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NASA Outlines Preliminary #ArtemisIII Mission Plans: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-3/nasa-outlines-preliminary-artemis-iii-mission-plans/ - it will be longer than Artemis II and take place entirely in LEO, with a spacer "the mass and overall dimensions of an upper stage but without propulsive capabilities"; summary in https://x.com/SpaceflightNow/status/2054596172338110921

Anyone else got strong #Simpsons vibes when #ArtemisIII commander Randy Bresnik received an #InanimateRod, err, baton from Artemis II commander Reid Wisemann at the end of today's revelation event? Image on left a cropped still from the clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wavTKo1gH8 (and see https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-marches-toward-artemis-iii-mission-in-2027-names-crew-members/ and https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_astronaut_Luca_Parmitano_joins_NASA_s_Artemis_III_mission_as_pilot about the event).

The recent #Artemis flight made me laugh when I recalled this 2022 episode off @… radio with its reference to #accordion spaceflight
“Then comes the unfurlin…

NSF Green Bank Observatory Shares Images, Data From #ArtemisII Mission: https://public.nrao.edu/news/there-are-4-people-in-those-pixels-nsf-green-bank-observatory-shares-images-data-from-artemis-ii-mission/ - radar signals received by world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope tracked spacecraft with NASA’s communications network for historic lunar test flight.

Unless you deliberately followed the space program, it wasn’t part of your regular news consumption.
Read more 👉 #Artemis

Artemis II - Return to the Moon: #ArtemisII.

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Artemis Quartet & Franz Schubert:
🎵 String Quartet no 13 in A minor, D.804 'Rosamunde'
#ArtemisQuartet #FranzSchubert
https://open.spotify.com/track/2NfchtmU7SJ8XBpoAV9mGp

Assuming we can generate rocket fuel up there, I think it makes sense to use the moon to launch missions deeper into the solar system.
Read the full article: The Moment Spaceflight Felt New Again
▸ #Artemis

The Moment Spaceflight Felt New Again – Bob Mueller
Artemis II rekindles the wonder of human spaceflight, blending nostalgia, risk, and hope as we take our first steps back toward the Moon.

All the #MoonBase news from today in one text: #NASA will announce the crew of #ArtemisIII: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-announce-artemis-iii-crew-provide-mission-progress-update/

12,217 pictures taken during the #ArtemisII mission have been dumped at https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/ShowQueryResults-Lightcycle.pl?results=1777772559122361 (thumbnails) and https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/ShowQueryResults-TextTable.pl?results=177781480697921 (table), so far without listed metadata or tags. At first glance no entirely new vistas beyond the PR releases out during / just after the mission appear in this vast collection, mostly endless exposure sequences and unlucky sky images - but amateur image processors can now stack and further enhance the Artemis II haul with a vengeance ...

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThisClassicalLife
Franz Schubert & Artemis Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet No 15 in G major D887 (1st mvt)
#FranzSchubert #ArtemisQuartet

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Robert Schumann, Leif Ove Andsnes & Artemis Quartet:
🎵 Piano Quintet Op. 44
#RobertSchumann #LeifOveAndsnes #ArtemisQuartet