Max Evans

Fate had chosen Booster 12. - The feat of catching a Super Heavy booster for the first time marks the beginning of a massively important chapter in SpaceX’s quest for rapid reusability of Starship. - 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig ————————————————————————————————————— #spacex #starship #raptor #starbase #ift5 #spacexlaunch #spaceflight

Still struggling to find words. - We are the Artemis generation. ————————————————————————— #nasa #spacelaunchsystem #sls #kennedyspacecenter #megamoonrocket #artemis #rocketscience #spaceflight #northropgrumman #aerojetrocketdyne #floridaspacecoast #yourESA #canonfavpic #canonphotography

Leadership, Hope, Generosity, and Prosperity all leaping off of planet Earth and into history. ⁣ Go, Inspiration4! ⁣ ——————————————————————————⁣—— #spacex #inspiration4 #crewdragon #falcon9 #spacexlaunch #spacexdragon #reusablerockets #commercialspacetravel #leadership #hope #generosity #prosperity #floridaspacecoast

New Glenn GS1 booster “Never Tell Me The Odds” has returned to Port Canaveral following the NG-3 mission, having launched on April 19. MUCH faster turnaround time bringing Jacklyn into port compared to NG-2! 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig

NG-3: an orbital plot twist. During yesterday’s launch, GS1 first stage booster “Never Tell Me The Odds” aced its ascent performed a successful landing aboard recovery vessel, Jacklyn, the first reflight of a New Glenn first stage booster. However, the GS2 upper stage seemed to suffer some kind of issue in flight and the payload for @astspacemobile was not successfully delivered to its targeted orbit. Waiting to hear more on the issues at hand. 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig #blueorigin #newglenn #ng3 #capecanaveral #floridaspacecoast

There and back again. Earlier this morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS NG-24 mission for @northropgrumman from Pad 40, carrying the Cygnus XL “S.S. Steven R. Nagel”. Destination: resupplying the International Space Station. First stage booster 1094 then returned to LZ-40 for an on-site recovery, its 7th flight to date. 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig

SLS is supersonic. 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig

“This is Victor. We are going for our families. This is Christina. We are going for our teammates. This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity. (Reid) Your Artemis 2 crew is GO for launch. FULL. SEND.” 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig

LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS II Carrying the hopes & dreams of millions and the pride of nations as four of humanity’s bravest ride a great pillar of fire destined for the Moon. 📸 - @nasaspaceflight_ig

Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy have departed crew quarters and are en route towards their ride to the moon at LC-39B. In the wise words of Walter Cronkite, “The least of us is improved by the things done by the best of us.” Luna is beckoning. It’s game time. 📸 @realmaxq for NSF

L-3 📸 @realmaxq for NSF

THEY’RE HERE!!! Your Artemis II quartet has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of the first launch attempt on April 1st. They are ready. SLS is ready. The Kennedy Space Center is ready. And the rest of the watching world are ready to see off the first humans to visit the moon since 1972. Let’s meet the crew! Reid Wiseman: Commander @astro_reid Baltimore, Maryland native, 27-year Navy veteran, selected in NASA’s astronaut class of 2009. Reid has previously flown to space aboard Soyuz for the Expedition 40/41 mission campaign. Victor Glover: Pilot @AstroVicGlover Pomona, California native, Naval Aviator, test pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet, Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler, selected in NASA’s astronaut class of 2013. Victor had flown to space aboard Crew-1 in 2021, the first operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS, serving in the Expedition 64/65 mission campaign in which he was able to complete 4 spacewalks, totaling 168 days in orbit. Christina Koch: Mission Specialist @Astro_Christina Grand Rapids, Michigan native, experienced engineer, researcher, and instructor, selected in NASA’s astronaut class of 2013. Christina has previously flown to space aboard Soyuz MS-12, launching in 2019 - during her time in orbit, she served as a Flight Engineer on the ISS during the Expedition 50/60/61 mission campaign. She also completed a total of 6 spacewalks, totaling 42 hours and 15 minutes outside station - time accumulated in space? 328 days. Jeremy Hansen: Mission Specialist @Astro_Jeremy London, Ontario native, Canadian Armed Forces pilot of the CF-18, selected as a recruit into the Canadian Space Agency in 2011. Colonel Hansen’s service to both his education and military commitments are extensive: Top Air Force Graduate from the Royal Military College of Canada in May 1999, The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 2014, amongst several other accolades. He has participated in numerous scientific programs including the NEEMO 19 subterranean mission and worked as station capcom in 2011. Artemis II will be his first trip to space. 📸 @realmaxq for NSF