I feel bad for making fun of that whole "BOOSTER IDGDNITION!" thing during Artemis 1. I literally just did 10+ takes trying to say "suspected ignition simulation testing". Karma always comes back around.

It’s a lunar love fest — no eclipse of the heart here. 🌕 Happy International Observe the Moon Night. From Apollo to Artemis II’s 10‑day lunar flyby, exploration keeps lighting the path to the next giant leap. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spent more than 16 years mapping the Moon, helping guide the Artemis era and beyond.📍Where are you observing from tonight? Tag us with your view.

BREAKING: NASA has revealed new details about wind-tunnel testing of SpaceX’s Super Heavy Version 3 booster, which will launch Starship HLS for future Artemis missions. A 1.2% scale model was tested at NASA Ames at speeds ranging from Mach 0.2 to Mach 2.5. The tests measured aerodynamic forces, buffeting and vibrations during re-entry to improve flight guidance and structural-load analysis.

Artemis II crew brings Moon Joy to NASA Stennis! 🚀 NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen visited us on Thursday, Sept. 3, to celebrate the historic @NASAArtemis II test flight around the Moon. As the first astronauts to fly aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the crew traveled farther in space than humans have ever before. During their visit to Stennis, they stopped at the Fred Haise Test Stand, where rigorous RS-25 engine testing ensures our astronauts fly safely on NASA’s SLS rocket. The crew thanked everyone for tackling hard challenges and reminded us during an employee event: “You put humans in space.” Today provided a great reminder for all: Whether you work at America’s largest rocket propulsion test site or look up at the Moon from your backyard, you are a part of America’s return to the Moon. And the Artemis II mission is just the beginning! Next comes Artemis III with a mission intended to demonstrate integrated operations between the Orion spacecraft and test versions of commercial human landing systems before Artemis IV returns astronauts to the lunar surface.

Artemis III 🌍 A low Earth orbit demonstration mission 🔧 Practicing critical rendezvous and docking operations 🌙 Paving the way for Moon landings More info in this explainer:

Artemis III hardware is stacking up - literally. The first segments of the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters have been stacked on top of the mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy. Read more >>