'The Eagle Has Landed' - 57 Years Ago

Fifty-seven years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings in history to land on the moon.

JFK and Man on the Moon - 65 Years Ago

American greatness.

Trump Welcomes Artemis II Astronauts to Oval Office

AMERICAN HEROES! 🇺🇸🚀

President Trump welcomes the incredible Artemis II astronauts to the Oval Office after their historic trip around the Moon, an epic moment for our nation! pic.twitter.com/cHLXFJ8KuR

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 29, 2026

Victor Glover Spreads the Word of God

NEW: Astronaut Victor Glover shares the gospel to a crowd who welcomed him back home to Houston, Texas.

People were seen lining the streets to welcome Glover back home.

“Some of us have never met before. And you know whose fault that is? Ours. So let's choose to do this. Let's… pic.twitter.com/xMLozkJtLr

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 13, 2026

Beautiful.

Artemis II - Splashdown

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end. pic.twitter.com/1yjAgHEOYl

— NASA (@NASA) April 11, 2026

Make Pluto a Planet Again

🛰️ PLEADING FOR PLUTO: Earlier this week, Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page had a hand in getting a 10-year-old girl's message to NASA asking for Pluto to be made a planet again, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman replied to his post on X. Boylan joins FOX Weather to talk… pic.twitter.com/32AZNq3zhs

— FOX Weather (@foxweather) April 10, 2026

#BREAKING 🚨: NASA admin Jared Isaacman responds to a letter from a 10-year-old asking to make Pluto a planet again

"We are looking into this." pic.twitter.com/hL1bEEUxjX

— Latest in space (@latestinspace) April 9, 2026

Artemis II - Coming Home

LIVE: They are coming home.

Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). https://t.co/n3vZE2rcFv

— NASA (@NASA) April 10, 2026

Artemis II - Just Before Going Out of Radio Communication with Earth

🚨 BREAKING: Incredible moment as Artemis II pilot Victor Glover shares the Gospel mere MOMENTS before reaching the back side of the Moon, losing communication with Earth

"Christ said, in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are."… pic.twitter.com/VkfCd5TxUv

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 6, 2026

NASA Artemis passing close to the Moon pic.twitter.com/jLvGoW1IR9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2026

National Mall Celebrates the Launch of Artemis II

Cheering on the astronauts and crew of Artemis II from America’s Front Yard. Out of this world!
🚀🇺🇸🏛️🌳🌕 pic.twitter.com/PAmAgad1s3

— The National Mall (@TheNationalMall) April 1, 2026

Artemis II Launch Is Real

A viewer demanded I touch the grass behind me to prove it wasn’t CGI on a green screen. pic.twitter.com/XRDJhluMBY

— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 2, 2026

Kid Excited About Artemis II Launch

NEW: Kid gives a blunt answer after a CNN reporter asked him why he was excited about the Artemis II launch.

Reporter: "Why do you want to be here? Why do you love space? Why do you love being a part of history?"

Kid: "We're going back to the freakin' moon, that's why!" pic.twitter.com/KndFjaE66l

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 1, 2026

Funny.

Artemis II Launch - Moon Mission

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars. pic.twitter.com/ENQA4RTqAc

— NASA (@NASA) April 1, 2026

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). https://t.co/X27QJejNDt

— NASA (@NASA) April 1, 2026

Be proud. Your tax dollars at work.

Artemis II - To the Moon

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026

Meteor in Ohio

A meteor causes a loud boom across Ohio as it enters the atmosphere, NASA confirms. 😳

Credit: Kelly Wallin via Storyful pic.twitter.com/5P5rzcO7Fb

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 17, 2026

WTF was that!' Dash cam catches rare meteor over Ohio https://t.co/zw0CwgACDs pic.twitter.com/Bx8iYz6NcY

— New York Post (@nypost) March 17, 2026

According to the National Weather Service, a fireball and white streaks in the skies over Pennsylvania and Ohio - seen as far as Virginia and Canada - were most likely the signs of a meteorite landing near Cleveland.

Watch OAN on Spectrum and YouTube TV Today! pic.twitter.com/fKvCIkzaOY

— One America News (@OANN) March 17, 2026

From nine years ago, when a meteor crossed the Wisconsin sky:

Pretty cool to see everyone on twitter from Illinois to Wisconsin and Minnesota ALL talking about a possible #Meteor. Something like this??? pic.twitter.com/oWDgD0CuyS

— Ben Hutchison (@BennyHutch) February 6, 2017

I saw a very bright flash across the window shade. It looked like a nearby flash of lightning would.

I checked the radar and the sky is clear.

I freaked out a bit. Then, I heard the boom.

I went online and thankfully found that I wasn't going crazy.

Really, really strange.


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Video:

Another video of Wisconsin #meteor report @NWSMKX @NWSGreenBay https://t.co/EypzN4YHeC

— Carlos R. Munoz (@ReadCarlos) February 6, 2017

228 am - Here's video of the meteor! Taken in Plover, Wisconsin #swiwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/AQ6gh5Vk8p

— NWS Milwaukee (@NWSMKX) February 6, 2017

Video of Meteor near Milwaukee Wisconsin courtesy of Marcella Canfora. #wiwx #meteor #wisconsin pic.twitter.com/FJZm3V87Su

— Tom Purdy (@TomPurdyWI) February 6, 2017

Sightings:

Midwest #meteor sighting reports: https://t.co/c7jddV8dXF

— Bob Krizmanich (@bkrizphoto) February 6, 2017

Fond du Lac residents in 5 counties in Wisconsin reported large meteor blast with green light in the area around 1:30 a.m., police checking.

— IndependentRidersUS (@MotoRidingGroup) February 6, 2017

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UPDATE, from WISN:

A meteor passing over Lake Michigan early Monday morning lit up the sky in several states and shook houses with its sonic boom.

...Meteorologist Jeff Last of the National Weather Service's office in Green Bay said the meteor was accompanied by a sonic boom that shook houses in the region.

Last said radar shows the meteor passing over Lake Michigan, but he said it wasn't clear if it landed in the water or if it broke up in the sky.

UPDATE, from CBS 58:

An apparent meteor streaked across the Midwestern sky early Monday morning. The American Meteor Society has received more than 170 reports of a fireball crossing the Wisconsin sky around1:25 AM. The green fireball was seen in Wisconsin and Illinois, but the AMS has received other reports of seeing the fireball from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota and Ontario, Canada.

The AMS estimates the trajectory of the meteor as traveling from the southwest to the northeast, ending its flight over Lake Michigan somewhere between Manitowoc and Sheboygan.

When it's around 1:30 in the morning and you see a massive flash that's seemingly inexplicable, and then you hear a very loud boom, also inexplicable, it's scary.

I'm glad it turned out to be a phenomenon of nature.

Space Shuttle Columbia - 23 Years Ago

Twenty-three years ago today, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

Space Shuttle Challenger - 40 Years Ago

Forty years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after launch.

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: Ladies and gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering.

Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss.

Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we've never lost an astronaut in flight; we've never had a tragedy like this. And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle; but they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly. We mourn seven heroes: Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. We mourn their loss as a nation together.

For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we're thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, "Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy." They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us.

We've grown used to wonders in this century. It's hard to dazzle us. But for 25 years the United States space program has been doing just that. We've grown used to the idea of space, and perhaps we forget that we've only just begun. We're still pioneers. They, the members of the Challenger crew, were pioneers.

And I want to say something to the schoolchildren of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle's takeoff. I know it is hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It's all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them.

I've always had great faith in and respect for our space program, and what happened today does nothing to diminish it. We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

We'll continue our quest in space. There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue.

I want to add that I wish I could talk to every man and woman who works for NASA or who worked on this mission and tell them: "Your dedication and professionalism have moved and impressed us for decades. And we know of your anguish. We share it."

There's a coincidence today. On this day 390 years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard ship off the coast of Panama. In his lifetime the great frontiers were the oceans, and an historian later said, "He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it." Well, today we can say of the Challenger crew: Their dedication was, like Drake's, complete.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."

Trump Nominates Jared Isaacman as Administrator of NASA

♥️🚀🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3SVR8U7lrO

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2025

JUST IN: President Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA, saying he is "ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era."

Isaacman commanded the first all-civilian spaceflight mission to orbit Earth in 2021.

He also founded Draken International, where he built the… pic.twitter.com/UwWU6Q5awF

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 4, 2025

Thank you, Mr. President @POTUS, for this opportunity. It will be an honor to serve my country under your leadership. I am also very grateful to @SecDuffy, who skillfully oversees @NASA alongside his many other responsibilities.

The support from the space-loving community has… pic.twitter.com/CUpyTXfB14

— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) November 4, 2025

Plans to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

🚨 BREAKING: Trump interim NASA Administrator and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a NUCLEAR REACTOR on the MOON, per POLITICO. pic.twitter.com/C0Q0osMgC8

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 4, 2025

I didn't know there were plans to do this.

The announcement is probably a signal to put China on notice that we aren't taking our eyes off space.

'The Eagle Has Landed' - 56 Years Ago

Fifty-six years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings in history to land on the moon.

Starship 36 Explodes

BREAKING: Starship 36 has been lost. It exploded just moments before the scheduled test. 😭

pic.twitter.com/FB3VP59eNO

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) June 19, 2025

Just a scratch

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2025