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Mike Acs Jr.

@macsjr.bsky.social
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Rare/Vintage space photograph (and too much more) collector. Here to share/provide some factoids & obscure observations, in an effort to tacitly promote it. It ALL has to go. www.flickr.com/photos/apollo4ever/a… Retired Army Warrant Officer

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Artemis Tracker @artemistracker.app · 10/09/2026
Artemis 3 astronauts won't enter Starship, even if Orion docks with it Can a moon-lander rehearsal prove enough if the crew never goes inside? The two commercial spacecraft in the mission plan will undergo different tests, with different implications for a lunar landing.
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 26/06/2026
Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Rare, color Surveyor III photo. flic.kr/p/2kGuAiC
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sur03_v_c_o_AKP (prob. JPL photo, no. P-6587BC)
“Lunar material was dumped on white surface of Surveyor III’s footpad no. 2 by surface sampler to enable close examination of the disturbed soil under good viewing conditions. Soil was picked up sever...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Delightful ca. 1963 RCA artist’s (I think August Scotto) concept. flic.kr/p/2pdX6JB
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a_v_c_o_AKP (ca. 1963, RCA Astro-Electronics Div photo neg. no. 63-4-15C)
A fantastic RCA Astro-Electronics artist’s concept that oozes that classic 50’s sci-fi look, unintentionally. Check out the very early Lunar Excursion Module's landing struts/gear. The lunar terrain/h...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Tsiolkovsky crater, as imaged during Apollo 17. flic.kr/p/NspXMp
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a17_v_bw_o_n (AS17-139-21303)^
SPECTACULAR view of Tsiolkovskiy Crater.
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Tsiolkovsky crater, as imaged during Apollo 15. flic.kr/p/Pt6ckE
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a15_v_bw_o_n (71-H-1443, Metric-Mapping AS15-M-1031 eq)
In all its digitized high-resolution glory at the superlative LPI site: www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/images/print/AS15/M/103...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Tsiolkovsky crater, as imaged by Lunar Orbiter III. flic.kr/p/PCBe1o
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LO III_o (67-H-314, L-67-3291 eq)
Northwestern rim of Tsiolkovsky crater on the far side of the moon. “High-resolution Lunar Orbiter III view of the northwestern rim of Tsiolkovsky crater. The rim crest is in the lower right corner. ...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“The Art of NASA: THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT SOLD THE MISSIONS” By Piers Bizony Additional research: me…hot-damn! flic.kr/p/2m4x63d
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TAofN - ack
The Art of NASA: THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT SOLD THE MISSIONS, acknowledgments EVEN the letters in MY name are CAPITALIZED! 👍 "Big time I'm on my way-I'm making it Big time big time I've got to make it ...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“The Soviet Reach for The Moon” Second Edition By Nicholas L. Johnson Autographed by cosmonaut Anatoly Berezovoy, first commander of Salyut 7. flic.kr/p/2dRx63z
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The Soviet Reach for The Moon (Nicholas L. Johnson, auto)
“The Soviet Reach for The Moon”, Nicholas L. Johnson, 1995 www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/books/sovietReach/index.pdf Credit: LPI website Autographed by: www.collectspace.com/news/news-092014a-obitu...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Tranquility Base: U.S. Army Topographic Command raised relief map flic.kr/p/2dTmU8L
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a11_Tranquility Base_ raised relief map_rt oblique far (United States Army Topographic Command)
Wonderful & surely rare commemorative raised relief map of Tranquility Base, as produced by the United States Army Topographic Command (TOPOCOM), ca. 1969/70. Erroneously, an Apollo 12 photograph of P...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Neptune’s Great Dark Spot, “Dark Spot 2” & “Scooter”, as imaged by Voyager 2 in 1989. flic.kr/p/2ogCc8y
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voy2_v_c_o_TPMBK (P-34648, Voyager N32, PIA01142 eq, S-89-43304 eq)
“This photograph of Neptune was reconstructed from two images taken by Voyager 2's narrow-angle camera, through the green and clear filters. The image shows three of the features that Voyager 2 has be...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
LEM TM-1 at GAEC, 1964. flic.kr/p/P2XrUU
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a (LEM TM-1)_v_c_o_AKP (108-KSC-64C-3473, M-MS-G, 41-2-64, GAEC photo “L.E.M. no. 64408” eq)
Interior mobility study being conducted using Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) Training Model 1 (TM-1). Fascinating read on Gerd De Beek, to whom this photo was specifically to be distributed: clarences...
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Mike Acs Jr. @macsjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Gorgeous artwork by Ludwik Źiemba for Lockheed, ca. 1962. flic.kr/p/297SYi9
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a_v_bw_o_n (LEM, verso hand annotated K584)
Another masterpiece artists’ concept of an early LEM design (ca. 1962), this time depicting the ascent stage liftoff from the lunar surface. The shading, dramatic lunar terrain, engine plume and overa...
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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Andy Moore @aaandmoore.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis.
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MrBuckBuck @mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
9 years ago, today LeBron James with the best chasedown block in NBA Finals' history. 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 6/19/16
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Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 09/01/2026
OK people, I live about 90 minutes drive from Odesa, Ukraine, & 30 minutes from a bunch of Russian "peacekeepers" in Transnistria. So yeah, I don't like recent US political developments. Or NASA defunding. Or Russian involvement on the ISS. Some cool missions there though...
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Interspecies play and cooperation has always fascinated me.
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maks @buran.space · 11/01/2026
RD-150 and new Buran photos. fiftyonepointsix.com/massive-engi...
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Massive engines and an old website. Deep cuts. Vol. 3
New illustration of the RD-150 engine and rare Buran photos from a very old website.
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Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 11/01/2026
N1 video clips. Most are well known, but the bits in the factory are new to me, (at least in video form).
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Alan Baker @aebdigital.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
N-1 stuff. If you like this rocket, you should check out Nick’s book.
CGI image of an N-1 rocket on the launch pad.CGI image of an N-1 rocket taking off.Cutaway image of an N-1 rocket.CGI image of an LK lunar lander and its Blok-D crasher stage above the moon.
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Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 19/01/2026
Sokolov & Leonov, Soviet Space Art
3 cosmonauts on a red world.
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Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 22/01/2026
vimeo.com/1157171404?s... Test render, long asteroid belt animation Description I will be re-rendering this at higher quality, and 4k resolution. Music is the CC licensed "Early Frost" by Cousin Silas
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Test render, long asteroid belt animation
I will be re-rendering this at higher quality, and 4k resolution. Music is the CC licensed "Early Frost" by Cousin Silas
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International Association of Astronomical Artists @iaaa.org · 06/02/2026
Please don't use this AI slop. There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use. You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently. Shame on you.
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International Association of Astronomical Artists @iaaa.org · 06/02/2026
Please don't use this AI slop. There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use. You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently. Shame on you.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
He was hit 3 times in his life by cars. The 3rd time was when I found him. He is terrified of small spaces like Crates so he couldn't travel anywhere to be adopted. But then today happened. ❤️
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