Space Savy

The II crew have finished the fundamentals of their training, learning about all aspects of the NASA's Space Launch System rocket and NASA’s Orion Spacecraft that will send them around the Moon on their nearly 10-day mission.

Follow along with the astronauts training:

First Artemis Crew Trains for Mission Around Moon - NASA Four astronauts are busy training for Artemis II, the first mission to carry humans on NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft,

When you witch upon a star 💫
A witch appears to be screaming into space in an infrared portrait. (We get it.) The billowy clouds of the Witch Head Nebula, where baby stars are brewing, are lit by older, massive stars. https://go.nasa.gov/3Fa8Nta

👀Something's Watching👀 When we peered at the Helix nebula in infrared and other light, it appeared to be looking back. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space telescopes mapped the structure of the dying star unraveling into space – about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/helix-nebula/

Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the solar system, as seen by the Juno spacecraft on Oct. 15. See more images at https://missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing
Learn more about Io at https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/moons/io/

📸 Processed by Kevin M. Gill

To launch a mega rocket to the Moon, you need a dynamic stage and powerful engines.

A major milestone for the NASA Artemis II mission has been achieved with engine installation now complete for the SLS rocket stage that will help launch NASA’s II mission to the Moon.

The RS-25 engines launched numerous shuttle flights and have been upgraded for SLS to power the first few missions that will pave the way for sustainable presence in deep space.