Mark Ratterman

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Gen X getting it done.

Tell me you went to the Moon without telling me you went to the Moon.

A very special visitor came to Ames — the designer of the Artemis II Moon mascot, “Rise.” We welcomed Lucas Ye and his family, who joined us as we watched the Artemis II crew return back to Earth after successfully flying around the Moon. His zero gravity indicator was selected from thousands of submissions from over 50 countries. His design was inspired by the iconic Earthrise moment from the Apollo 8 mission. Congratulations again to Lucas!

Happy National Pet Day to our Eagles and their four-legged friends! 💙💛 🐾 #GoERAU #NationalPetDay

@TheresaLubowitz I was supposed to leave Rise in Integrity….but that was not something I was going to do. I stuffed that little guy in a dry bag we had in our survival kit and hooked the bag onto my pressure suit.

BlueBird is on board! @AST_SpaceMobile's satellite is now integrated with our NG-3 launch vehicle. Next up: rollout for hotfire.

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!

Thanks Sawyer, proves I was there and it wasn't just a dream. I'm lower left of frame

"From the CDSCC ... we will be with you to the moon and back!” And we were! Congratulations to our entire team. Your expertise and professionalism have contributed, in no small way, to the success of the Artemis II mission. Australia is proud of you. #ArtemisII #NASA #CDSCC

"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew." Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

The astronauts. Their ride around the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts pose for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft — which they named Integrity — in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha following their splashdown.

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

Endurance has successfully completed thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC) testing! We're now preparing for our lunar lander's return to Florida.

@talkingspace Episode 1801: Artemis II Moonbound - Recorded 29 March 2026 with @genejm1017.bsky.social and @markratterman.bsky.social - Listen/Share talkingspaceonline.com/episode-1801-a…

Russia's Soyuz made by Estes into highly-detailed flying model rocket: collectspace.com/news/news-1119…

NASA Mars ESCAPADE twin spacecraft (with kiwis) launch on New Glenn rocket: collectspace.com/news/news-1113…

New Glenn successfully completed its second mission by deploying @NASA’s ESCAPADE twin spacecraft, powering on and transmitting data for @Viasat’s HaloNet technology demonstration, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn. Learn more: bit.ly/4nYnIuu

NG-2 Launch Update: Our next launch attempt is no earlier than Wednesday, November 12, due to forecasted weather and sea state conditions. We worked with the FAA and range to select a launch window from 2:50 PM – 4:17 PM EST / 19:50 – 21:17 UTC. The live webcast starts at T-20 minutes.

🚨LAUNCH ALERT🚨 👀Launch viewing is back at The Gantry! tinyurl.com/pn8cdttp 🚀SpaceX will launch the O3b mPOWER-D mission. ⏰NET Monday, July 21 at 5:00 p.m.

DSS43 tracking beneath a snowy Brindabella skyline - a winter sentinel of space ❄️📡 #DSS43 #CDSCC #DeepSpaceNetwork #Brindabellas #SpaceInWinter #NASA #CanberraSnow #Snow #Brrr