Artemis II Flight Day 3: Crew Prepares Cabin for Lunar Flyby
The mission is more than halfway to the Moon.
#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.
#Artemis #Artemis2 #LunarFlyby #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #news
@lori_garver “It got funded as a rocket to nowhere, and we at #NASA had to figure out something to do with it”.
The #rocket is #unsustainable by design, relying on an old and potentially quite expensive 💰 way to get to #space 🌌. Much of #SLS is a holdover from the #SpaceShuttle. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065143/nasa-artemis-return-to-moon
@lori_garver “It got funded as a rocket to nowhere, and we at #NASA had to figure out something to do with it”.
The #rocket is #unsustainable by design, relying on an old and potentially quite expensive 💰 way to get to #space 🌌. Much of #SLS is a holdover from the #SpaceShuttle. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065143/nasa-artemis-return-to-moon
"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
"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
"In space, everyone can hear if you can't pee."
This is funny as hell, especially the second video, which I knew nothing about until today. And I'm a space fan!
"It was about 65 minutes after #liftoff, the #Integrity #spacecraft 800 miles above the Indian #Ocean and moving at about 16,000 miles per hour, when the historic words were spoken: 'Integrity, Houston, toilet is powered.'"
#Artemis Boldly Goes Where No #Toilet Has Gone Before
https://defector.com/artemis-boldly-goes-where-no-toilet-has-gone-before
"In space, everyone can hear if you can't pee."
This is funny as hell, especially the second video, which I knew nothing about until today. And I'm a space fan!
"It was about 65 minutes after #liftoff, the #Integrity #spacecraft 800 miles above the Indian #Ocean and moving at about 16,000 miles per hour, when the historic words were spoken: 'Integrity, Houston, toilet is powered.'"
#Artemis Boldly Goes Where No #Toilet Has Gone Before
https://defector.com/artemis-boldly-goes-where-no-toilet-has-gone-before
The crew of Apollo 17 took this photo 19,473 days ago.
If all goes well, we should have a new one in six days' time.
"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
"‘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
"‘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
The crew of Apollo 17 took this photo 19,473 days ago.
If all goes well, we should have a new one in six days' time.
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
