Artemis Moon Program

I'm waiting for the TLI burn, does anyone know when that will occur?
 
Sherman Tank said:
Sometimes, slow and expensive is better.
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Struggling to think of such an occasion.

Certainly the $4.1 billion spent on today's launch wasn't enough for NASA to provide decent media coverage of this 'historic' launch.

Missing the moment of liftoff by blacking-out between switching cameras? Cutting to the crowd at the moment of SRB separation..?

Enthusiasts manually tracking the booster did a better job. Really sums up the whole program; insane amounts of money providing mediocre output.
 
NMaude said:
I've just finished watching the Everyday Astronaut's Artemis II launch feed and the PRM burn was conducted about 20 minutes ago, I wonder what the new perigee will be?
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New perigee is 115-116 nm. New apogee burn by Interim Stage just completed and after burn is 43.000 miles.
 
Kiltonge said:
Struggling to think of such an occasion.

Certainly the $4.1 billion spent on today's launch wasn't enough for NASA to provide decent media coverage of this 'historic' launch.

Missing the moment of liftoff by blacking-out between switching cameras? Cutting to the crowd at the moment of SRB separation..?

Enthusiasts manually tracking the booster did a better job. Really sums up the whole program; insane amounts of money providing mediocre output.
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Especially because the runup to both launches was fraught with problems. The SLS and Orion will be experimental for their entire (brief) lifespan. Even in a world where the SLS made it to block II and at least Artemis X that would remain so.
 
Toilet issue fixed. For now.
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In Space (Probably) Everyone Can Hear You.. Well, You Know

The news is full of reports from the moon-bound Integrity, otherwise known as Artemis II. Mostly, the news is good, but there has been one “Houston, we have a problem…” moment. Th…
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Broke again

They flew around the upper stage...now resting.


In the cross hairs

Reactions

A sad development

Interview
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Artemis II launch holds special meaning for Birmingham native who helped develop rocket

As Artemis II blasted off on Wednesday, Dr. Kimberly Robinson couldn’t help but think about the journey to this point. Robinson, a Birmingham native, helped develop the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket sending astronauts to the moon.
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Capsule Separation
 
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NMaude said:
I was about a month old when Apollo 17 flew.
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I am lucky enough to remember and consider myself blessed that my parents woke me up in the dead of night in Germany for watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing in real time when I was 8 years old. That childhood experience shaped my aerospace engineering career trajectory.
 
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Exclusive: NASA’s Jared Isaacman Talks Artemis II, Moon Base, & Gateway Corrosion

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPUe47nnAqs

<br />Premiere in progress. Started 11 minutes ago<br />In this pre-launch interview, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins us for a technical discussion covering his unexpected journey into the role, flying F-5 fighter jets at the Kennedy Space Center, the ongoing challenges with Artemis II, and the ambitious new “Ignition” plan aimed at building a sustainable commercial space economy.<br /><br />We dive into the realities of Artemis delays, maintaining workforce skills, shifting priorities for Artemis III through V, the future of Gateway, Mobile Launcher-2, and NASA’s long-term vision for a Moon base that can survive changing administrations.<br /><br />Isaacman addresses tough questions about budgets, contractor accountability, partner buy-in, and what success looks like by the end of his term. A straightforward conversation about the current state and future direction of America’s space program.<br /><br /> Hosted by Max Evans<br /> Written by Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Ryan Caton, John Galloway, Kevin Michael Reed, Sawyer Rosenstein<br /> Camera Operators: D Wise &amp; Jerry Pike<br />⛓ Support Crew: D Wise, Jerry Pike, Julia Bergeron, Gage Telesz<br />✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton<br /> Produced by Kevin Michael Reed
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Here's an interview by NBC of Dr. Harrison Schmidt who was the very last man to set foot on the Moon in December 1972:


Dr. Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 astronaut and the last person to walk on the moon, speaks with NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist about his experience, moon rock samples, and the significance of the upcoming Artemis II mission for the next generation.
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what i notice on Artemis II mission coverage

Bad camera tracking, NASA even showed people in the crowd instead of booster separation.
The screen also blacked out twice during the first 10 seconds of the launch.
Onboard cameras have bad picture quality...
 
A short CBS article about how the Artemis II astronauts will sleep:


Members of the Artemis II crew will be the first people to sleep inside the Orion spacecraft. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has more on how they'll do that.
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World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch​

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World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA's Historic Artemis II Launch

It is rare to see the unique NT-43A aircraft at all, let alone flying over Florida ahead of the first crewed lunar space mission in decades.
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Secretive 737 Radar Jet 'RAT55' Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

Making a peculiar appearance supporting NASA's Artemis II launch is just the beginning of what comes next for the world's most secretive 737.
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Michel Van said:
what i notice on Artemis II mission coverage

Bad camera tracking, NASA even showed people in the crowd instead of booster separation.
The screen also blacked out twice during the first 10 seconds of the launch.
Onboard cameras have bad picture quality...
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I'm pretty sure the cut away at SRB separation was intentional. That's probably the single highest risk moment is the ascent.

The cutouts should not be surprising. The SRBs vibrate the stack a lot, which probably caused the issues.
 
Kiltonge said:
Struggling to think of such an occasion.

Certainly the $4.1 billion spent on today's launch wasn't enough for NASA to provide decent media coverage of this 'historic' launch.

Missing the moment of liftoff by blacking-out between switching cameras? Cutting to the crowd at the moment of SRB separation..?

Enthusiasts manually tracking the booster did a better job. Really sums up the whole program; insane amounts of money providing mediocre output.
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That sort of thing is already producing a very predictable set of comments claiming that the whole thing was faked. :-(
 
Michel Van said:
what i notice on Artemis II mission coverage

Bad camera tracking, NASA even showed people in the crowd instead of booster separation.
The screen also blacked out twice during the first 10 seconds of the launch.
Onboard cameras have bad picture quality...
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I wondered if they panned to the people during booster separation just in case there was a problem. They were already on a 20 second-ish broadcast delay.
 
Kiltonge said:
Struggling to think of such an occasion.

Certainly the $4.1 billion spent on today's launch wasn't enough for NASA to provide decent media coverage of this 'historic' launch.

Missing the moment of liftoff by blacking-out between switching cameras? Cutting to the crowd at the moment of SRB separation..?

Enthusiasts manually tracking the booster did a better job. Really sums up the whole program; insane amounts of money providing mediocre output.
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Well it IS a government program.
 
Forest Green said:

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch​

www.twz.com

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA's Historic Artemis II Launch

It is rare to see the unique NT-43A aircraft at all, let alone flying over Florida ahead of the first crewed lunar space mission in decades.
www.twz.com www.twz.com

www.twz.com

Secretive 737 Radar Jet 'RAT55' Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

Making a peculiar appearance supporting NASA's Artemis II launch is just the beginning of what comes next for the world's most secretive 737.
www.twz.com www.twz.com
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Bill Clinton airplane has entered the chat LMAO
 
Forest Green said:

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch​

www.twz.com

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA's Historic Artemis II Launch

It is rare to see the unique NT-43A aircraft at all, let alone flying over Florida ahead of the first crewed lunar space mission in decades.
www.twz.com www.twz.com

www.twz.com

Secretive 737 Radar Jet 'RAT55' Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

Making a peculiar appearance supporting NASA's Artemis II launch is just the beginning of what comes next for the world's most secretive 737.
www.twz.com www.twz.com
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Wonder if it’s transferring to NASA’s fleet of planes.
 
TomS said:
I'm pretty sure the cut away at SRB separation was intentional. That's probably the single highest risk moment is the ascent.

The cutouts should not be surprising. The SRBs vibrate the stack a lot, which probably caused the issues.
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Never ascribe to malice which can be attributed to stupidity.
And it is not the "single highest risk moment is the ascent".
 
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