daintybomb

Space photos and trivia I find and spill here as a collection. Transfemme, she/her

[humanoidhistory]

Skiing the methane slopes of Europa, moon of Jupiter, painted by David A. Hardy, 1978.

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Apollo 16 Command and Service Module (CSM) Casper above the Moon, shot from the Lunar Module Orion. April 23, 1972.

Image credit: NASA

[blasteffect]

The Moon from the International Space Station,

through Earth's blue skies.

Courtesy: The James Webb Space Telescope

[gemini-enthusiast]

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the Rockwell plant in California, awaiting transfer to Kennedy Space Center for its maiden flight.

[world-beauty]

Saturn’s Moon Dione in Slight Color

Credits: NASA, JPL, SSI, ESA, Marc Canale

[cosmonautroger]

Olivier Caune, Artemis II

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Clouds over Mont Mercou. Curiosity Mars rover Mastcam, May 28, 2021.

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Earth photographed by Reid Wiseman through one of Orion’s windows after completing Artemis II's translunar injection burn, April 2, 2026

Image credit: NASA / Reid Wiseman

Crop and post-processing: Thomas Thomopoulos

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Mars photographed by Hope probe (Emirates Mars Mission), October 29, 2024.

Image credit: Emirates Mars mission/MBRSC/EXI/Thomas Thomopoulos

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Space Shuttle Columbia landing at Edwards Air Force Base after its first flight, completing the STS-1 mission. April 14, 1981.

[yepthatsacowalright]

Tfw astronauts confirm that they saw multiple meteor impact flashes during a total solar eclipse on Artemis II.

[lonestarflight]

They're back!!!!!!

[gemini-enthusiast]

Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch after a joyful recovery aboard the USS John P. Murtha.

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Earthset over the lunar surface and the sun eclipsed by the Moon, seen by the Artemis II crew as they passed behind Earth's closest neighbor yesterday.

[gemini-enthusiast]

The first photos are coming in from Artemis II, and they are stunning. Photos of our home planet from humans we are sending further than anyone has gone before.

[gemini-enthusiast]

And now two more. The first of which being taken by Commander Reid Wiseman just minutes from the other Blue Marble picture seen above, showcasing the effect of different camera setting on space photography. Pictures of our home, where all but four of us are looking up from.

[lonestarflight]

A better view of the launch of Artemis II from LC-39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Date: April 1, 2026

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Orion Ship of Artemis II orbiting the Earth after launch.