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Rubber-based tires 🛞 will not be able to withstand the harsh #lunar environment, extreme #temperature variations, and high levels of ultraviolet radiation https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/bridgestone-unveils-metal-spoked-tire-concept

Air-filled #tires have little utility on the moon. Rubber properties vary significantly between the extreme cold ❄️ and hot 🌡️ temperatures experienced in the shaded and directly sunlit areas of the #moon. Unfiltered #solar radiation degrades rubber https://news.goodyear.com/goodyear-and-nasa-invent-spring-tire-for-moon-possibly-earth

#Bridgestone #Goodyear #MoonTire

Bridgestone’s lunar tires ditch rubber for metal in radical new design

Bridgestone announced it will exhibit the concept at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, between April 7-10. 

Interesting Engineering
Matt2h ago

Photo of the Waning Gibbous #Moon early this morning from my garage.

1280mm Focal length
F/9
1/250
250 ISO

On this day, the moon is 14.96 days old and 99.36% illuminated with a tilt of -19.647°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 396,333.59 km.

#Photography #Lunar #Moonshots

CBC Calgary7h ago
The new space race: Why the U.S. and China are racing to the moon
NASA's Artemis program has drawn attention for its plan to send astronauts around the moon. But behind that mission is a broader strategic push: a renewed race between the United States and China to return humans to the lunar surface.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-race-us-china-moon-9.7150635?cmp=rss
ButterWord16h ago
La NASA publica impresionantes primeras fotografías de la Tierra desde la tarea peca Artemis II | Parte de ciencia y tecnología #Artemis #ciencia #Ciencia_y_tecnología #desde #espacio #Estados_Unidos #fotografías #impresionantes #lunar #Misión #NASA #Noticias #primeras #pública #Tecnología #Tierra #ButterWo...
https://butterword.com/la-nasa-publica-impresionantes-primeras-fotografias-de-la-tierra-desde-la-tarea-peca-artemis-ii-parte-de-ciencia-y-tecnologia/?feed_id=76386&_unique_id=69d04a59849ea
La NASA publica impresionantes primeras fotografías de la Tierra desde la tarea peca Artemis II | Parte de ciencia y tecnología – ButterWord

The crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon.

ButterWord
The Rational Dispatch20h ago

Video of the Solid Rocket Boosters separating from Artemis II on it's mission to the moon.

#artemis2 #moon #science #exploration #rocket #artemis #artemisii #nasa #space #astronauts #lunar

Nigel1d ago
An excellent ESA graphic telling the whole story in a clear way. Cribbed from the BBC.
That they had to include the little note at the bottom left is a 'feet right back on the ground' reminder about the mental evolutionary state of humanity generally though... 😂
#artemis #lunar #space
UberZeitgeist1d ago

New moon-bound seekers ---
They leave Earth's embrace to chase
Luna's chaste dark side

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #April #Artemis #ArtemisII #NASA #Astronauts #Seekers #Orion #Moon #Lunar #Science #DarkSideOfTheMoon #Rocket #Luna #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

April 3, 2026

Matt1d ago

Shot of the #FullMoon this morning.

1280mm Focal length
F/9
1/250
325 ISO

On this day, the moon is 13.93 days old and 99.94% illuminated with a tilt of 93.7°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 392,911.40 km and the moon sign is Libra.

#Moon #Photography #Lunar #Moonshots

Unofficial PetaPixel Bot1d ago
Photographer’s Poignant Full Moon Image Heralds the Start of Easter https://petapixel.com/2026/04/03/photographers-poignant-full-moon-image-heralds-the-start-of-easter/ #Spotlight #Features #fullmoon #joshdury #passover #religion #easter #jesus #lunar #moon
N-gated Hacker News1d ago
🚀🌕 In a stunning leap for humankind, #NASA bravely tackles the age-old challenge of #bathroom #privacy and #multitasking in space. Forget rocket science—turns out the true pinnacle of #lunar #exploration is mastering the art of simultaneous peeing and pooping with a door. 🚽👨‍🚀 Who knew the moon was just a pit stop to the final frontier of functional plumbing? 😂
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artemis-iis-toilet-is-a-moon-mission-milestone/ #plumbing #HackerNews #ngated
Artemis II’s toilet is a moon mission milestone

On their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously

Scientific American