The results are in! 🏆 The 2024 NASA Pictures of the Year have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners, and to Artemis — which was represented heavily in the images!

.NASA recently signed an agreement with CONAE for a CubeSat to fly aboard Artemis II, completing the lineup of four international CubeSats on the mission. Argentina’s CubeSat will study radiation shielding and test long-range communications. go.nasa.gov/4dsnF6w

Time is running out to submit your ideas for the zero gravity indicator that will fly aboard the Artemis II mission! Submissions close on June 16, 2025. This is your opportunity to design something that could fly around the Moon inside of Orion Spacecraft: freelancer.com/moon-mascot

June will be the month of India-US collaboration in space! 🇮🇳🇺🇸 ISRO 🤝 Axiom 🤝 SpaceX ● 𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 -> Axiom-4 launch with an Indian astronaut to the ISS ISRO 🤝 NASA ● 𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 -> Launch of the NISAR mission on GSLV-F16

Moon landing in 6 days! RESILIENCE is orbiting the Moon every 2 hrs, to land on Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold). Rover TENACIOUS to explore & collect samples. Soft landing to everyone at ispace! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuto-R_…

Private Moon landing tomorrow 15:17EDT, 19:17GMT, 04:17 Friday in Japan. Soft landing, ispace! Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=BVSMXQ…

Last call for your personable plushies and creative creatures! We’re in the remaining hours to submit your Moon Mascot design. If you haven’t submitted yet, what are you waiting for? Your design could fly around the Moon with the Artemis II crew! freelancer.com/moon-mascot

Another busy week for the Artemis II crew. The crew practiced simulations inside of the mockup of the Orion spacecraft, met with the lunar geology team, and brought their kids to work to learn more about the day-to-day life of an Artemis astronaut!

First words spoken by our very own Shubhanshu Shukla from space!! ✨️ 🗣 " 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢𝘳, 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘷𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘺𝘰. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦! 41 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘩𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘭

From marine biology to the Artemis control room 🚀🌕 Aaisha Ali is the NASA Artemis ground control flight lead ensuring systems, simulations, and ground procedures are ready for Artemis II. Read her story: go.nasa.gov/4lnYvJG

Sending humans to Mars begins with communication. We’re ready to deliver a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter that will support future human exploration and groundbreaking science. ✅Firm-fixed pricing ✅Flight-proven tech ✅On-time delivery Past flagship programs have faced

3 years & we’re only scratching the surface! On our 3rd science anniversary, we’re looking at one “toe bean” of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. This active star-forming region is revealing more about how young stars are shaping their surroundings! go.nasa.gov/3U8NsHW

The AxEMU continues to make strides in testing, showcasing its performance in a range of environments. Axiom Space's Koichi Wakata 若田光一 became the first crewmember to test the next-gen spacesuit in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, bringing us one step closer to humanity's return

#BlueGhost's lower deck is undergoing structural testing for Mission 2 to the Moon! Built with the same advanced carbon composites as our launch vehicles, every component of our lunar lander is rigorously tested to endure the extreme conditions from launch all the way to lunar

The Artemis II crew recently completed three days of testing and training inside the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They performed suit fit and leak checks, communication checks, interfaced with equipment, and simulated launch and flight scenarios. go.nasa.gov/40SpXXI

Early next year, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Our Artemis II crew is training hard for their historic mission. Last week, they suited up to run tests inside the Orion spacecraft that they'll ride to space: go.nasa.gov/3UblThs

🚨#BREAKING: United Airlines has halted all U.S. departures due to a nationwide system failure affecting aircraft load calculations. The disruption has led to a complete standstill, with all flights grounded and no takeoffs or movement expected until the issue is resolved. United

We're going to check out the far side of the Moon!🌙🚀 Along the way, the NASA Artemis II crew will help us learn more about how deep space missions influence astronauts' health by exploring its effects on the human body, mind, behavior, & cells. Learn more:

The Artemis II crew, teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Johnson Space Center, and NASA Marshall participated in the first joint simulation for the Artemis II mission. This sim allowed teams to verify timing and coordination of prelaunch procedures through handover to Mission Control after launch.

The rocket is stacked. ✅ The Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the Space Launch System rocket. Launch of the Artemis II mission around the Moon is targeted for early next year.