Hundred thousands of generations of humans have looked up into the night sky in awe. Since only 2 generations - 63 years on this day - humans have had the chance to look down on our planet from space.
What all of them unites is the feeling of fragility and concern for our small…

Back to the roots! Hat riesig Spaß gemacht, gestern Abend mit meinen Wissenschafts-Kolleginnen und Kollegen über die Exploration des Weltraumes und des Mondes sprechen zu können... Gute Stimmung dank tollem und wissenschaftlich interessiertem Publikum bei der…

New rescue concept for @spaceX rocket launch towers, in case of pre-launch emergencies. Enhanced version of the NASA concept at KSC launch pads. Something inside tells me I want to install one at home...

Every time a little farther, behind the horizon!

Big step ahead for #Starship today, which will serve as one of the lunar landing vehicles for the #Artemis missions. Congratulations to the entire @spaceX team for this very successful test flight into space & back into the Earth…

Jedes Mal ein Stück weiter, bis hinter den Horizont!
Großer Schritt vorwärts für das #Starship heute, welches in Zukunft als eines der beiden Mond-Landevehikel für die #Artemis Missionen dienen wird. Gratulation an das SpaceX Team für den sehr aufschlussreichen und weitgehend…

8 Minuten bis zum nächsten Startversuch des Starship!

Welcome home, #Crew7 ! 🪂

After spending six months aboard the space station, astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of @ESA, Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos splashed down off the coast of Florida at 5:47am ET today.

NOW: Watch our friend and colleague Andreas Mogensen and his #Crew7 crewmates return to Earth in the next minutes. They spent more than half a year on the International Space Station, conducting several 100 science & technology experiments, bringing home valuable results for all of us! Weather…

For Women's Day 2024, we're acknowledging the remarkable careers of women in key Directorate positions at ESA: Geraldine Naja, Simonetta Cheli and Carole Mundell @cmundell.bsky.social. Read about the impactful work, pivotal life experiences and their insights on fostering a more inclusive future.…

Gemeinsam zum Mond - mit den NASA Artemis Missionen der @NASA, an denen Deutschland mit der European Space Agency entscheidend beteiligt ist. Mit Robert #Habeck und unseren Astronauten Alexander Gerst und Matthias Maurer haben wir diese enge Partnerschaft in der #Raumfahrt in Washington vertieft.

Spotted: Two German astronauts at the White House! @astro_alex and Matthias Maurer met with National Security Advisor Sullivan and Secretary of the National Space Council Parikh. On the agenda: The future of #Artemis missions to explore the moon! Human Spaceflight NASA Artemis

Sehr spannend und erfolgreiche Gespräche in Washington unter anderem mit dem Chef vom National Space Council Chirag Parikh und dem Nationalen Sicherheitsberater Jake Sullivan. Vielen Dank für die Tour durchs Weiße Haus.
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz #Artemis #Mond Alexander Gerst Anna Christmann

In one of my final sessions with the Thor-Davis experiment I captured this giant lightning strike that appears to strike between clouds - something that is more common than lightining striking Earth. I had it slowed down a few times so you can really see the scale of it. The…

Congratulations to Intuitive Machines for bringing the first commercial lunar lander safely to the surface of the Moon, with important payloads on board!
This highlights the emergence of the Moon not only as our 8th continent that we need to understand & explore, but also as an…

First look inside the spacecraft that will carry humans back to the Moon👀

Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are working on the crew cabin that will take #Artemis II astronauts around the Moon — finalizing the interior, installing protective backshell panels and insulation on the exterior,…

Odysseus, Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed Moon lander, is targeted to touch down at the lunar South Pole at 5:30pm ET (2230 UTC) Feb. 22. Watch live with us as this Moon delivery brings science instruments to study the region. go.nasa.gov/49Dw6bW

Odysseus completed its scheduled 408-second main engine lunar orbit insertion burn and is currently in a 92 km circular lunar orbit. Initial data indicates the 800 m/s burn was completed within 2 m/s accuracy. 🧵1/4 (21FEB2024 0920 CST)