Çevre Hattı#NASA, 1972'deki #Apollo17 görevi ile önceki gün fırlatılan Artemis 2 görevi sırasında uzaydan çekilen iki #Dünya fotoğrafını paylaştı #SonDakika
aproitzFast hätte ich den fantastischen Start von #Artemis2 verpasst heute Nacht. Damals hatte man ja schon #Apollo17 nicht mehr geguckt, weil man schon an die Männer auf dem Mond gewöhnt war. Heute Nacht sah man aber, wie aussergewöhnlich so eine #Reise zum #Mond wirklich ist. Diesmal bleibe ich dran, wie viele andere sicher auch. Let's go to the #Moon ! Bald haben sie den nötigen #Schub aus dem #Erdorbit Richtung Mond. Eine völlig neue #Raumpatrouille, wo die #Kapsel auch noch #Orion heisst.
Italian News by RSSAdnkronos - ultimoratop: Artemis II, 54 anni dopo l'Apollo 17 l'America torna verso la Luna. E porta un pezzo d'Italia
(Adnkronos) - La missione della Nasa porta gli astronauti più lontano di sempre, con record storici e tecnologia italiana a bordo
Artemis II, 54 years after Apollo 17, America returns to the Moon. And brings a piece of Italy.
(Adnkronos) - The NASA mission takes astronauts further than ever before, with historic records and Italian technology on board.
Agi: Artemis II: Trump chiede la Luna, sfida con Pechino
AGI - Nella notte tra mercoledì primo aprile e giovedì 2 aprile, salvo sorprese tecniche o meteo avverso, ripartirà una missione Nasa per la Luna. A 54 anni da Apollo 17, ultima missione sul nostro satellite nell'anno 1972. La ripresa dei viaggi nello spazio profondo arriva in un momento cruciale della presidenza di Donald Trump. Gli Stati Uniti sono profondamente divisi su argomenti che spaziano dalla guerra Usa in Iran all'immigrazione e all'economia. Pertanto, il successo della missione Artemis, che porterà quattro astronauti sulla Luna, potrebbe dare una spinta all'amministrazione Trump.
I potenziali benefici sono enormi
Un vantaggio competitivo rispetto alla Cina, la possibilità di una corsa all'oro lunare e un raro momento di unità nazionale. Ufficialmente, la missione - che porterà l'equipaggio più lontano nello spazio di chiunque altro - è, secondo la Nasa, un trampolino di lancio verso una base lunare permanente e, infine, verso Marte. Sebbene l'interesse degli Stati Uniti per un ritorno sulla Luna risalga a prima del suo ingresso in politica, Trump ha creato direttamente quello che sarebbe diventato il programma Artemis durante il suo primo mandato, promettendo di "mandare astronauti americani a piantare la bandiera a stelle e strisce sul pianeta Marte". Ha inoltre intravisto opportunità in ambito militare e ha istituito una nuova branca del Pentagono, la Space Force.
Nel suo secondo mandato l'obiettivo di Trump si è spostato sulla Luna
Nel dicembre scorso, ha firmato un ordine esecutivo che prevede il ritorno degli Usa sulla Luna entro il 2028 e la creazione di un avamposto permanente entro il 2030. L'ordine affermava che la superiorità statunitense nello spazio era una misura della visione e della volontà nazionale, contribuendo alla forza, alla sicurezza e alla prosperità del Paese. Nell'ordine esecutivo non si faceva menzione della competizione lunare cinese, un fattore che l'amministratore della Nasa Jared Isaacman ha esplicitamente sottolineato: "Ci troviamo di fronte a un vero rivale geopolitico, che sfida la leadership americana nel dominio dello spazio". "Questa volta, l'obiettivo non sono bandiere e impronte", ha aggiunto. "Questa volta, l'obiettivo è restare. L'America non rinuncerà mai più alla Luna".
Artemis II: Trump wants the Moon, challenges Beijing
NASA - In the night between Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd, barring technical difficulties or adverse weather, a NASA mission to the Moon will restart. This is 54 years since Apollo 17, the last mission to our satellite in 1972. The resumption of deep space travel arrives at a crucial moment in Donald Trump’s presidency. The United States is deeply divided on issues ranging from the US-Iran war to immigration and the economy. Therefore, the success of the Artemis mission, which will take four astronauts to the Moon, could give the Trump administration a boost.
Potential benefits are enormous.
A competitive advantage over China, the possibility of a lunar gold rush, and a rare moment of national unity. Officially, the mission – which will take the crew farther into space than anyone else – is, according to NASA, a launchpad for a permanent lunar base and, ultimately, towards Mars. Although the United States’ interest in returning to the Moon dates back before his entry into politics, Trump directly created what would become the Artemis program during his first term, promising to “send American astronauts to plant the flag with stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” He also saw opportunities in the military sphere and established a new branch of the Pentagon, the Space Force.
In his second term, Trump’s focus shifted to the Moon.
In December last year, he signed an executive order that provides for the return of the US to the Moon by 2028 and the creation of a permanent outpost by 2030. The order stated that American superiority in space was a measure of national vision and will, contributing to the strength, security and prosperity of the country. The executive order made no mention of the Chinese lunar competition, a factor that NASA administrator Jared Isaacman explicitly emphasized: “We are facing a real geopolitical rival, that challenges American leadership in space dominance.” “This time, the goal is not flags and footprints,” he added. “This time, the goal is to stay. America will never give up on the Moon.”
#ArtemisII #Trump #Beijing #Apollo17 #DonaldTrump’s #TheUnitedStates #Artemis #China #theUnitedStates #first #American #Pentagon #theSpaceForce #second #Chinese #JaredIsaacman #America
https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-03-31/nasa-artemis-luna-trump-cina-36379233/
OptimusPrimeBotMoon - Apollo 16 🌑🪐
#apollo #apollo16 #apollo17 #crater #moon
⏩ 5 new pictures from @kevinmgill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=5&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260217110252
grobi2026 February 12
The Bay of Rainbows
* Image Credit & Copyright: Olaf Filzinger
https://www.sternwarte-hofheim.de/galerie/filzinger/index.html
Explanation:
Dark, smooth regions that cover the Moon's familiar face are called by Latin names for oceans and seas. That naming convention is historical, though it may seem a little ironic to denizens of the space age who recognize the Moon as a mostly dry and airless world, and the smooth, dark areas as lava-flooded impact basins. For example, this telescopic lunar vista, looks over the expanse of the northwestern Mare Imbrium, or Sea of Rains and into the Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows. Ringed by the Jura Mountains (montes), the bay is about 250 kilometers across. Seen after local sunrise, the mountains form part of the Sinus Iridum impact crater wall. Their rugged sunlit arc is bounded at the top by Cape (promontorium) Laplace reaching nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. At the bottom of the arc is Cape Heraclides, depicted by Giovanni Cassini in his 1679 telescope-based drawings mapping the moon as a moon maiden seen in profile with long, flowing hair.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250720.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare
https://www.lindahall.org/experience/digital-exhibitions/mapping-the-moon/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220410.html
https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-volcanism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Iridum
https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4011
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030619.html
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/sinus-iridum-stirs-the-imagination/
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/374468-moon-maiden/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260212.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
Apollo 17 Hasselblad 500EL 70 mm, Frame 23175 🌎🌑🪐
#alscc #apollo #apollo11 #apollo12 #apollo17 #earth #moon #nasa
⏩ 13 new pictures from @kevinmgill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=13&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20260210110450
Third spruce tree on the leftRE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@glcanada_mirror/115962709753041262
Oh yay, I haven't been keeping track of the #Artemis #space #sls program of late. First manned return to the #moon since #Apollo17. With a #Canadian, a woman and #poc.
I wonder if #Trump will have speeches prepared for the various mission contingencies as #Nixon had: https://www.space.com/if-apollo-11-astronauts-died-nixon-contingency-speech.html
Of course, if they leave with 3 and come back with FOUR #astronaut, then we should be concerned: https://xkcd.com/1484/
2026 January 17
Apollo 14: A View from Antares
* Image Credit: Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-14/
https://www.nasa.gov/
+ Mosaic - Eric M. Jones
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/
Explanation:
Apollo 14's Lunar Module Antares landed on the Moon on February 5, 1971. Toward the end of the stay astronaut Ed Mitchell snapped a series of photos of the lunar surface while looking out a window, assembled into this detailed mosaic by Apollo Lunar Surface Journal editor Eric Jones. The view looks across the Fra Mauro highlands to the northwest of the landing site after the Apollo 14 astronauts had completed their second and final walk on the Moon. Prominent in the foreground is their Modular Equipment Transporter, a two-wheeled, rickshaw-like device used to carry tools and samples. Near the horizon at top center is a 1.5 meter wide boulder dubbed Turtle rock. In the shallow crater below Turtle rock is the long white handle of a sampling instrument, thrown there javelin-style by Mitchell. Mitchell's fellow moonwalker and first American in space, Alan Shepard, also used a makeshift six iron to hit two golf balls. One of Shepard's golf balls is just visible as a white spot below Mitchell's javelin.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-apollo-14-lands-at-fra-mauro/
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
2026 January 15
Plato and the Lunar Alps
* Image Credit & Copyright: Luigi Morrone
https://app.astrobin.com/u/Luigi_morrone_1979#gallery
Explanation:
The dark-floored, 95 kilometer wide crater Plato and sunlit peaks of the lunar Alps (Montes Alpes) are highlighted in this this sharp telescopic snapshot of the Moon's surface. While the Alps of planet Earth were uplifted over millions of years as continental plates slowly collided, the lunar Alps were likely formed by a sudden collision that created the giant impact basin known as the Mare Imbrium or Sea of Rains. The mare's generally smooth, lava-flooded floor is seen below the bordering mountain range. The prominent straight feature cutting through the mountains is the lunar Alpine Valley (Vallis Alpes). Joining the Mare Imbrium and northern Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) the valley extends toward the upper right, about 160 kilometers long and up to 10 kilometers wide. Of course, the large, bright lunar alpine mountain below and right of Plato crater is named Mont Blanc. Lacking an atmosphere, not to mention snow, the lunar Alps are probably not an ideal location for a winter vacation. Still, a 150 pound skier would weigh a mere 25 pounds on the Moon.
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/714
https://app.astrobin.com/u/Luigi_morrone_1979?i=okquoj#gallery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/orbiter/lunar_orbiter/impact_basin/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap001228.html
https://lroc.im-ldi.com/images/55
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_(Moon)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260115.html
#space #moon #apollo17 #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod
