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Going to space is just the beginning. It's what you do when you get there that matters most. Official space account of @LockheedMartin .

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Lockheed Martin Space
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A lunar view hardly ever seen. 🤩 Since the Moon is tidally locked with the rotation of the Earth, this view cannot be seen from our home planet.
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We just…wow…
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What a sight to behold! 🚀 The @NASA_Orion spacecraft, built by us, has cleared the tower and is headed to the Moon!
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After the samples are recovered, we’ll launch the first rocket from the surface of Mars to bring these samples back to Earth.
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NASA Mars
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One small sample tube. Built on Earth by caring humans; filled on Mars by an inquisitive robot. Now it sits waiting for a potential pickup and return journey, not many years from now. #MarsSampleReturn Read more:
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Is this real life? (Yes, it is.) 🌖 We’ve got a doozy of a video to share this morning. Checkout this stunning video from the solar array wing camera of @NASA_Orion ! 🤩
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Breathtaking. 🌎 @NASA_Orion has returned the first images of Earth and we cannot get enough of these views.
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If anyone needs a new wallpaper for your phone or desktop...👇
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In absolute awe.
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Simply the best way to end #Artemis 1's final #Moonday . What a show @NASA_Orion put on for us today.
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Gotcha!
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Whoa. 🤯 Y'all seeing this? @NASA_Orion , designed and built by us, snapped this selfie using the camera on one of the solar array wings IN DEEP SPACE WHILE FLYING TO THE MOON! 🌖
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Unbelievable. Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse of the Earth from the far side of the Moon? 🛰️🌖🌎 @NASA_Orion has.
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Humbling. This is the whole world in one photo, taken by @NASA_Orion ’s solar array wing camera from just above the lunar surface. It just keeps getting better.
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Soooo, how’s everyone feeling? 😬
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Bruh. This one is the most movie-like video from the @NASAArtemis launch yet. 🤯 Watch the Launch Abort System, designed and built by our engineers, jettison from inside @NASA_Orion !
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Y’all. We did it. 🎤 #micdrop
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Thanks for the ride, @esa . 🥹 We should do this again soon.
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How soon is too soon to get excited for #Artemis II? 🌙 Check out the flight path for @NASA_Orion ’s next Moon mission. ⬇️
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Tomorrow. 👀 @NASA_Orion returns.
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Sliding into the weekend like…
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. 🌎 🌕 🌕 🌕 🌎 #ThrowbackThursday to flight day 13 of the @NASAArtemis I mission. Check out this time-lapse of the Moon transiting across the Earth, captured by @NASA_Orion . 🤩
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Alien tech or @theF35 ? You decide. #WorldUFODay
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We’re still not over it.
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What a ride! Thanks to @NASA_SLS for the boost. 🚀 Hey @NASA and @esa , lets go to the Moon! 🌖
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Them: “Why is space exploration so important?” Us:
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Sssssssmokin’
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You’ve heard of #ElfontheShelf , but have you also heard of…
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We spy @NASA_Orion 👀
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Them: “iF tHiS iS iN sPaCe WheRe ArE tHe StArS??” The rest of us:
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🚨 New, absolutely incredible @NASA_Orion footage to cure your Tuesday blues! 🚨 Orion splashed down on Dec. 11, bringing the @NASAArtemis I mission to a close.
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One. More. Sleep. #WeAreGoing #Artemis
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12 hours til @NASA_Orion ’s re-entry and splashdown! Will you be watching?
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A single drop in the ocean.
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Okay, this is just wild. 😲 The #JunoMission spacecraft, developed by us, completed a flyby of Jupiter on September 29, 2022 and returned some amazing imagery, including this look at the storms raging across the Jovian atmosphere. 🌀
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We can’t get over how flawless this launch was. @NASA_SLS might be the most photogenic rocket rocket ever built. 🤩 📸
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The future of spaceflight is clear. Actually, it's nuclear. @DARPA has awarded us a contract to develop a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP)-powered spacecraft under the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project, the first demo of an NTP system in space.
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There and back again. Check out @NASA_Orion 's flight path for the @NASAArtemis I mission. ⬇
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This view is only going to get better. 🤩 Up next: lunar flyby. 🌖
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Surf's up! 🤙
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✨New @NASA_Orion video clip✨ We call this one, “A Delicate Balance.” The @LockheedMartin -built Orion views our terrestrial home and its lunar satellite just before setting a distance record for a spacecraft designed for humans of 270,000 miles away from Earth. 🤯
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STILL NOT OVER IT. There were plenty of incredible space moments in 2022. Like the Moon transiting the Earth as seen from @NASA_Orion during the @NASAArtemis I mission. 🌕 🌎 What was your favorite space moment from this year?
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GREEEEEEEN
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How it started on this day in 1903 vs how it’s going in 2022. Happy #WrightBrothersDay !
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🌎 🚀 🌕 We're looking back at some of our favorite photos of @NASA_Orion from the incredible @NASAArtemis mission. 📸Expand an image to see more.
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🌎 🌕 On this day in 1968, astronaut Bill Anders of Apollo 8 captured this stunning photograph of the Earth rising over the Moon, giving the world a breathtaking look at our blue marble.
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How much is that doggy in the window? Don't worry! Snoopy is safely secured inside @NASA_Orion . But we just thought it'd be fun to imagine seeing him from the solar array wing camera. Learn more about Snoopy's ride to deep space:
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The whole world in our rearview. 🌎 The @NASA_Orion spacecraft, built by our engineers, is already 1/3rd of the way to the Moon, traveling at 2,500mph. Onward to the Moon! 🌖
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2022 was an amazing year for space videos, photography and imagery. 📸 What were some of the best? Drop your favorites in the replies ⬇️
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Yeeeeeeet! 🚀 This video shows @NASA_Orion ’s launch abort system (LAS), built by our engineers, being jettisoned following the successful launch of @NASA_SLS ! 🤯
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On April 3, we'll find out who will be the first four human passengers to fly onboard @NASA_Orion to the Moon. We can't wait to meet the @NASAArtemis II astronauts! 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀👩‍🚀👨‍🚀
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Oh the places you'll go... Check out @NASA_Orion 's orbital path during the @NASAArtemis I mission.
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Titan your seatbelts! @NASA has confirmed that development of the Dragonfly rotorcraft will continue into final design, construction and testing as it progresses toward its historic mission to Saturn's moon Titan, launching in July 2028. We are excited to help bring Dragonfly
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Space rocks! 🪨 #OSIRISREx
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Launching into 2023 like…
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Tomorrow. 👀 @NASA_Orion is set to make its final flyby of the Moon as it prepares for return home. Coverage on @NASA TV begins at 9:00am EST with the powered flyby burn set for 11:43 am EST. Mark your calendars! 🗓️
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Sunday means finishing weekend projects. Can’t get too distrac—Ooooo shiny! ✨
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Off to new heights! Thanks for the lift, @SpaceX .
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After a successful launch from @NASAKennedy at 5:26pm ET (2126 UTC), @NOAA ’s GOES-U is on its way to geostationary orbit, where it’ll assist in the study of weather on Earth and in space.
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And as a part of @NASA 's Mars Sample Return, we will help bring these samples back to Earth by launching the first rocket from the surface of another planet. 🚀
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NASA Artemis
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We’re celebrating the start of @NASAPersevere ’s third year on Mars. The rover recently deposited ten samples of Martian soil. As Percy continues to study the Martian surface, scientists gain new insights that may help future explorers on the Red Planet.
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Get in, we're going to the Moon. 😎 @NASA_Orion 's optical navigation camera captured this black-and-white photo of the lunar surface during its flyby yesterday morning. 🌕
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It’s a real life time machine. ⏳ One year ago today, on Christmas morning, we witnessed the launch of @NASAWebb , with the @LockheedMartin -built #NIRCam primary imager, ushering in a new age of deep space discovery! 🔭
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One heck of a boom! 💥 We conducted a burst test of our expandable inflatable habitat that greatly exceeded expectations, bursting at 285 psi, 6x the max operating pressure. These inflatable habitats will provide astronauts with a safe environment for work in deep space.
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Goodnight Moon 🌕
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There's no such thing as too many @NASA_SLS rollout photos. A few of our favorites below. 📷
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Felt cute, might delete later. 🤳 One month ago, we got to see one of @NASA_Orion ’s first space selfies. We’re already missing these views…
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Heading into the weekend like... We can't stop watching GOES-U blast off to orbit. (Tip: It's best with headphones. 🎧)
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Anyone order more Moon photos from @NASA_Orion ? The details in these images from Orion’s Optical Navigation camera are truly extraordinary! 🌖
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We have touchdown!! Join us in celebrating @NASA 's first-ever asteroid sample delivery, courtesy of the #OSIRISREx spacecraft!
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Coming soon to a Pacific Ocean near you. 🌊 @NASA_Orion , built by our engineers, is set to splashdown off the coast of California on Sunday, Dec 11. Watch splashdown coverage on @NASA TV beginning at 11am EST! 📺
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Grab your headphones. Sit back. Play on loop. Relive this moment. 🎧😎 #Artemis #WeWent
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Don't miss tonight's planetary conjunction! Venus and Jupiter are about 415 million miles apart, but they'll appear next to each other in the sky tonight just after sunset. Be sure to check it out and post your best photos of the planetary phenomena in the replies!
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Seeing triple! 🤯 The future of @NASA_Orion is looking pretty good! The crew modules for #Artemis II, III and IV are in different production phases at @NASAKennedy in preparation for bringing astronauts back to the Moon.
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It’d be absolute lunar-cy if you Arte-miss this. 🌙 Be sure to tune in tomorrow, Nov. 21 at 7:15am ET, for @NASA_Orion ’s outbound powered flyby of the Moon. Orion will pass as close as 80 miles above the lunar surface! 📺
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@NASAArtemis Can’t contain our excitement!
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Soon. Very soon. 🌖 The Lockheed Martin-built @NASA_Orion is ready for its epic journey to the Moon. Where will you be when history is made?
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There’s just something about seeing @NASA_Orion in motion that makes this mission so surreal. 🤩 Space timelapse! Go!
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After our successful inflatable habitat burst test at our Waterton campus in Colorado, which is well-known for its elk population, we reviewed the footage and noticed that our stuffed elk mascot got a little too close for comfort... 💥 🎥 🦌
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One heck of a boom! 💥 We conducted a burst test of our expandable inflatable habitat that greatly exceeded expectations, bursting at 285 psi, 6x the max operating pressure. These inflatable habitats will provide astronauts with a safe environment for work in deep space.
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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: space rocks! @NASA has revealed the first image of the #OSIRISREx TAGSAM head. Do you see what we see? 🪨
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Sound on and dance along! 🔊 We’re proud of the work that the entire @NASA_Orion team has done for the #Artemis 1 mission. Join our celebration and dance along with Orion as it departs the Moon following today’s final flyby! 💃🕺
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What a ride. 🎢 Sound on, sit back and play on a loop. Relive the @NASAArtemis I mission with us. Go @NASA ! Go #Artemis ! Go @NASA_Orion !
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What's the best sight to see first thing in the morning? We'll go first. 🚀
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Any time you fly to the Moon, it's a celebration. Over the weekend, we put on a show for @NASA_Orion 's purposeful passengers using our #Callisto tech demo! 🎉🥳 @alexa99 , party mode! Bonus: Sound on to hear the ambience of Orion's interior as it travels in deep space. 🔊
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See you again really soon, @NASAMoon ! As we look toward splashdown on December 11, we’re reflecting on some of the incredible lunar sights we saw during the @NASAArtemis I mission. Now it’s time to bring @NASA_Orion home.
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Lunar rovers, cryogenics and gas stations in space? This is our vision for a celestial human future. ⬇️
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Always have a backup. And a backup, backup. Redundancies are crucial for astronaut safety when it comes to deep space missions to the Moon. Here's how we're keeping @NASA_Orion astronauts safe.
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How excited are you for the #Artemis II crew announcement?? Because we are this excited!👇
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Last week, @NASAJPL had to permanently end the Ingenuity helicopter's mission on Mars. 🔴 Looking back, one of our favorite moments was when Ingenuity found the Mars 2020 backshell, built by our engineers, on the Martian surface. #ThanksIngenuity
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How it started with EFT-1. 🔥 Tune into @NASA TV tomorrow to see how it’s going with @NASA_Orion and #Artemis I. Coverage begins at 11:00am EST, with splashdown at approximately 12:39pm EST. 📺
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It's not everyday someone you know receives a Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #Congratulations , @NASA Astronaut @AstroBehnken , @LockheedMartin 's director of technology acceleration, on this incredible accomplishment! 🎖👨‍🚀🚀
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It's almost launch time and we've got GPS on the menu. 🚀🛰️ On the morning of Jan. 18, the sixth GPS III satellite for @SpaceForceDoD will launch onboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as the next in the series of @LockheedMartin -built satellites. 👉:
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The @NASAArtemis II crew announcement is coming this Monday. Check out the flight path the @NASA_Astronauts will take during their historic mission to the Moon onboard @NASA_Orion .
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Lockheed Martin Space
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Congrats to @Int_Machines on the landing of the IM-1 Odysseus lander, setting the stage for future commercial missions to the Moon in support of the @NASAArtemis program. We can't wait to see #LunarTrailblazer , built by us, tag along during the launch of IM-2 later this year!
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Your order was delivered… to the Moon! 📦 @Int_Machines ' uncrewed lunar lander landed at 6:23pm ET (2323 UTC), bringing NASA science to the Moon's surface. These instruments will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under #Artemis .
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It’s the little things that tend to make our day. Like getting new photos of @NASA_SLS launching the @LockheedMartin -built #Orion spacecraft to the Moon from our stellar photographers. 📸 Too good not to share. 🚀
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Launch photographers, tap in. What's your favorite launch photo you've ever taken? 📷
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An unexpected treat! 🛰 The Lucy spacecraft, built and flown by us, discovered that main-belt asteroid, Dinkinesh, has a small friend! The L'LORRI instrument captured this image, which revealed that Dinkinesh is actually a binary asteroid pair!
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