Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored https://arstechni.ca/Q8dL #humanspaceflight #planetaryscience #solarsystem #artemisII #Science #artemis #Space #orion #moon #NASA
Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored

Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."

Ars Technica

Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/astronaut-victor-glover-is-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-black-american-explorers-including-york-the-enslaved-man-who-played-a-key-role-in-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition

My life is roughly the era of #HumanSpaceFlight. Yuri Gagarin flew about 2 years before my birth. The first human #moonLanding was when I was 6. Now #ArtmeisII is doing the first human lunar flyby in over 50 years.

I wish they'd just stop. Go home to earth!

Human space flight has appalled me since before my teens, when I wzs first pushed to form a view. The species that wrecks earth should stay home and fix its own planet. The vast costs of space travel are a disgrace.

Stop it. Go Home!

Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect https://arstechni.ca/cYs5 #KennedySpaceCenter #humanspaceflight #artemisII #Features #Science #artemis #Space #moon #NASA
Launch day has arrived for NASA's Artemis II mission—here's what to expect

It’ll go when the engines light at T-0."

Ars Technica
After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week https://arstechni.ca/M3vQ #spacelaunchsystem #humanspaceflight #artemisII #Science #artemis #Space #orion #moon #NASA
After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week

Things are certainly starting to feel real here at the Cape."

Ars Technica

Sometimes such flares ☀️ are accompanied by outbursts of high-energy radiation ☢️ particles, which can travel near the speed of light and would easily penetrate space vehicle shielding 🛡️. High energy #radiation particles can be a cause of malfunctions in computers and electronics, and they also pose #health risks for #astronauts 🧑‍🚀 https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/solar-flare-prompts-close-monitoring-space-weather-ahead-artemis-ii-launch

#RadiationProtection #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceWeather #Artemis #NASA

Solar flare prompts close monitoring of space weather ahead of Artemis II launch | University of Surrey

☀️ 30 March 2026 The eruption came from a magnetically complex #sunspot group now rotating further into Earth's view — meaning any continued activity could have more direct impacts ☢️ on Earth and #Artemis 2 https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/powerful-x-class-solar-flare-triggers-radio-blackout-ahead-of-artemis-2-launch

#RadiationProtection #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceWeather

Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackout ahead of Artemis 2 launch

An X1.4 solar flare triggered radio blackouts and launched a fast CME as NASA prepares for its Artemis 2 moon mission.

Space
Évacuation d'urgence de la Station spatiale : l'astronaute Fincke victime d'une aphasie fulgurante

Le 15 janvier dernier, le tout premier retour en urgence de l'ISS a été ordonné par la Nasa pour raison médicale. On sait enfin ce qui est arrivé à 400 km au-dessus de nos têtes : un astronaute en excellente santé est devenu incapable de parler. Un cas inédit d'aphasie dans l'espace.