Then and now.
Discover the differences and similarities between launch and recovery during the Apollo missions and the #Artemis I flight test around the Moon. See how @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion broke records and made history: go.nasa.gov/3HMQFrP
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Then and Now: Apollo to Artemis
More than 50 years ago, NASA sent the first humans to the Moon through the Apollo program. Now, NASA is preparing to send the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program.Jason Costa (NASA)
#NASAMoon
Apollo 17 Splash Down Ends the Beginning of Lunar Exploration
On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, the first trained geologist to travel to the Moon, successfully ended their 13-day Moon landing mission with a splashdown in their Command Modul…Kelli Mars (NASA)
#OTD in 1999: The third servicing mission up to the Hubble Space Telescope launched!
During this mission, astronauts replaced Hubble’s gyroscopes and installed new equipment to make it more capable than before.
Find out more: go.nasa.gov/3W6ohFm
#Hubble
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🎁 We have a holiday gift for you! It's the new edition of NASA History News & Notes, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17!
Topics: The orange soil at Shorty Crater, engineering support of the Apollo missions, Apollo 17 science & more!
Download: go.nasa.gov/3G0xBFr
#NASAhistory
The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust
Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
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APOD: 2022 December 19 - The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Wonder what it’s like to be on the Moon? #Apollo17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt said:
“Working on the Moon is a lot of fun. It’s like walking around on a giant trampoline all the time and you’re just as strong as you were here on Earth, but you don’t weigh as much.” #Apollo50th
#NASAhistory
Watching the moon walkers, I wondered about this. We'd see them bounce about, but always very gingerly, and no one does the great leaps that early SciFi movie astronauts enjoyed.
You do weigh less yet have the same strength, but you also still have the same inertial mass. Wouldn't that cause problems when stopping or turning?
It's like the great spinning space stations. Who would have thought the coriolis effect would pose such a problem?
APOD: 2022 December 18 - The 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
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APOD: 2022 December 18 - The 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Then and now.
Discover the differences and similarities between launch and recovery during the Apollo missions and the #Artemis I test flight around the Moon. See how @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion broke records and passed milestones: go.nasa.gov/3YxSjU4
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Then and Now: Apollo to Artemis
More than 50 years ago, NASA sent the first humans to the Moon through the Apollo program. Now, NASA is preparing to send the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program.Jason Costa (NASA)
#ISS
Controllers Evaluating Soyuz After Successful Thruster Test
NASA and Roscosmos continue to evaluate an external leak that occurred Dec. 14, from the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module of the International Space Station.blogs.nasa.gov
#NASAExoplanets
Hubble Views a Star-Studded Cosmic Cloud
A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
#10YearsAgo today, the GRAIL mission ended as its twin spacecrafts, Ebb and Flow, deorbited to the lunar surface. The mission created a detailed gravitational map of the Moon, providing insight into its structure and composition.
Learn more about GRAIL: go.nasa.gov/3Hv4XNU
#NASAhistory
GRAIL - Moon Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch and mission summary for NASA's GRAIL mission, launched in September 2011 to measure the moon's gravity.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
I just want the Trappist-1 system,
7 planets shining bright,
From TRAPPIST-1b to TRAPPIST-1g,
Each one a cosmic sight.
I don't need any presents,
Just the wonder that you bring,
Your planets orbiting around,
The star that makes them sing.
I just want to explore you,
Discover all your secrets, too,
From rocky worlds to gas giants,
The mysteries you hold true.
Chorus:
All I want for Christmas is you,
Trappist-1, oh how true,
All I want for Christmas is you,
The beauty of your cosmic crew.
#ISS
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How does NASA celebrate the holidays?
@NASA_Astronauts and our space storytellers share the details in a special episode of our Curious Universe podcast: go.nasa.gov/3YAjyNR
#NASA
Bonus: Happy Holidays from NASA!
Before we return with season five in 2023, celebrate the holidays with us! Join Goddard news chief Rob Garner, NASA social media lead Stephanie L. Smith, and astronaut Shannon Walker on this special, holiday-themed bonus episode.Gary Daines (NASA)
“Hey, this is great! Talk about being a spaceman, this is it!”
Watch as Ron Evans, the #Apollo17 command module pilot performed a deep space EVA to retrieve a film canister on the outside of the spacecraft: apolloinrealtime.org/17/?t=257…
#Apollo50th
#NASAhistory
Apollo 17 in Real Time
A real-time interactive journey through the last landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1972.Apollo 17 in Real Time
Earth from space has us like 😍
An astronaut onboard the @Space_Station took this photo of Isle Royale National Park in April 2020, while the park’s islands were partially covered in snow. 👩🚀📸go.nasa.gov/3WbqtLK
#NASAEarth
The Frozen Landscape of Isle Royale
The park is one of the most isolated natural areas in the continental United States and the site of long-running ecological studies.go.nasa.gov
#Landsat 8 captured this natural color image of Saba Island, an active stratovolcano located about 140 kilometers east of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
🌋 go.nasa.gov/3j6wdYV
#NASAEarth
Saba Island
The quiet Caribbean island has been a destination for divers looking to spot corals and sea urchins.go.nasa.gov
Saba Island - the shortest commercial runway in the world!
Skip to 2:20 for the landing:
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[Winair] Cockpit view Landing at Saba (SAB/TNCS)
Turning Final at 2:00 min. Cockpit view Landing at Saba (SAB/TNCS)Aircraft Type: Twin OtterDate: 31-10-19Shortest commercial runway in the worldYouTube
#NASAEarth
Relic Chinampas in Mexico City
Many of the canals and floating fields used by ancient civilizations in the Valley of Mexico were lost as lakes were drained, but some examples of the watery fields remain in Xochimilco.go.nasa.gov
A rare December sandstorm in China darkened skies over several major cities.
This image from @nasa’s Terra satellite, taken on Dec. 12, shows plumes of sand and dust from the Gobi Desert spanning parts of Hebei, Shanxi, Liáoníng, and Jílín provinces. go.nasa.gov/3BBZbGb
#NASAEarth
Winter Sandstorm in China
A rare December sandstorm in China darkened skies in several cities.go.nasa.gov
Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
Image Credit: Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, NASA; Anaglyph by Erik van Meijgaarden
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APOD: 2022 December 17 - Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
50 years ago today, the #Apollo17 crew completed its time at the Moon and performed a Trans-Earth injection (TEI) burn to return home. #Apollo50th
Photo: View of the far side of the Moon taken just after TEI.
#NASAhistory
#NASAhistory
Then and Now: Apollo to Artemis
More than 50 years ago, NASA sent the first humans to the Moon through the Apollo program. Now, NASA is preparing to send the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program.Jason Costa (NASA)
APOD: 2022 December 17 - Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Welcome to the team, SWOT! 🛰️
The international mission will observe nearly all of Earth's water and help address some of the most pressing climate questions of our time.
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#NASAEarth
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
Welcome to the team, SWOT! 🛰️
The international mission will observe nearly all of Earth's water and help address some of the most pressing climate questions of our time.
nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-la…
#NASAEarth
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3YrmL2l
#PerseveranceRover
NASA's Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot
The 10 sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface so they can be studied on Earth in the future carry an amazing diversity of Red Planet geology.NASA Mars Exploration
This #HubbleFriday view is pretty *stellar*! ⭐
Dive into this spectacular image of a portion of the gigantic Lagoon Nebula. The stars seen throughout are part of the cluster NGC 6530, located about 4,350 light-years away!
For more information: go.nasa.gov/3G7vpfr
#Hubble
Hubble Views a Star-Studded Cosmic Cloud
A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
APOD: 2022 December 16 - The Geminid
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
That's teamwork 👨🚀 👨🚀
Astronauts Walter Schirra (right) and Thomas Stafford shake each other's hand as they arrive aboard the USS Wasp aircraft carrier, after their nearly 26-hour Gemini-VI-A spaceflight #OTD in 1965. It was the 1st recovery to be broadcast live on TV!
#NASAhistory
The newest Earth science satellite lifted off Dec. 16 atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Led by NASA and @CNES, the #SWOTMission is the first to help scientists track changes in nearly all of Earth’s surface water. go.nasa.gov/3Vj8t17
#NASA
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday.Gerelle Dodson (NASA)
#NASAMoon
Astromaterials 3D: Moon Rocks – Moon: NASA Science
Video tour of an interactive tool that lets you hold virtual Moon rocks in your hand.Moon: NASA Science
"We send our good morning on our last wakeup day from the Moon.”
Gene Cernan sent greetings from the #Apollo17 crew to everyone back on Earth #OTD in 1972. #Apollo50th
📷 Earthrise seen from lunar orbit
#NASAhistory
#NASAhqphoto
The Geminid
Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
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APOD: 2022 December 16 - The Geminid
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Somehow I get the feeling I’ve been here before… 🤔
(I have. I’m retracing my steps to a place we call “Three Forks.” More on that soon!)
My latest location: go.nasa.gov/where-is-persevera…
#PerseveranceRover
Location Map for Perseverance Rover - NASA
Get the day-by-day location of the Mars Perseverance rover as it explores Jezero Crater in this interactive map. The map also shows the location of the Mars Helicopter.go.nasa.gov
A satellite floats in space. Underneath it is the earth with clouds. #alttext
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