People are reacting emotionally to Artemis II for the same reason people react similarly to Mr. Rogers: it is a moment of pure good and hope and inspiration that is just missing from most of our lives these days

As NASA’s Artemis II crew prepared for a lunar flyby, they received an audio message from the late Jim Lovell, one of the first astronauts to fly around the moon. “Welcome to my old neighborhood,” the Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut said. wapo.st/3OoxcDx

This might be the first time in history that a question asked by a dictionary has been answered in zero gravity. Thank you and Godspeed to NASA and the NASA Artemis crew!

If you are just now tuning into Artemis you picked a good time. But you should definitely watch from the beginning and stick around! Here's a brief snapshot of how we got here and what is next.

My favorite image so far. Orion, built by human hands in just a few years, set against a moment billions of years in the making.

please let the Artemis II crew know, that some of us have been looking up at the moon, whispering 'goodnight' to them, and hoping they return safely. it's important they know how much they're appreciated for all the hard work they're doing, in addition to just being incredibly

Artemis sends the Orion back home to Gaia 🌖🚀🌍 #artemisii

Nasa is less than 1% of the budget, but has revolutionized diagnostic scanning for health prevention, lasik surgery, cancer treatments, health monitor wearables, memory foam products, cell phone sensors, power tools, etc. People's lives have improved because of a space program.

im so jealous of people who don’t watch sports, they live the most peaceful life, unfortunately im emotionally attached to my bums

Artemis II is on its way home after traveling around the Moon! You’ve seen the incredible images, but this mission was so much more. It laid the foundation for future Moon and Mars exploration. Here’s the science performed during their journey. 🧵 (THREAD)

The Moon and light from at least five objects in our solar system appear in this view from the NASA Artemis II crew: Saturn, Mars, and Mercury, along with reflected sunlight from Earth and the glow of the Sun's corona and/or zodiacal light scattered by interplanetary dust. 1/2

Artemis II has been by far the most popular bipartisan thing he’s ever done so of course he wants to fuck it up

In the middle of a historic mission back to the Moon, this Administration is proposing to a 47% cut to NASA science and a 23% cut to NASA’s budget overall. Last week’s launch showed our country and world what we’re capable of when we work together toward a common goal. None of

Tragedy. Most popular wilderness spot in the country will be destroyed.

This should be making international headlines. Every alarm bell known to mankind should be ringing. This is dangerous and genuinely catastrophic

the ADHD urge to use parentheses in every sentence (because every thought comes with bonus thoughts (and those have bonus thoughts too))

So we’re going to pay $500M to save a failing airline, but we can’t spend $500M on the national parks? Ok got it.

Sometimes I wonder why Louisville seems relatively expensive given its a barely-growing city then I see stuff like this and its like oh yeah. Can't even build the most mid market-rate apartments without people throwing a tantrum about the poors infecting their neighborhood.

Kentucky Gov. Beshear freezes state’s gas tax, activates price gouging laws wlwt.com/article/kentuc…

New: Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. propub.li/42PRfyl