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Japanese astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the moon (bottom right)

Will you see @SpaceX's Dragon Endurance streak through the skies as #Crew5 heads home tonight? This map highlights where and when Crew-5 is most likely to be visible immediately before splashdown at 9:02pm ET (0202 UTC March 12). Share your photos if you spot it! https://t.co/OgJIsctpOv

Waning Gibbous Moon

Tonight's window for @RocketLab's Electron launch from Wallops opens at 6 p.m. ET. Weather continues to be 70% favorable. Unfortunately it's a bit cloudy out there right now, but if things clear up, those along the East Coast may catch a glimpse of Electron's flight. https://t.co/j4ZcToTWDH

ABORT. Relativity's launch countdown halted after engine start, but before liftoff of the Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral. https://t.co/yrPxAKDpYQ https://t.co/Nj6yTtDqoF

Visibility map for NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission as Dragon Endurance reenters the atmosphere tonight (March 11)

It took a lot of software engineering to get astronauts to the Moon. In this now-iconic photo, Margaret Hamilton, who led the Apollo flight software design, stands next to listings of the Apollo Guidance Computer source code: https://t.co/cltglVSA6j #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/gcQs9wb982

Many of us grew up with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Today, The Planetary Society CEO is keeping us on track in space! ⬇️ https://t.co/6EKLLI94RB https://t.co/wt6cSe54Hv

ABORT. Relativity Space's countdown was halted at T-minus 45 seconds. With the end of the launch window, that means today's Terran 1 launch attempt has been scrubbed. https://t.co/yrPxAKDpYQ https://t.co/AedFxHVN0i

“More than 50 years ago, a fire killed three Apollo astronauts. My grandfather was there.” Read the full harrowing reflection on the Apollo 1 tragedy from our latest Air & Space Quarterly: https://t.co/vE4NeRXWDv #ASQ https://t.co/EdsSYPzbym

Jupiter viewed from the bottom look like the iris of an eye [690x690]

Relativity Space aborts launch of Terran 1, the world's first 3D-printed rocket, twice in 1 day https://t.co/iWyqjOpRtA https://t.co/27e14Ee35H

Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch again https://t.co/8BGyAGWzSO

Nearly 50 years elapsed between these two photos (Apollo 17 - 12:33am EST / Dec 7th 1972, Artemis I - 1:47am EST / Nov 16th 2022)

The twin-engine Caudron G.4 has great significance as an early light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft in World War I, and was later used as a training aircraft after its combat effectiveness was reduced. The prototype Caudron G.4 flew for the first time in March 1915. https://t.co/EgExtft02z