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@Exner_Garrett Thanks for sharing my Wife’s Grandfather’s story. It was always chilling hearing him talk about it.

Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives: The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work. He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others. After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach. Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end. He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha. When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.” Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.

@realhomerhickam Yeah. I have been thinking the same thing. I think SpaceX has a better approach.

One lesson learned (I hope) on Artemis II is this is no way to recover a crew on the ocean. I'm sure they were indeed "green" by the time they got them out and then dragged out of a raft in rotor wash and hung out over the sea... no, we need to do better there, a lot better.

@peterrhague Need to add Nikon to your list.

Brands that have done well out of Artemis 2: Apple GoPro Nutella Brands that have done less well: Microsoft

@bnjacobs PREACH brother... PREACH

It seems the world only rewards audacity these days. I’ll just say the outrageously gorgeous and historic exterior, and some of the internal #Artemis II imagery was made possible by the efforts of Communications, not the project or program. Does the line, “We don’t have a technical requirement for that” sound familiar to anyone? In the end, it doesn’t matter. The imagery is there. But guess what battle I was fighting for #Artemis III when I left?

@NASA_Johnson @NASAArtemis She has been a key part of imagery planning for a long time, and was always so helpful to me when I needed her expertise. Well done!!

From the Moon to our eyes back on Earth. Lorelei Lohrli‑Kirk works on the imagery console inside Mission Control’s Orion Evaluation Room, helping bring the stunning imagery captured by the Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft back home to us.

@HeroicLife Also the result of a bad decision made a long time ago to limit the comm system on Orion to S-band. With no upgrades since then. Very limited bandwidth and years old compression technology.

The Sewer Shark comparison is generous. SpaceX puts Starlink-connected 8K cameras on a rocket because the footage recruits engineers and sells launches. NASA puts whatever survived the procurement process because the camera isn’t a line item anyone’s career depends on. $23 billion a year and the bottleneck isn’t technology — it’s that nobody in the building has an incentive to care.

@rookisaacman @johnkrausphotos I know there were many amazing video feeds that we didn't see during the live launch coverage (for whatever reason), like from the WB57, drones, live cameras on the core stage, and inside the Orion cabin. How about an updated video with those shots?

Video plays an important role in space, verifying performance of spacecraft, showing the unexpected or the expected. Congrats to @vast and @Trl11_Inc for the spectacular video. Proud to be a part of the TRL11 team.

Audio mix on the #USMNT match with South Korea is terrible. Can’t hear the commentators.

@bnjacobs @CrackerBarrel As a famous Alabamian once said, “stupid is as stupid does”

Having stopped at two @CrackerBarrel locations this week, I have two words for executives looking to update or “freshen” things. New Coke.

@Astro_Cady @MikeStevensHarp I didn’t know Taco played keyboard!

For me, there's nothing better than hearing fellow astronaut Ken Cockrell on the keyboard (right behind Micki!) and so great to play with the fabulous @MikeStevensHarp!

Many thanks to Andrew Hochheimer for these pics from our sold out #Bandella show in 🍁Sarnia! It's always so much fun getting together and making music with @Cmdr_Hadfield, @PettitRacheff, Dan Burbank & Steve Robinson & we really enjoyed meeting/greeting so many great people!

@astro_Pettit Can’t wait!!

Undergoing gravity rehab and nearly back to being an earthling. Gravity is good but adapting back to gravity can take awhile. Of the photos I've taken Exp 72 is some of my proudest work! To resume posting soon.

Agree. Very well done!

@MZHemingway And Crimson Tide!!

Gene Hackman was one of my very favorites. Enemy of the State, Unforgiven, Heist, Runaway Jury, No Way Out. So very good at his craft.

@smartereveryday The Sigma BF appears to be a good candidate. sigma-global.com/en/cameras/bf/

I find myself with a very specific hardware requirement. I need a 4k camera that has NO transmitters on it. No WiFi, no Bluetooth. It's proving to be far more difficult to find than I had expected. I would prefer something that's the DSLR form factor. Any ideas?

@CaptMarkKelly If only that was all USAID was doing.

What President Trump and Elon Musk are doing to USAID will make America less safe in the long run. Feeding people in need, stopping outbreaks of disease, and preventing wars are all in our best interest.

Innovators, technologists, academics, media producers and distributors: Here’s your NASA moonshot. We’re hosting pitch sessions for how we can best share the story of Artemis—including humanity’s return to the surface of the Moon. Apply by Jan. 13: go.nasa.gov/3ZK80sP

Imagery technologists and storytellers, please check out our upcoming event in Los Angeles. We are looking for great ideas for telling the story of our return to the Moon. nasa.gov/organizations/…

@TheUASignGirl What she said…

Some of y’all are worried about whether or not we’ll get in the playoffs and I’m over here worrying about whether or not we’ll be able to beat Auburn on Saturday. 😬🫣

@astro_Pettit @iss @elonmusk Starship launch imaged from the ISS!

Starship launch from @ISS. We happened to be overhead!