I Am Artemis: Katie Oriti - February 19, 2026

0:03 Calaruga Shark Media. You're listening to Sleep from Space. Look overhead for Gemini's twin stars, Castor and pollocks. They mark the heads of the twin brothers, with fainter stars trailing below, like their bodies stretching across the Milky Way. Heads up for asteroid fans. Twenty twenty five DQ passes Earth in the next couple of days, roughly three times the Moon's distance. It's about as big as a pickup truck. Harmless but fun to track. Listen to this audio excerpt from Katie Aridy, Orian European Service Module Integration office manager. Growing up in rural America, Katie already could only dream of working for NASA, not because she wasn't inspired by the dark, star filled skies of her hometown, Shelby, Ohio, but because it felt out of reach. I think NASA was on the Solar front, high magnetic complexity in several active regions. Northern lights are possible tonight, heightened chance, especially across Canada and the Northern States.

1:15 Launch coming up tomorrow, a Falcon nine from Cape Canaveral s FS, Florida. SpaceX is sending up Starlink Internet satellites This is Sleep from Space, your AI curated guide to the Cosmos. Sources include NASA and space news from around the world. Good Night,