SpaceMaxxxing

The space shuttle Discovery, carrying seven astronauts, completed a two-week journey covering over 6.2 million miles. It landed on Tuesday morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board the orbiter were Commander Alan Poindexter, Pilot Jim Dutton, and Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson, Rick Mastracchio, Clay Anderson, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, and Naoko Yamazaki from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The STS-131 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) involved three spacewalks, installing equipment outside the ISS, and moving thousands of pounds of cargo and supplies from the orbiter to various spots on the station.

ASA has released an unprecedented video capturing Kennedy Space Center's solid rocket booster (SRB) recovery ships in action as they retrieve SRB segments from the Atlantic Ocean after a space shuttle launch. This remarkable footage is from the most recent shuttle mission, STS-133, marking Discovery's final flight on February 24. Following each space shuttle launch, the crews of Liberty Star and Freedom Star diligently recover the spent boosters from the ocean and transport them back to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. After processing, these boosters are shipped to Utah for refurbishment and potential storage, contributing to the cost-effective reusability of these critical components.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission documented its rover's thrilling landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. This video showcases authentic footage captured by multiple cameras integrated into the rover's entry, descent, and landing system. These camera angles encompass a view from the spacecraft's descent stage, which functions as a rocket-powered jet pack aiding the rover's descent to its landing site; a rover-mounted camera gazing upwards at the descent stage; an aeroshell-mounted camera, situated atop the capsule protecting the rover, capturing the parachute; and a rover-mounted camera pointing downward at the Martian surface.

In the shadow of Apollo's first steps on the Moon, Artemis lurks, beckoning humanity towards a sinister future. It unlocks the gateway for us to eternally toil and dwell on an alien world for the very first time. The lunar surface, once a mere stepping stone, now becomes a sinister proving ground for our impending domination of Mars. This forthcoming chapter in exploration ensures our relentless grip on the cosmos. Prepare, for we are descending upon the Moon once more, with no intention of ever leaving. This is our malevolent path to cosmic conquest!