Kyoshi Island FC

any pronouns. 30.  sometimes I make stuff. recently into star trek. always into ATLA/Korra. forever a space kid.

[70sscifiart]

Ralph McQuarrie

[animentality]

[neverwonderneverremember]

sleep is stolen time. don't let them take it from you anymore. tonight. we are staying up. til one billion o clock.

[whaletailradio]

For everyone wondering why the live stream quality for the lunar flyby wasn't great, I'm actually familiar with this issue and can explain! All 50 states contributed some form of hardware or expertise to the Artemis II mission, and Idaho's contribution was a potato they used as the transmitter. Hope this helps!

[the-cloud-cat]

Artemis 2 crew: “We haven’t seen any impact flashes in a while.”

Mission Control Houston: “No problem —“

Artemis 2 crew: “Okay we immediately saw one as soon as we said that”

[yepthatsacowalright]

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

[kosmogrl]

we just witnessed 4 human beings going further into space than anyone ever has before like why isn’t everyone talking about this more?? this is by far the coolest thing to ever happen

[nasa]

Welcome to the Far Side of the Moon

A crescent Earth sets behind the Moon.

On April 6, 2026, the Artemis II astronauts flew around the Moon, observing the far side – which we never see on Earth thanks to tidal locking – with their own eyes and with cameras.

See more of the Moon:

A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon’s horizon.

Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters.

A close view of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the gray surface, fading to dark on the left side of the image.

A close view of the edge of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the dark gray lunar surface, which arcs across the image.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

Earth just as it set behind the Moon, as seen by the Artemis II crew. The dark gray surface of the Moon, pocked with craters, arcs from the bottom left corner of the image to the top right.

Check out more photos from the lunar flyby, including astronaut selfies and the solar eclipse only they experienced.

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[balimaria]

I just really love how human this mission feels. Both the crew and the ground making fun jokes and references ("amaze, amaze, amaze!") or things like Glover saying "hello baby!" to his family back on Earth, or how "moon joy" has become the team's favorite phrase, or those craters being named "Integrity" and "Carroll," or the astronauts being encouraged to describe how seeing the moon makes them feel (and doing so to a moving degree), and also describing how much working and talking together improves their capabilities on all fronts, and both sides constantly telling each other how excited they are and that there's "smiles all around" Not that missions like Apollo never had stuff like this, but it's different hearing it all live. Wonderful experience all around.

[cranberrrysoup]

congratulations to the artemis ii crew!!! what a milestone!!!

[sherdnerd]

The most accurate thing about Star Trek is starfleet captains' penchant for dramatic speeches about humanity and hope. Turns out astronauts are actually just like that.

[ukulelekatie]

[cutecipher]

science has always been political. what gets studied. what doesnt. who gets to do the studying. on and on and on.

[cutecipher]

scientists on this post: yuuuup 👍

people who aren't scientists: um actually ☝️

[nasa]

That's us, together.

While we're looking up at the Artemis II astronauts journeying to the Moon, they're looking back home at us. 

In this image, Earth peeks through the capsule window, reminding us that a view like this relies on the ingenuity and hard work of countless people back home.

In the second image, we see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere.

Follow the Artemis II astronauts on their journey to the Moon:

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

1962, scientists planning for the moon landing.

[nasa]

Run it back!

Here’s a recap of our historic Artemis II launch and a preview of what's to come.

Follow along as four astronauts continue their journey around the Moon and back: nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

[asteroidtroglodyte]

Me, tears streaming down my face, sobbing, as I stare at the stars: it’s just so beautiful

The medieval peasant I went back in time to give a bag of Doritos to, concerned: what terrible and powerful sorcerers they must have in your age, to be able to veil the vault of heaven itself from view, as you say

Me, sniffling: I didn’t realize, I can’t, it’s so much, I, I… are the chips good, at least?

Medieval peasant, trying to make me feel better: they’re… magical, strange traveler