Imagine you come back from the moon and this is one of the first things you see pic.twitter.com/XYQAp82A5Q
— Simone (@girlpowertbh) April 11, 2026
Congrats @MichaelGllghr !!! 🚀 https://t.co/RW5KsMlIsP pic.twitter.com/nyddXfyfnm
— Simone (@girlpowertbh) April 11, 2026
(There were some (a handful?) of voices before the launch wwarning they were being reckless and that the heat shield might fail disastrously)I am hesitant to get ahead of a proper data review, but I understand the space community’s curiosity, especially when imagery can give the impression of a problem.
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) April 12, 2026
As you would expect, engineers were eager to inspect the heat shield, starting with diver imagery shortly after…
A patch worn by a Navy diver on the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha before recovering the Orion spacecraft on Friday after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. (August Clawson/U.S. Navy) pic.twitter.com/P457RFnMlk
— chad garland (@chadgarland) April 11, 2026
Are they selling these anywhere? https://t.co/N1z6OTVWDf pic.twitter.com/4y5U2d0G3V
— Air Superior (@airsuperiorx) April 11, 2026
it’s even cooler 🥲
— Alyssa 🌻 (@alyssaleann) April 11, 2026
“come with me, space cowboy” https://t.co/I9Mde0kutz pic.twitter.com/44BipF1sQ0
for artemis 1, the patch said "see you space cowboy" which certainly confirms its a Bebop reference! pic.twitter.com/yBUgmEBESN
— c0rqi (@c0rqiYT) April 11, 2026
I was supposed to leave Rise in Integrity….but that was not something I was going to do. I stuffed that little guy in a dry bag we had in our survival kit and hooked the bag onto my pressure suit.
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) April 11, 2026
PS- it’s hard not to love this little guy. I cant let Rise out of my sight…currently tethered to my water bottle. pic.twitter.com/U8UZYUVQiy
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) April 11, 2026
Reid & Rise…bonded for life. https://t.co/zfKGnUkaec pic.twitter.com/qcLxyT5UvB
— BRANDON M. WYNN (@BrandonMWynn) April 11, 2026