#the rocket to the moon

[aokuro-san]

Another Thea von Harbou book to love. Or at least I already love it 💘.

If I tell you the truth, I can't find the words.

"The Rocket to the Moon or Woman in the Moon or The girl in the Moon" has been everything she expected and a little more. I have marked and underlined so many things in the e-book document that I would be afraid to actually have the physical version (just kidding, haha, I know how to control myself very well if I want! Also, it is such an out-of-print story that I am grateful for having almost gotten it casually).

I have enjoyed this trip to the Moon so much that I would repeat it a thousand times. Not only because Thea has improved the beautiful, but imperfect narrative structure that I saw in "Metropolis", but because she knows how to give the right, exact amounts of what she wants to offer us, keeping us trapped in a adventure simple, but, in the end, perfect in each and every one of its areas. Science fiction based on the rumors and hypotheses of the time? A cup! A love triangle, much more complex than it seems at first glance, and that influences the plot until a moving finale? Three more cups, my friend! Cosmic horror? Yes Yes Yes! Don't miss out, especially with the terrifying Walt Turner! And how about a dash of gore? Surprising, but let's move

and on to the equally amazing secrets hidden in the lunar mountains!

Guess all that glitters isn't gold, huh, Manfeld?

Anyway, I loved it, people. I already had expectations for his previous novel and the synopsis, but von Harbou has achieved - again - EVERYTHING YOU CAN ACHIEVE IN A READER WITH A GOOD STORY.

I think I'm going to have to classify her as one of my favorite authors, because it's clear that she never disappoints me.

5/5.

[nasa]

ALT: This video shows blades of grass moving in the wind on a beautiful day at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. In the background, we see the 212-foot-core stage for the powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket used for Artemis I. The camera ascends, revealing the core stage next to a shimmering body of water as technicians lead it towards NASA’s Pegasus barge. Credit: NASA

The SLS (Space Launch System) Core Stage by Numbers

Technicians with NASA and SLS core stage lead contractor Boeing, along with RS-25 engines lead contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, are nearing a major milestone for the Artemis II mission. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for Artemis II is fully assembled and will soon be shipped via barge from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Once there, it will be prepped for stacking and launch activities.

Get to know the core stage – by the numbers.

Standing 212 feet tall and measuring 27.6 feet in diameter, the SLS core stage is the largest rocket stage NASA has ever built. Due to its size, the hardware must be shipped aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge.

900 miles

Once loaded, the barge – which was updated to accommodate the giant core stage -- will travel 900 miles to Florida across inland and ocean waterways. Once at Kennedy, teams with our Exploration Ground Systems team will complete checkouts for the core stage prior to stacking preparations.

18 Miles + 500 Sensors

As impressive as the core stage is on the outside, it’s also incredible on the inside. The “brains” of the rocket consist of three flight computers and special avionics systems that tell the rocket what to do. This is linked to 18 miles of cabling and more than 500 sensors and systems to help feed fuel and steer the four RS-25 engines.

8.8 million

Speaking of engines… Our SLS Moon rocket generates approximately 8.8 million pounds of thrust at launch. Two million pounds come from the four powerful RS-25 engines at the base of the core stage, while each of the two solid rocket boosters produces a maximum thrust of 3.6 million pounds. Together, the engines and boosters will help launch a crew of four Artemis astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft beyond Earth orbit to venture around the Moon.

733,000 Gallons

Achieving the powerful thrust required at launch calls for a large amount of fuel - 733,000 gallons, to be precise. The stage has two huge propellant tanks that hold the super-cooled liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that make the rocket “go.” A new liquid hydrogen storage sphere has recently been built at Kennedy, which can store 1.25 million gallons of liquid hydrogen.

Four

The number four doesn’t just apply to the RS-25 engines. It’s also the number of astronauts who will fly inside our Orion spacecraft atop our SLS rocket for the first crewed Artemis mission. When NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover along with CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen launch, they will be the first astronauts returning to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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[yugirimistwalker]

[jadeazora]

Y'all remember the Secret Teams merch back when Ultra came out? We need more villain team-themed merch lines, the art was so cool! 🤩

(I actually have the Cyrus, Ghetsis, and Lysandre shirts from this line, as well as their Pikachu plushies + Guzma's. It's some of my favorite merch!)

[agoldengalaxy]

me at any minor inconvenience

[cloudysfluffs]

he is such a little shit /affectionate

nsfw/kink blogs please dni!

[without-ado]

Falcon 9 over the Moon l John Kraus

[alexriesart]

The Kickstarter for my book 'Other Worlds' has passed 570 followers! Thank you. As a result we have announced our first round of stretch goals!

Check them out and support it here :)

Some freelance illustration featured in the book; two 'hoppers', one for moving between sites on Luna, the other Mars.

I snuck in a linear aerospike...

[consucookie1050]

I haven’t finished usum but this is what I think team rainbow rocket is like. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong

[ranchdressing3]

this is one of the funniest moments in the entire series

[no-one-turose-shipper]

🌌⏳|| I think Cyrus and Lysandre would be friends or maybe acquainted coworkers

The fact that it's (kinda) canon is crazyyyy

[retropopcult]

A rare nighttime photograph of Monsanto's Hall of Chemistry at Disneyland, 1959.

(Here is a late '50s shot of it in the daytime for comparison)

[nasa]

Moonbound: One Year Since Artemis I

On this day last year, the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft lit up the sky and embarked on the revolutionary mission to the Moon and back. The first integrated flight test of the rocket and spacecraft continued for 25.5 days, validating NASA’s deep exploration systems and setting the stage for humanity’s return to the lunar surface.

On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket met or exceeded all expectations during its debut launch on Artemis I. The twin solid rocket booster motors responsible for producing more than 7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff reached their performance target, helping SLS and the Orion spacecraft reach a speed of about 4,000 mph in just over two minutes before the boosters separated.

Quite a few payloads caught a ride aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission: In addition to a number of small scientific satellites called CubeSats, a manikin named Commander Moonikin Campos sat in the commander’s seat. A Snoopy doll served as a zero-gravity indicator — something that floats inside the spacecraft to demonstrate microgravity. 

During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the International Space Station orbits Earth. This surpassed the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, previously set during Apollo 13.

The Orion spacecraft arrived back home to planet Earth on Dec. 11, 2022. During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown. 

Recovery teams successfully retrieved the spacecraft and delivered it back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for de-servicing operations, which included removing the payloads (like Snoopy and Commander Moonikin Campos) and analyzing the heat shield.  

With the Artemis I mission under our belt, we look ahead to Artemis II — our first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon inside Orion, practicing piloting the spacecraft and validating the spacecraft’s life support systems. The Artemis II crew includes: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 

As we look ahead to Artemis II, we build upon the incredible success of the Artemis I mission and recognize the hard work and achievements of the entire Artemis team. Go Artemis!

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[jadeazora]

I just wanted to share some official Alolan art for the UB/Necrozma-themed GO Fest today 😁

[nendracula]

ohhh roxie

yes this is how im coping with the new games ending