NASA Dumps 12,000+ Artemis Photos Online; Here Are The Best From The Collection
By
Barry Petchesky
27d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
The article discusses NASA's release of 12,217 new photos from the Artemis mission, criticizing the poor organization and accessibility of the images on a barely functional website. The author, a space photography enthusiast, sifted through the massive dump to highlight the best shots, noting that hundreds of images are completely black due to camera setting experiments. The piece showcases selected standout photos from the collection.
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· 4 pulledI suppose that if I were to complain about how NASA is making available the bulk of the photography captured by Artemis astronauts, NASA would tell me to go to the Moon and get my own pics, if I think I could do it better.
But the fact remains that they're just dumping these things: 12,217 new images released this weekend, 'available' on a website that barely works, and not sorted, or sortable.
Also, a few hundred of the pics, presumably from when they were figuring out camera settings, are just totally black. That's relatable enough.
I'm a sicko for this stuff, so I did power through.
I suppose that if I were to complain about how NASA is making available the bulk of the photography captured by Artemis astronauts, NASA would tell me to go to the Moon and get my own pics, if I think I could do it better. But the fact remains that they’r
