A lunar view hardly ever seen. 🤩
Since the Moon is tidally locked with the rotation of the Earth, this view cannot be seen from our home planet.
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What a sight to behold! 🚀
The spacecraft, built by us, has cleared the tower and is headed to the Moon!
After the samples are recovered, we’ll launch the first rocket from the surface of Mars to bring these samples back to Earth.
Is this real life? (Yes, it is.) 🌖
We’ve got a doozy of a video to share this morning.
Checkout this stunning video from the solar array wing camera of ! 🤩
Breathtaking. 🌎
has returned the first images of Earth and we cannot get enough of these views.
If anyone needs a new wallpaper for your phone or desktop...👇
Whoa. 🤯 Y'all seeing this?
, designed and built by us, snapped this selfie using the camera on one of the solar array wings IN DEEP SPACE WHILE FLYING TO THE MOON! 🌖
Unbelievable.
Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse of the Earth from the far side of the Moon? 🛰️🌖🌎
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Humbling.
This is the whole world in one photo, taken by ’s solar array wing camera from just above the lunar surface. It just keeps getting better.
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This one is the most movie-like video from the launch yet. 🤯
Watch the Launch Abort System, designed and built by our engineers, jettison from inside !
How soon is too soon to get excited for #Artemis II? 🌙
Check out the flight path for ’s next Moon mission. ⬇️
Sliding into the weekend like…
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#ThrowbackThursday to flight day 13 of the I mission. Check out this time-lapse of the Moon transiting across the Earth, captured by . 🤩
Them: “iF tHiS iS iN sPaCe WheRe ArE tHe StArS??”
The rest of us:
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🚨 New, absolutely incredible footage to cure your Tuesday blues! 🚨
Orion splashed down on Dec. 11, bringing the I mission to a close.
We can’t get over how flawless this launch was. might be the most photogenic rocket rocket ever built. 🤩 📸
Okay, this is just wild. 😲
The #JunoMission spacecraft, developed by us, completed a flyby of Jupiter on September 29, 2022 and returned some amazing imagery, including this look at the storms raging across the Jovian atmosphere. 🌀
The future of spaceflight is clear. Actually, it's nuclear.
has awarded us a contract to develop a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP)-powered spacecraft under the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project, the first demo of an NTP system in space.
This view is only going to get better. 🤩
Up next: lunar flyby. 🌖
✨New video clip✨
We call this one, “A Delicate Balance.”
The -built Orion views our terrestrial home and its lunar satellite just before setting a distance record for a spacecraft designed for humans of 270,000 miles away from Earth. 🤯
STILL NOT OVER IT.
There were plenty of incredible space moments in 2022. Like the Moon transiting the Earth as seen from during the I mission. 🌕 🌎
What was your favorite space moment from this year?
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On this day in 1968, astronaut Bill Anders of Apollo 8 captured this stunning photograph of the Earth rising over the Moon, giving the world a breathtaking look at our blue marble.
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We're looking back at some of our favorite photos of from the incredible mission. 📸Expand an image to see more.
How much is that doggy in the window?
Don't worry! Snoopy is safely secured inside . But we just thought it'd be fun to imagine seeing him from the solar array wing camera.
Learn more about Snoopy's ride to deep space: nasa.gov/image-feature/
The whole world in our rearview. 🌎
The spacecraft, built by our engineers, is already 1/3rd of the way to the Moon, traveling at 2,500mph.
Onward to the Moon! 🌖
2022 was an amazing year for space videos, photography and imagery. 📸
What were some of the best? Drop your favorites in the replies ⬇️
Yeeeeeeet! 🚀
This video shows ’s launch abort system (LAS), built by our engineers, being jettisoned following the successful launch of !
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On April 3, we'll find out who will be the first four human passengers to fly onboard to the Moon.
We can't wait to meet the II astronauts!
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Tomorrow. 👀
is set to make its final flyby of the Moon as it prepares for return home.
Coverage on TV begins at 9:00am EST with the powered flyby burn set for 11:43 am EST. Mark your calendars! 🗓️ nasa.gov/multimedia/nas
Sunday means finishing weekend projects. Can’t get too distrac—Ooooo shiny! ✨
And as a part of 's Mars Sample Return, we will help bring these samples back to Earth by launching the first rocket from the surface of another planet. 🚀
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We’re celebrating the start of @NASAPersevere’s third year on Mars. The rover recently deposited ten samples of Martian soil.
As Percy continues to study the Martian surface, scientists gain new insights that may help future explorers on the Red Planet. go.nasa.gov/3IJ7p3g
Get in, we're going to the Moon. 😎
's optical navigation camera captured this black-and-white photo of the lunar surface during its flyby yesterday morning.
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One heck of a boom! 💥
We conducted a burst test of our expandable inflatable habitat that greatly exceeded expectations, bursting at 285 psi, 6x the max operating pressure.
These inflatable habitats will provide astronauts with a safe environment for work in deep space.
It’s a real life time machine. ⏳
One year ago today, on Christmas morning, we witnessed the launch of , with the -built #NIRCam primary imager, ushering in a new age of deep space discovery! 🔭
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One month ago, we got to see one of ’s first space selfies. We’re already missing these views…
Anyone order more Moon photos from ?
The details in these images from Orion’s Optical Navigation camera are truly extraordinary! 🌖
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Coming soon to a Pacific Ocean near you. 🌊
, built by our engineers, is set to splashdown off the coast of California on Sunday, Dec 11. Watch splashdown coverage on TV beginning at 11am EST! 📺
Don't miss tonight's planetary conjunction!
Venus and Jupiter are about 415 million miles apart, but they'll appear next to each other in the sky tonight just after sunset. Be sure to check it out and post your best photos of the planetary phenomena in the replies!
It’d be absolute lunar-cy if you Arte-miss this. 🌙
Be sure to tune in tomorrow, Nov. 21 at 7:15am ET, for
’s outbound powered flyby of the Moon. Orion will pass as close as 80 miles above the lunar surface! nasa.gov/nasalive 📺
Seeing triple! 🤯
The future of is looking pretty good! The crew modules for #Artemis II, III and IV are in different production phases at in preparation for bringing astronauts back to the Moon.
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Can’t contain our excitement!
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Soon. Very soon. 🌖
The Lockheed Martin-built is ready for its epic journey to the Moon. Where will you be when history is made?
There’s just something about seeing in motion that makes this mission so surreal. 🤩
Space timelapse! Go!
Sound on and dance along! 🔊
We’re proud of the work that the entire team has done for the #Artemis 1 mission. Join our celebration and dance along with Orion as it departs the Moon following today’s final flyby! 💃🕺
After our successful inflatable habitat burst test at our Waterton campus in Colorado, which is well-known for its elk population, we reviewed the footage and noticed that our stuffed elk mascot got a little too close for comfort... 💥 🎥 🦌
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One heck of a boom! 
We conducted a burst test of our expandable inflatable habitat that greatly exceeded expectations, bursting at 285 psi, 6x the max operating pressure.
These inflatable habitats will provide astronauts with a safe environment for work in deep space.
We conducted a burst test of our expandable inflatable habitat that greatly exceeded expectations, bursting at 285 psi, 6x the max operating pressure.
These inflatable habitats will provide astronauts with a safe environment for work in deep space.What's the best sight to see first thing in the morning? We'll go first. 🚀
What a ride. 🎢
Sound on, sit back and play on a loop. Relive the I mission with us.
Go ! Go #Artemis! Go !
Lunar rovers, cryogenics and gas stations in space?
This is our vision for a celestial human future. ⬇️
Any time you fly to the Moon, it's a celebration. Over the weekend, we put on a show for 's purposeful passengers using our #Callisto tech demo! 🎉🥳
, party mode!
Bonus: Sound on to hear the ambience of Orion's interior as it travels in deep space. 🔊
See you again really soon, !
As we look toward splashdown on December 11, we’re reflecting on some of the incredible lunar sights we saw during the I mission.
Now it’s time to bring home.
Always have a backup. And a backup, backup.
Redundancies are crucial for astronaut safety when it comes to deep space missions to the Moon. Here's how we're keeping astronauts safe.
It's not everyday someone you know receives a Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #Congratulations, Astronaut , 's director of technology acceleration, on this incredible accomplishment! 🎖👨🚀🚀
How it started with EFT-1. 🔥
Tune into TV tomorrow to see how it’s going with and #Artemis I. Coverage begins at 11:00am EST, with splashdown at approximately 12:39pm EST. 📺
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It's almost launch time and we've got GPS on the menu. 🚀🛰️
On the morning of Jan. 18, the sixth GPS III satellite for will launch onboard a Falcon 9 rocket as the next in the series of -built satellites.
👉: lockheedmartin.com/gps
Launch photographers, tap in. What's your favorite launch photo you've ever taken? 📷
The II crew announcement is coming this Monday. Check out the flight path the will take during their historic mission to the Moon onboard .
It’s the little things that tend to make our day. Like getting new photos of launching the -built #Orion spacecraft to the Moon from our stellar photographers. 📸
Too good not to share. 🚀
This brings a whole new meaning to #Moonday.
It’s just extra exciting to see in all its glory orbiting the Moon!
The countdown has begun! The launch is less than two days away.
Who’s ready to watch take us to the Moon? 🙋♀️🙋🙋♂️
From Apollo 13 to #Artemis 1. 🌖
Our engineers designed and built . And it just eclipsed Apollo 13’s record for the farthest distance traveled away from Earth by a spacecraft designed for humans. 🥇
And it’s not done yet.
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ been a wild year. 🎉
Take a look at our #topnine photos from this year!
Which space moment was your favorite?
So, how is everyone feeling this morning? Ready to go to the Moon? #WeAreGoing
We’re once again sliding into the weekend like…
Not sure if you've heard, but we're going back to the Moon. And is taking us there.
Expand an image for a behind-the-scenes look at our development and testing of Orion.
