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Apparently, even if Blue or SpaceX get a lunar lander ready pre-2030, a big if already, a lunar landing with a purpose-built xEVAS suit is, realistically, a coin toss at best. NASA’s “competition and redundancy” architecture that justified the acquisition strategy is dead. At least NASA isn’t wasting money on Collins…🤦♂️
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Artemis II is screaming back to Earth, at about 3,250 km/s (about 7,300mph) and just under 64,000 km away.
Congratulations @nasa on a successful launch of Artemis II and our march back to the Moon.
Congratulations @nasa on a successful launch of Artemis II and our march back to the Moon.
This is going to be epic to view the Artemis II launch in a VisionPro.
The first round of Artemis cameras are set inside the pad! Just a few more sites remain tomorrow. The energy is building at @NASAKennedy and this crew is ready for adventure! @Blackmagic_News
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The first round of Artemis cameras are set inside the pad! Just a few more sites remain tomorrow. The energy is building at @NASAKennedy and this crew is ready for adventure! @Blackmagic_News
When Artemis II lifts-off, Orion will be carrying the most advanced, band-width capable, and secure communications system ever in a crewed spacecraft. O2O.
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Artemis II: never-before-seen images show the crew inside the Orion capsule during a launch rehearsal. The exercise took place on December 20, 2025, at the Kennedy Space
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We can’t show you what’s inside. 🦨🤫
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Gwynne Shotwell is the only reason SpaceX hasn’t died but has thrived. She keeps the trains running on time.
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At the end of January, NASA will conduct a wet dress rehearsal — a prelaunch test to fuel the rocket. Following a successful wet dress rehearsal, the mission management team will assess the readiness of all systems before committing to a launch date. go.nasa.gov/3L8Cvpj
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NASA is planning on rolling out the Artemis II rocket and spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at @NASAKennedy no earlier than Jan. 17. The four-mile journey will take up to 12 hours.
ALT NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen inside high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as Artemis II crewmembers board their Orion spacecraft atop the rocket during the Artemis II countdown demonstration test, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The perspective of the image is from below the rocket looking up. The core stage is orange and the boosters on either side are white. Platforms can be seen on either side of the rocket. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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THE ROCKET WILL BE RETURNED TO NASA IN APRIL WHEN IT CAN LAUNCH IN THE DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER - DPW
After giving voice for years to those questioning the professionalism of NASA individuals who resolved the Orion heat shield issues, acknowledging that NASA got it right all along should also come with a mea culpa @SciGuySpace.
You and they were wrong!
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