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NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have an exciting opportunity for anyone who would like to contribute to our NASA Artemis II mission around the Moon! We need a zero gravity indicator to join us aboard the Orion Spacecraft spacecraft. Submit your ideas for our small, plush companion: freelancer.com/moon-mascot

We have an exciting opportunity for anyone who would like to contribute to our <a href="/NASAArtemis/">NASA Artemis</a> II mission around the Moon!
 
We need a zero gravity indicator to join us aboard the <a href="/NASA_Orion/">Orion Spacecraft</a> spacecraft. Submit your ideas for our small, plush companion: freelancer.com/moon-mascot
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Power up 🔋✅ Technicians recently powered on the NASA Artemis III Orion crew module. This initial power on marked the startup of the crew module’s computers, power and data units, which are responsible for commanding vehicle subsystems. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4kd02RT

Power up 🔋✅
Technicians recently powered on the <a href="/NASAArtemis/">NASA Artemis</a> III Orion crew module. This initial power on marked the startup of the crew module’s computers, power and data units, which are responsible for commanding vehicle subsystems.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4kd02RT
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Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems are preparing Artemis II with a series of integrated testing on the NASA_SLS rocket. Engineers have started the test campaign to confirm rocket and ground systems are working and communicating as planned. Follow along: go.nasa.gov/43rMHxW

Teams with <a href="/NASAGroundSys/">NASA's Exploration Ground Systems</a> are preparing Artemis II with a series of integrated testing on the <a href="/NASA_SLS/">NASA_SLS</a> rocket. Engineers have started the test campaign to confirm rocket and ground systems are working and communicating as planned.

Follow along: go.nasa.gov/43rMHxW
NASA History Office (@nasahistory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

5 years ago #OTD, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken made history as the first astronauts to fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon. Their Demo-2 spaceflight was the first to launch from US soil since NASA's final shuttle flight in 2011.

5 years ago #OTD, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken made history as the first astronauts to fly on <a href="/SpaceX/">SpaceX</a>'s Crew Dragon. Their Demo-2 spaceflight was the first to launch from US soil since <a href="/NASA/">NASA</a>'s final shuttle flight in 2011.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (@explorespaceksc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson on being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame today! Peggy Whitson, who is preparing to launch on Axiom Mission 4, stopped by for the reveal of her display and to receive her medal before entering quarantine.

Congratulations to Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson on being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame today! Peggy Whitson, who is preparing to launch on Axiom Mission 4, stopped by for the reveal of her display and to receive her medal before entering quarantine.
NASA's Launch Services Program (@nasa_lsp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NASA's IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) has moved to its new workspace! ☀️✨ On May 29th, technicians unboxed IMAP and placed it into a pristine clean room. Learn more as preparations to chart the boundaries of the heliosphere continue!👇

NASA's IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) has moved to its new workspace! ☀️✨
 
On May 29th, technicians unboxed IMAP and placed it into a pristine clean room. Learn more as preparations to chart the boundaries of the heliosphere continue!👇
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (@nasagroundsys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pumped up! ⛽ Teams with Exploration Ground Systems ready Orion Spacecraft for stacking atop the Artemis II NASA_SLS rocket by fueling the service module, provided by European Space Agency. To complete this operation, teams stationed in the Launch Control Center oversee and direct fueling

Pumped up! ⛽ 

Teams with Exploration Ground Systems ready <a href="/NASA_Orion/">Orion Spacecraft</a> for stacking atop the Artemis II <a href="/NASA_SLS/">NASA_SLS</a> rocket by fueling the service module, provided by <a href="/esa/">European Space Agency</a>. To complete this operation, teams stationed in the Launch Control Center oversee and direct fueling
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And the winner of our 2025 Lunabotics Challenge is... The University of Utah in Salt Lake City! The students from the University of Utah used their robot to excavate simulated regolith, the loose, fragmented material on the Moon’s surface, as well as built a berm. Check out our

And the winner of our 2025 Lunabotics Challenge is...

The University of Utah in Salt Lake City! The students from the University of Utah used their robot to excavate simulated regolith, the loose, fragmented material on the Moon’s surface, as well as built a berm.

Check out our
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Power up complete! Teams powered up the NASA Artemis SLS rocket core stage and solid rocket boosters inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time last week. The test verified the interfaces across the core stage, boosters and ground systems function properly.

Power up complete!
 
Teams powered up the <a href="/NASAArtemis/">NASA Artemis</a> SLS rocket core stage and solid rocket boosters inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time last week. The test verified the interfaces across the core stage, boosters and ground systems function properly.
International Space Station (@space_station) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission from Axiom Space, is targeted to launch at 8:22am ET, Tuesday, June 10, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the orbital outpost. Watch live on NASA+. nasa.gov/news-release/n…

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Digging for the future of lunar exploration! NASA's RASSOR recently conducted a site preparation test using its counterrotating bucket drums to dig into simulated lunar dust and build a three-foot berm. These bucket drums will be used on IPEx, NASA's newest Moon-mining robot,

Digging for the future of lunar exploration!
 
NASA's RASSOR recently conducted a site preparation test using its counterrotating bucket drums to dig into simulated lunar dust and build a three-foot berm. These bucket drums will be used on IPEx, NASA's newest Moon-mining robot,
NASA Voyager (@nasavoyager) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's been 17,456 days since I launched (that's 47 years, 8 months, and 31 days) 🚀 Here's a throwback photo from the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. -V2

It's been 17,456 days since I launched (that's 47 years, 8 months, and 31 days) 🚀

Here's a throwback photo from the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility at <a href="/NASAKennedy/">NASA's Kennedy Space Center</a> in Cape Canaveral, Florida. -V2
NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@nasakennedy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A big welcome to our summer intern class of 2025! This week, the Kennedy team welcomed students from across the country to the space center, where they will work for the next few months on the agency’s biggest missions. ✨🚀

A big welcome to our summer intern class of 2025!

This week, the Kennedy team welcomed students from across the country to the space center, where they will work for the next few months on the agency’s biggest missions. ✨🚀
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I am Artemis. ✨ Lili Villareal currently serves as the NASA Artemis Landing & Recovery Director, helping retrieve the astronauts and Orion spacecraft after they splash down in the Pacific Ocean following their mission in space. Check out her story: go.nasa.gov/3SE3LMs

I am Artemis. ✨ 

Lili Villareal currently serves as the <a href="/NASAArtemis/">NASA Artemis</a> Landing &amp; Recovery Director, helping retrieve the astronauts and Orion spacecraft after they splash down in the Pacific Ocean following their mission in space.

Check out her story: go.nasa.gov/3SE3LMs
NASA Space Operations (@nasaspaceops) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are standing down from the launch opportunity on Tuesday, June 10, of Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station due to forecasted weather conditions in the ascent corridor along the flight path of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Teams are targeting no

.<a href="/NASA/">NASA</a>, <a href="/Axiom_Space/">Axiom Space</a>, and <a href="/SpaceX/">SpaceX</a> are standing down from the launch opportunity on Tuesday, June 10, of Axiom Mission 4 to the <a href="/Space_Station/">International Space Station</a> due to forecasted weather conditions in the ascent corridor along the flight path of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

Teams are targeting no
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (@nasagroundsys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This week, Exploration Ground Systems and Department of Defense 🇺🇸 teams completed a two-part safety abort demonstration from the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and in the waters near Cape Canaveral. This test prepares rescue personnel to recover crew and Orion Spacecraft in the event of

This week, Exploration Ground Systems and <a href="/DeptofDefense/">Department of Defense 🇺🇸</a> teams completed a two-part safety abort demonstration from the Launch Control Center at <a href="/NASAKennedy/">NASA's Kennedy Space Center</a> and in the waters near Cape Canaveral. This test prepares rescue personnel to recover crew and <a href="/NASA_Orion/">Orion Spacecraft</a> in the event of
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.NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Sunday, June 22, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 4. The change in a targeted launch date provides NASA time to continue evaluating space station operations

.<a href="/NASA/">NASA</a>, <a href="/Axiom_Space/">Axiom Space</a>, and <a href="/SpaceX/">SpaceX</a> now are targeting no earlier than Sunday, June 22, for launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the <a href="/Space_Station/">International Space Station</a>, Axiom Mission 4.

The change in a targeted launch date provides NASA time to continue evaluating space station operations