#space exploration

[beardedmrbean]

[wishmemellon]

Everyone on Twitter is obsessing over this Artemis and Apollo NASA patch I have.

[steadynightruins]

Moon Joy - the Artemis crew take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home

[nasajpl]

We know that we cannot take the current President's statements at face value. But in light of Trump's recent speech where he claimed that he's "saved" NASA and always supported them (which isn't true), I wanted to elaborate on some of this.

He's slashed the budget, forced removal of DEI history and contributions at NASA, and caused many NASA workers' unemployment. I have worked closely with people in these spheres and know that the budget cuts have deeply jeopardized the future space missions, space exploration, and space science.

My close friends and colleagues, especially those relying on DEI programs, have had such a difficult time during this administration, and we still are. This program found some success with Artemis II and beyond in spite of the current administration's lack of support and lack of funding.

You can read more details here.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

3 April 2026

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3 April 2026

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3 April 2026

[cinamun]

WE ARE NOT TALKING ENOUGH about the fact that a Black man led the human race to the farthest we've ever been in the cosmos today!

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover served as a flight engineer on Expedition 64 and became the first Caribbean American astronaut to live aboard the ISS.

On April 1, 2026, Glover launched as pilot of the Artemis II mission, becoming the first Black man to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first to journey to the vicinity of the Moon. He is also, along with the other crew members of Artemis II, the first human that has traveled the farthest from Earth.

And he did it all while his beautiful Black family watched from home with the rest of us.

[theofficialastronomy101]