Artemis Launch…

[89th]

Tomorrow night the crew gets to see a total solar eclipse while watching from the dark side of the moon. No human has ever seen this. What amazing pictures I hope this results in.

[Mik]

I’m sure they will.

[89th]

Good video!

Link to video

[89th]

Loss of signal confirmed. Beautiful words prior to it. Hope to hear from them in about 40 minutes. Really cool to see the crescent Earth in the distance as it “earth set” behind the moon’s horizon. Can’t wait for the HD video and pics that will be uploaded eventually.

[Renauda]

No doubt about it, this mission has brought us all a level of positive intensity amid everything else that is confronting us with the opposite.

[89th]

Agreed. It’s obvious but still, seeing the earth as a small partially sunlight marble puts things in perspective every time.

[Tom-K]

@Renauda said:

No doubt about it, this mission has brought us all a level of positive intensity amid everything else that is confronting us with the opposite.

Exactly. This is what humanity should be focusing on. Remember "ain't gunna study war, no more."

Those were the days.

[Andrea B]

Best product placement ever:

[89th]

Hahaha yes no kidding! It’s also a bit wild but I guess practical, the cameras on the solar panel that we are watching is just a GoPro feeding its video via WiFi to the capsule, which is then sending us the video. GoPro! WiFi!

[Andrea B]

Comms re-established.

[89th]

I wonder if they were able to capture images of the Apollo 12 and 14 landing sites…?

[Andrea B]

[89th]

That is hilarious.

Also, hard to not get choked up on this one. The astronaut who lost his wife in 2020 has a moon feature named after her.

Link to video

[bachophile]

[LuFins Dad]

https://babylonbee.com/news/look-out-shouts-female-astronaut-as-orion-gets-within-5000-miles-of-moon

SPACE — Astronaut Christina Koch reportedly played a pivotal role in the success of NASA's Artemis II lunar mission on Monday when she helpfully screamed in the pilot's ear as they were just 5,000 miles shy of colliding with the lunar surface.

"Look out!" Mission Specialist Koch cried out as she placed her hand on the Orion spacecraft's dashboard. "Use the space brakes! The space brakes!"

The crew's pilot, Victor Glover, reportedly jerked the ship awkwardly in response as he was startled by the female crew member's reaction. "It's OK, I'm looking at it," he said.

According to NASA sources, it was impossible to say whether the Orion spacecraft the crew occupied would have made contact with the moon or not. But what was clear, Koch pointed out, is that they absolutely did not crash into the moon after her warning.

"As mission specialist, it's not my job to be a backseat driver, but I didn't expect Victor to fly so close to the moon either," Koch said, who referred to her role as being exhausting. "I can't exactly relax when he's flying us around at over 1,000 miles per hour. That only gives us five hours to react. I just wanted to make sure he was paying attention."

At publishing time, Koch had helpfully instructed Glover to turn left once they reached the moon.

[89th]

That is hilarious, I laughed out loud for real. I wonder if she helps tell Glover where to park the vehicle during splashdown? “Hey there’s a spot over there in the Pacific.”

[Mik]

[jon-nyc]

[Andrea B]

Congratulations to NASA on a successful mission.

Marco Rubio, as usual, is ready.