Should be an incredible F9 Jellyfish opportunity tonight out of Vandy for those in the SoCal coast! 🚀🪼
Ed Piotrowski@EdPiotrowski
Many awesome shots of the vivid exhaust plume created by the SpaceX rocket that launched at 5:33 am.
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Nick Herb 🚀
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Nick Herb 🚀
@nickherberger
Dad. Engineering Teacher at Mt Spokane. Lifelong Learner. Problem Solver. Founder & CEO @crescentidetech | Inventor of LS2: Built from First Principles.
Spokane, WA Katılım Aralık 2008
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This is an amazing way to explain your time in space!
It also provides a way for Allison earth to understand something we might be going through in our own lives.
Thank you!
Clayton C. Anderson - The Ordinary Spaceman™@Astro_Clay
I have often noted, in many forums, that the biggest psychological challenge I faced during my long-duration spaceflight was being separated from my wife and young children. It was tough—being so “far away” (distance-wise, I was but 240 miles away) from family hits hard, especially when daily routines on Earth keep moving forward without you. I often compared a months-long mission to the flow of a football game, as the game has a natural rhythm and momentum that mirrors the ups and downs of orbit. During the “first quarter” after all of the pre-game warm-up, you, the team (crew), and the crowd are into it and everyone is excited. Then comes the second quarter. Things calm down a little bit and everyone gets into a rhythm/flow until halftime. Then, at the beginning of the third quarter, all bets are off and it can become more chaotic as unexpected issues pop up, systems act up, or workloads spike. It may take some time to lock back in to your previously-found rhythm. The fourth quarter is much more intense. Everyone is fighting for their desired outcome. Tensions mount, things become more critical, and tasks must be accomplished before you return home (the game ends). It’s a good analogy to my long spaceflight. During my five-month expedition, milestone tasks and events, such as spacewalks or piloting the robotic arm, were spread out over the months, giving me new things to accommodate my focus and look forward to. It provided a sense of achievement, and helped to reset my mental clock.
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@Astro_Christina said it so profoundly when describing her crew and what makes a crew…
“A crew is a group that is in it all the time, no matter what, that is stroking together every minute with the same purpose, that is willing to sacrifice silently for each other, that gives grace, that holds accountable.
A crew has the same cares and the same needs, and a crew is inescapably, beautifully, dutifully linked.”
I want to be a part of a crew like that.
I think we all do.
John Kraus@johnkrausphotos
Artemis II is mission complete - Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy - thank you for inspiring the world.
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Change is intimidating, scary. But every one of these men ventured into the unknown - no guarantees…
Heroes. All of them. Including @elonmusk.
We stand on the shoulders of giants.
Elon Musk@elonmusk
True
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@johnkrausphotos Noticed it in that photo with his girls too!! What an incredible man!!
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The Artemis II zero gravity indicator, "Rise," is seen looped around the wrist of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, before the Artemis II crew appeared on stage for a crew return event, Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026, at Eillington Field in Houston, Texas.
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So much to celebrate @NASAArtemis and @NASAAdmin!
But 6 words spoken by Capcom Jacki Mahaffey define the mission of Artemis:
GUESS WE’LL HAVE TO GO BACK.
Unscripted.
A simple response that is now the marching orders for all of us who look to the Moon and beyond. 🇺🇸🚀
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We all needed this.
There is something beautifully unifying about space.
John Kraus@johnkrausphotos
Artemis II was the most monocultural moment for spaceflight in a long time
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May not be cigars and American flags in MCC like days gone by, but the celebration was just as beautiful!
Congratulations to everyone at MCC! Incredible teams. Amazing people. 🇺🇸🫡
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There is indeed something utterly mysterious about the far side of the Moon to be sure, but at the same time it is also hauntingly beautiful. 🌕🚀
And this amazing crew also got to see glimpses of the south polar region, along with features in the South Pole-Aitken basin!
NASA@NASA
“You can see the surface of the Moon…we just went sci-fi.” On flight day seven, images from our @NASAArtemis II crew amazed, turning science fiction to reality. From the lunar far side to a solar eclipse from the Moon, the views are EVERYTHING. No pressure to pick a favorite.
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Welcome home to the incredible crew of Integrity.
Reid, Victor, Christina and Jeremy you have shown us in real time and in tangible ways what it means to reach for the stars.
We are grateful for your leadership, courage, humility and love for one another.
We need more of all of that.
Thank you!
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Thank you Reid for giving me someone I can point my Engineering students to.
An incredible astronaut to be sure, but more importantly, an amazing man and father.
You inspire me. 🫡🚀
Reid Wiseman@astro_reid
Distance makes the heart grow fonder…it didn’t take 219,669 miles to remind me how much love I have for Ellie and Katey. They have been incredible supporters during this journey, and they now fully understand why it was important for me to go explore into the unknown.
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@realhomerhickam @danaen803 Absolutely praying for the safe return and that there are no anomalies with the heat shield.
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Just a perhaps unnecessary reminder: The Artemis II crew, as successful as their mission has been, is involved in a dangerous enterprise with a spacecraft that has a heat shield that showed some unfortunate characteristics on Artemis I. If you are prayerful at all, please pray for their safe return to the "fleecy skies and cool green hills of Earth."
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@MarioNawfal Space. That is what inspires me.
More specifically, the Moon and landing on it - not as a conquest, but rather more as a relationship with it.
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Elon: Do things that make you want to live
“We’ve got to be excited about the future.
We have to do things that make us want to live.
It can’t always be about problems every day.
Do you really want to wake up every morning and everything is just a problem?
What inspires you?"
Source: @sageaurelius @elonmusk
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This…
The Real Mike Rowe@mikeroweworks
I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering... Roger Bicknell... Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin. Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez... Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security. Patrick Wise... Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS. Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation? As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials? There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke? Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!" Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb. Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well. PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at mikeroweworks.org Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..
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At CrescentTide we are excited to take an active part in our return to the Moon and establishing a permanent presence there.
@crescentidetech and our LS2
(Lunar Landing Stabilization System) were built for this very purpose. We stand ready to help make those landings assured and reliable on any terrain.
ispace@ispace_inc
On behalf of ispace, we are excited about NASA’s Moon Base initiative. This effort reflects the bold vision, innovation, and collaboration needed to advance sustainable lunar exploration. We welcome initiatives that help build the foundation for humanity’s long-term presence on the Moon and inspire the next generation of space development. nasa.gov/news-release/n…
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Loving what we’re building @crescentidetech! Excited to be a part of our return to the Moon - and this time to stay!
CrescentTide Technologies, LLC@crescentidetech
Absolutely thrilled to see Ignition moving forward under @NASA and @NASAAdmin. Born five months to the day before Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the Moon, I’ve waited 57 years for this kind of sustained lunar momentum! Building a Moon base will hinge on solving that brutal last-mile landing problem. CrescentTide and our LS2 (Lunar Landing Stabilization System) were built for this very purpose. We stand ready to help make those landings assured and reliable on any terrain.
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@BearGrylls And that’s when the Enemy came… when He was at His weakest.
The Enemy is a coward.
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I spent time in the desert where Jesus fasted for 40 days. It was humbling. After 40 days, he was at his most parched, starving, and beaten. What he went through is hard to even imagine.
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