Rubber-based tires 🛞 will not be able to withstand the harsh #lunar environment, extreme #temperature variations, and high levels of ultraviolet radiation https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/bridgestone-unveils-metal-spoked-tire-concept

Air-filled #tires have little utility on the moon. Rubber properties vary significantly between the extreme cold ❄️ and hot 🌡️ temperatures experienced in the shaded and directly sunlit areas of the #moon. Unfiltered #solar radiation degrades rubber https://news.goodyear.com/goodyear-and-nasa-invent-spring-tire-for-moon-possibly-earth

#Bridgestone #Goodyear #MoonTire

Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew Prepares Cabin for Lunar Flyby

The mission is more than halfway to the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-flight-day-3-crew-prepares-cabin-for-lunar-flyby/

#Artemis #Artemis2 #LunarFlyby #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #news

Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew Prepares Cabin for Lunar Flyby

The mission is more than halfway to the Moon.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/04/artemis-ii-flight-day-3-crew-prepares-cabin-for-lunar-flyby/

#Artemis #Artemis2 #LunarFlyby #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #news

Translunar Injection #TLI burn complete. NASA mission coverage reports "looks like a good burn". This positions Orion to fly by the Moon and return to Earth without an additional de-orbit burn. #NASA #Artemis2 #Artemis #Moon🌕️ #Orion #space

Translunar Injection #TLI burn complete. NASA mission coverage reports "looks like a good burn". This positions Orion to fly by the Moon and return to Earth without an additional de-orbit burn. #NASA #Artemis2 #Artemis #Moon🌕️ #Orion #space

Translunar Injection #TLI burn has begun, according to NASA mission coverage. Burn time updated to 5min 50sec. This will commit Orion to fly by the Moon. This is planned to be precise enough that there will not be an additional de-orbit burn. #NASA #Artemis2 #Artemis #Moon🌕 #Orion #space

"Artemis II Flight Day 2: Crew, Houston Poll ‘Go’ for Translunar Injection Burn" by #NASA #Artemis - TLI burn scheduled 7:49pm Eastern/4:49pm Pacific and will last 5min 49sec. Once complete, the speed and direction (trajectory) commits the spacecraft to fly by the Moon. No turning back until the gravity of the Moon turns it around. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-flight-day-2-crew-houston-poll-go-for-translunar-injection-burn/ #Artemis2 #Moon🌕 #Orion #space

"Artemis II Flight Update: Apogee Raise Burn Complete, Crew Looks Ahead to Proximity Operations" by #NASA #Artemis - Second orbit-raising maneuver complete. "Blinking fault light" on the toilet is being worked on. Preparation for "proximity operations" after detaching from 2nd stage, testing maneuverability of Orion as if the stage is a docking target like a future lander. https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/artemis-ii-flight-update-apogee-raise-burn-complete-crew-looks-ahead-to-proximity-operations/ #Artemis2 #Moon🌕️️️️️ #Orion #space

#NASA #Artemis2 post-launch news conference just concluded. No surprises but plenty of additional details. Statements from managers and answers to questions from reporters will fuel many news articles this evening. #Artemis #Moon🌕️️️️ #SLS🚀 #Orion #space

"‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years" by GeekWire / @AlanBoyle - Successful launch of #SLS🚀 & #Orion so far to high Earth orbit. Comparisons made to Apollo 8 of 1968 which tested the Apollo systems around the Moon. This flight will fly around the Moon at a greater distance which means moving more slowly around it. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-countdown-artemis-moon-2/ #NASA #Artemis2 #Artemis #Moon🌕️️️️ #space

Today Mica and Jasper, the 2 #CatsWithGeologists are on #hedgewatch on the #moon 🙀 Just kidding 😽🐾 We watch the #NASA live stream of the #Artemis II Launch. They and their humans have all paws and fingers crossed for the astronaut's
#astronomy #geology #science #CatsOfMastodon

Today Mica and Jasper, the 2 #CatsWithGeologists are on #hedgewatch on the #moon 🙀 Just kidding 😽🐾 We watch the #NASA live stream of the #Artemis II Launch. They and their humans have all paws and fingers crossed for the astronaut's
#astronomy #geology #science #CatsOfMastodon