and barge into the line. Not happening just because you have a magic blinker.

I can relate to the Jeep. I get tired of entitled folks thinking they own the road or their blinker is magical.

@picapixels AI Slop

@grs1925 @nicksortor @NASAAdmin NASA has contributed and driven advancements in materials, computing, communications (you’re using all of these right now holding a smartphone in your hand). Further NASA is the only government agency that has a positive ROI of about $3-$10 for every dollar spent.

@nicksortor @NASAAdmin Really, what has NASA done with all the, probably trillions of $$, it has received over the years ?? I’d like to know and I’m sure most Americans would like to know. Maybe they have done things and we just aren’t aware ? Please, tell us

🚨 @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman had the PERFECT response to Trump’s proposed 2027 budget cutting $5.6 BILLION (23%) from NASA “I think the American public and the taxpayers should be judging NASA based on OUTCOMES and NOT how quickly we can spend money every year.” What a LEGEND. There’s PLENTY of waste to cut across the board, and Jared is the man to figure out what to cut.

@OffBayMedia @K3PLRLEAF @NASA @NASAArtemis There are literally pictures of Orion on Artemis 1 going behind the moon.

@K3PLRLEAF @NASA @NASAArtemis I was looking for a pic that showed the spacecraft going behind the Moon with the earth at sight.. so you can understand what im explaining

"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.

@charlesboyer @NASAWatch @NASAKennedy @airandspace The visitor center does fairly regular rotating service and repaints of all the outdoor rockets. Delaware North keeps a pretty tight ship at the KSCVC

@NASAWatch @NASAKennedy @airandspace So does the last flight version of a Saturn IB. Florida sunshine is not doing it any favors.

This historic icon belongs in a place where it can be preserved and not allowed to rot. @NASAKennedy @airandspace just sayin’

@darthjav @NASAArtemis @NASA Fake / AI

@NASAArtemis @NASA Getting closer to the Grey Marble

"Thanks to you and to the whole team on the ground for building on our Apollo legacy with Artemis." In addition to a wake-up song this morning, the Artemis II astronauts were treated to an audio message from Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke.

@EarnwithRICHind @megagoose11 That is the ISS

@megagoose11 Is this inside ARTEMIS II??

Oh my god I just realised this is the window

@19AGHA77 @JackPosobiec The cameras are all 4k and above, and the spacecraft has higher bandwidth capability — the limitation is the bandwidth on tbe Deep Space Network (DSN). Any craft at this distance will rely on it and feeds will be impacted.

@JackPosobiec It’s definitely NOT SpaceX. I can’t wait to watch more of their launches. Btw I really hope the NASA cameras are in 4K or at least HD as they approach the moon

The official NASA Artemis II tracker is one of the worst site experiences possible. Wanted to show the kids the mission. Immediately logged out to find another one

@Carlos11Monzon @AndyX27_ The sun is behind earth in this photo. This is a High ISO long exposure shot of the earth illuminated by the moons reflection.

@AndyX27_ Que alguien explique la posición del sol, la iluminación no corresponde..

¿En qué parte del mundo está esa parte marrón?

@memeticsisyphus This is a fake image not from Orion

@JodyWillia27166 @dcordovaok Spacex does not have an active crew rated booster capable of sending a capsule of any form into lunar orbit && Orion is the only spacecraft designed and capable of deep space transit - Dragon does not have the requisite radiation shielding, heat shield or navigation equipment

@dcordovaok Why is it not space x. They are the most qualified.

Las cámaras lo registraron pero nosotros no lo vimos, así se desprendían los canastos para la evacuación de los astronautas de #ArtemisII en caso de emergencia, durante el lanzamiento, un procedimiento completamente normal.