Prediction.
A decade from now, low-Earth orbit will be inaccessible after Starlink (now bankrupt) precipitates a massive #Kessler catastrophe. Years/generations will pass before new launches to #space are possible.
No #Moon missions; no #Mars missions.
#Musk's name is cursed (even more...).

NEXT WEEK on #ThePlaylist:

Mooooon!

By rights it should have been this week's theme, but a quirk of timing meant that I wanted to mark the hundredth show instead of mankind once again achieving something slightly less incredible.

So next week, songs about the Mooooooon!

Sling them this way with #ThePlaylistSuggestion, and together we'll build the definitive radio show about the moon.

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#Radio #Music #Moon

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Promotional artwork for my radio show. It's designed to look like the now playing screen on a classic iPod, with the show info on the right side of the screen, and a photo of me on the left. It details that the show is broadcast on Mondays from 7pm until 9pm UK time.

🚀 We just sent a team of humans to the moon and safely home.

Not one bit of generative AI was used or needed.

You don't need it in your office or organization, either.

We can do great things without pillaging public resources and funds for a scam.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #NASA #Artemis #moon #genAI #generativeAI #slop

picture from artemis 2's exterior camera - the closer it gets to earth the more it looks like actually quite good sfx? which is hilarious because it's real

#artemis #artemis2 #space #moon

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A look at Earth, a nearly half-full crescent, from one of Artemis's exterior cameras, with Artemis 2 also partially visible in the frame, most particularly part of the thruster pack, along with some exterior sensors and antennae

oo, they backed the camera out some more

#artemis #artemis2 #moon #space

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Artemis 2 exterior camera aimed at earth, like in previous photo, but zoomed back a bit with more ship visible. The entire primary thruster assembly is now in frame, as are various additional exterior instruments, antennas, sensors, and side thrusters, all against a deep black background of spaaaaaace.

LORGE

#nasa #artemis #Artemis2 #space #moon

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Shot from the Artemis's outboard camera, the ship on the left, a section with side instruments mostly visible and the bottom of the N and A from NASA just peeking up from the bottom, upside down. Beyond the ship, the earth, half lit, the light side up in the photo, lots of clouds and land and ocean. You know, the Earth.

I really hope we see continued support for #NASAArtemis. Going to the moon felt like a much needed gift of joy to the world this week. Thank you #AstroVicGlover #astro_reid #Astro_Christina #Astro_Jeremy.

#Space #NASA #moon

"During the lunar flyby, the closest Orion will come to the surface of the moon is 4,070 miles [6,550 kilometers]. From that distance, the crew will have a unique vantage point of the moon as a full disc — and the ability to take observations never before seen by human eyes."

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5773187/nasa-artemis-ii-moon-lunar-flyby

Follow along! https://artemis.cdnspace.ca

#news #space #science #ArtemisII #moon

Well, the dashboard has been down for a while now, and it's about 15 minutes until the crew reaches the moon.

Some alternative places to keep an eye on:

The official live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0

Artemis Real-time Orbit Website: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/

Artemis II Multimedia: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/

And an alternative tracker: https://artemis-ii-tracker.com/

#ArtemisII #moon #space #science

Current status as per https://artemis.cdnspace.ca:

Lunar flyby — photography & observations

Duration: 6 hours
Progress: 22%

"Orion is carrying 32 cameras and devices [...] Fifteen cameras are mounted directly to the spacecraft, and 17 are handheld cameras operated by the crew."*

Looking forward to browsing https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/ when the photos are ready.

* via https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nasa-answers-your-most-pressing-artemis-ii-questions/

#ArtemisII #moon #space #photography

Earthrise!

#earthrise #ArtemisII #moon #earth #space

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A space photo of our planet rising from behind the moon, which is closer in the view, taking up the bottom third of the image. The surface of the moon has a brownish tint, and is littered with shallow craters. Earth is further back in the view, backlit by the sun, which itself is not visible. Both our planet and the moon are surrounded by the darkness of space, but the image conveys solemn and introspective feelings of seeing our home from an unfamiliar angle, photographed by brave members of the moon mission crew.