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NASA was forced to end a critical fueling test of its giant Artemis 2 rocket early in the wee hours of Tuesday, delaying its mission to launch astronauts around the moon by at least a month.

Tanking operations began smoothly yesterday (Feb. 2) after mission managers polled "go" to begin procedures, but hydrogen leaks detected at the SLS tail service mast umbilical quick disconnect on the launch platform put technicians into a troubleshooting mode most of the afternoon.

src: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-had-3-years-to-fix-fuel-leaks-on-its-artemis-moon-rocket-why-are-they-still-happening
#space #moon #artemis #nasa

After I set up my tripod, I had a few minutes waiting for the full moon to rise, so I took the time to clean up a forgotten memorial. The fabric flowers had blown away and a light had lost one of its faded glass blooms, so I gathered them up and put them back in place. The full #moon was lovely when it rose over the Galiuro Mountains.
#Arizona #arizonaTrail

#moon

moonlight contemplations
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Fly me to the moon, geese taking flight at dawn #birds #moon #nature #wildlife #photography

#natur #nature #moon #mond #gutenacht #gutenmorgen #sonnenaufgang #sunrise #iphone17pro

In Bild Mitte der Mond, links ein paar Wolken
In the center of the image is the moon, with a few clouds on the left.

Oben im Bild grauschwarze Wolken, dann eine Wolken Öffnung gelb orange gefärbter Himmel, unten wieder grau schwarze Wolken und ein paar Lichter von Dörfer
At the top of the image are gray-black clouds, then an opening in the clouds with a yellow-orange sky, and at the bottom are gray-black clouds again and a few lights from villages

Evening all.

#Moon #Fjord #Photography #Photo

#Image attribution: W.carter, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waxing_half_moon_over_Brofjorden_1.jpg.

An image of a "Waxing half moon over Brofjorden as seen from Sandvik, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden."

Morning moon

#morning #moon #LookUp #sky

"Apollo 8 saved 1968. Artemis II may work similar magic today."

Jeffrey Kluger for TIME: https://time.com/7346146/artemis-ii-launch-nasa-astronauts-moon-mission/

#Longreads #Space #Moon #NASA #Astronaut #Lunar #OuterSpace #Artemis

Moon over Chateau (Dordogne, France, 2025)

#photography #fotografie #fotografia
#photographie #france #architecture #moon #medieval #historical #travelphotography

a view up to over a deep courtyard wall at two towers of an old castle and the moon above

Moonlight Scene, Houses in Background, Léon Bonvin

The trees and the grass sticking up in silhouette seem real to me, alive. I can imagine the wind blowing and the eerie quiet. I like also that the foreground is dark, our immediate circumstances are unknown, presumed safe? There could be anything right here. But it seems safe and quiet to me? good place to take a little walk 🤫

#art #nocturne #moon #fullMoon #tree #silhouette #late #sleep #quiet #home

in the night sky above, the full moon is making the light transparent hazy clouds glow, with some stars visible here and there. In front of this in very dark silhouette are trees and grasses and a house with a dim light in a window.

If an Artemis crew were stranded on the Moon, they should just eat the helium-3 devoutly believed to exist there in vast piles and drifts.
#helium3 #Moon #Artemis

Interlune digs into opportunities for lunar construction
Interlune is leveraging a $150,000 NASA contract to develop develop lunar trenching and excavation technology — and although the primary goal is to extract valuable helium-3 from moon dirt, the project also signals the company’s broader play for lunar infrastructure.

Interlune’s work
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/04/interlune-digs-into-opportunities-for-lunar-construction/
#GeekWire #Artemis #Interlune #Mining #Moon #NASA #Space

Seattle-based #Interlune was created to seek out and harvest #helium3 and other resources on the #moon - but now it's also aiming to help #NASA build base camps and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/ #Space #Artemis

Prototype excavator being tested on a rocky patch of land

Moonset over the mountains

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#senryu by Laurence Stacy. Laurence teaches English & literature courses at Kennesaw State University. He is also the recent coauthor of Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai. In addition to studying poetics, he is a longtime martial artist, and is interested in connections between the disciplines he enjoys. #poetry #haiku #goodbye #moon

MIDNIGHT MONSTERS: A Startled Moontinkifer
Do not be afraid. Like many night creatures, they just wish to be left alone. These secretive beings often hide in the shadows, except when the moon is full and bright. The midnight moon is their time of wonder and if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you just may witness some magical happenings. This particular midnight monster is called Moontinkifer and can be found high up in the Balkan mountain range on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia . It was not easy getting to this destination, but I have found it worth the effort, expense and skinned knees. Legend says that if one is lucky enough to spot them during the day, they appear as drab, colorless creatures, almost invisible against the mountain landscape of rocks and boulders. They shine (literally) at night when they come out of their hiding places to dance. Moonlight causes a shimmering transformation from dull gray to a luminous rainbow colored glow! It is believed that the glimmer of incandescent color and magical movements is their way of attracting a mate. Otherwise, they appear to be quite shy, non-aggressive individuals, who unfortunately, startle easily.
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A startled looking creature stares with alarm at the viewer, frozen in place. Drawn in pencil with purple, green and bits of other colors. Behind its head, a white circle of moon. (FULL image)

Wednesday morning moon

#photography #astronomy #moon
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ThE 92% moon rising 🌖

#イマソラ #月 #月の出 #sky #moon #moonrise #photography

Where Silence Glows
Pure magic as the great red moon quietly rises. The sea greets it with a brief unrest, then gently settles again. You stand there, silent, witnessing the moment as the night takes reign.

#sea #seascape #meer #seaWednesday #meerMittwoch #landscape #landscapePhotography #nature #moon #night #art #MastoArt

#moon

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