I’m pretty excited to watch it launch, abet on TV. I’ve been to launches in Cape Canaveral and they are cool. My friend who worked at NASA for almost 50 years (and still does consulting) went to Artemis I launches (went to the first and it was scrubbed, and then back for the follow up).
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58 years ago, same mission, just different war.
“If we can contribute a little bit to hope for humanity,” said Artemis II pilot Victor Glover of NASA, “that is a huge thing.”
Yup… I want to be excited about this. My Dad worked on Apollo 11. His name is on the moon. I think once I start watching the launch, the feelings will come.
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Apollo 13 astronauts hold the world record for being furthest from the Earth. Artemis II is supposed to break that record. Safe travels to Artemis II crew and safe return.
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Waiting for the final countdown to start.
Some of my early memories are associated with space flight. My 5th birthday, 60 years ago, was a space party with a capsule and astronauts on the cake.
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1 minute!
After watching the space shuttle disaster live when I was 16 I’m always super super nervous with these launches. What a relief!
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Core stage separation! So cool.
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Wow, just wow. THe things human beings can do when they really work together on something! Amaze amaze amaze
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Really cool! Was watching on my phone in the grocery store, but got the full screen experience when I got home. Hopefully, everything continues to go smoothly!
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We had an immediate family Seder tonight, so I took my laptop so my 6 year old GD, the science nut, could watch. She was so cute telling everyone at the table the count down time remaining! She kept interrupting with, “Excuse me, hey guys, it’s T minus,” whatever time remaining.
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The NASA You Tube Channel will have live coverage of the entire mission if you want to watch. I’ve been working at Johnson Space Center for the past 40 years in mission ops so this is very exciting. I only worked a little on this mission but there is so much going on here it isn’t even funny! Go Artemis!
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1200 people attended a launch watch party at our Museum of Flight yesterday!! Wow!
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Uh oh… Houston, we have a minor problem.
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My good friend has worked there a long time (on the space station Arm). She was working in ‘support’ yesterday of Artemis II. She and her husband went to the Artemis I launch (twice, as the first was scrubbed) so was geeking out yesterday and keeping us all updated.
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They showed pictures from there before the launch on NASA TV!
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The crew is suiting up for reentry! Splashdown is at 5:07 pm Pacific.
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We’re going to listen for the sonic boom, news reports say it’s possible we might hear (and feel) it. SAN has advised local residents that some flight paths might be slightly altered during the splashdown timeframe.
And we’re dithering about whether to head over to Shelter Island once the astronauts are back on the helicopters after being checked out on the John P. Murtha. There’s s good view across to the Navy air station on North Island, where they’ll transfer to the plane taking them to Houston.It will be dark so we shall see.
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