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Attached: 1 image Cubesats deployed by Artemis II in High Earth Orbit: TACHELES, German Space Agency: Effects of space env on electrical components. K-RadCube, Korea AeroSpace Admin: Space radiation and its biological effects Space Weather CubeSat-1, Saudi Space Agency: Space weather at a range of distances from Earth ATENEA, Argentina's Space Agency; Assess radiation shielding methods, measure Earth's radiation spectrum, collect GPS data and validate a long-range comm link https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6197&context=smallsat 28/n
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They have just reported all GO for the TLI burn in about 3 1/2 hours. This is very good news.
h/t AkaSci: Artemis II TLI scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT.
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They have just reported all GO for the TLI burn in about 3 1/2 hours. This is very good news.
h/t AkaSci: Artemis II TLI scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT.
Edit Wrong: [Apparently they continue to have problems with the PWD (Personal Waste Device...]
Edit: Toilet is fixed for more: https://apnews.com/article/nasa-artemis-astronauts-moon-6ef3f195b4d4f8abcbfa908cacea6da6
Correction: They are discussing gathering some water before the TLI as a backup since they had a water valve problem yesterday, which has been resolved, but as a contingency they want to gather water before the TLI burn.
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Edit Wrong: [Apparently they continue to have problems with the PWD (Personal Waste Device...]
Edit: Toilet is fixed for more: https://apnews.com/article/nasa-artemis-astronauts-moon-6ef3f195b4d4f8abcbfa908cacea6da6
Correction: They are discussing gathering some water before the TLI as a backup since they had a water valve problem yesterday, which has been resolved, but as a contingency they want to gather water before the TLI burn.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci The Apollo programme didn't have any toilets. Astronauts were just wearing diapers, used ones were put into plastic bags.
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They have just reported all GO for the TLI burn in about 3 1/2 hours. This is very good news.
h/t AkaSci: Artemis II TLI scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT.
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Artemis II TLI scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT. Mentioned on the webcast. -
Edit Wrong: [Apparently they continue to have problems with the PWD (Personal Waste Device...]
Edit: Toilet is fixed for more: https://apnews.com/article/nasa-artemis-astronauts-moon-6ef3f195b4d4f8abcbfa908cacea6da6
Correction: They are discussing gathering some water before the TLI as a backup since they had a water valve problem yesterday, which has been resolved, but as a contingency they want to gather water before the TLI burn.
They are about 30 minutes from the Trans Lunar Injection or TLI burn, scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT, that will sent the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and to the Moon. They have completed the work with the exercise equipment and the contingency water collection. The pace of operations is increasing with the need to get things squared away before the TLI.
Follow the action here: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
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They are about 30 minutes from the Trans Lunar Injection or TLI burn, scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT, that will sent the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and to the Moon. They have completed the work with the exercise equipment and the contingency water collection. The pace of operations is increasing with the need to get things squared away before the TLI.
Follow the action here: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci It's horrifying to me that NASA is now whiter than it was 80s. DOGE's 20% plus layoffs of NASA staff seem to have primarily focused on PoC and white women. The male, pale NASA I'm seeing now is reminiscent of the one which segregated the brilliant black female 'Hidden Figures' into the back of the bus while they were key to the moon landings.
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@mastodonmigration @AkaSci It's horrifying to me that NASA is now whiter than it was 80s. DOGE's 20% plus layoffs of NASA staff seem to have primarily focused on PoC and white women. The male, pale NASA I'm seeing now is reminiscent of the one which segregated the brilliant black female 'Hidden Figures' into the back of the bus while they were key to the moon landings.
That may be true, however Victor Glover, the pilot, is Black.
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That may be true, however Victor Glover, the pilot, is Black.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci Clarence Thomas is black. Tokenism is horrible. Don't do it. NASA suddenly cannot seem to find any Asian scientists, engineers, etc. This ain't about one black token at all.
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@mastodonmigration @AkaSci Clarence Thomas is black. Tokenism is horrible. Don't do it. NASA suddenly cannot seem to find any Asian scientists, engineers, etc. This ain't about one black token at all.
Fair enough. Not disagreeing with your point, or apologizing for racism at NASA. Just saying, having followed his career, that Glover is a super impressive guy.
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Fair enough. Not disagreeing with your point, or apologizing for racism at NASA. Just saying, having followed his career, that Glover is a super impressive guy.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci I'm a lot more familiar with Glover than you are. What you tried to do is tokenism to undermine what I wrote. Don't do that. It's horrible.
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@mastodonmigration @AkaSci I'm a lot more familiar with Glover than you are. What you tried to do is tokenism to undermine what I wrote. Don't do that. It's horrible.
OK. Apologies. No disagreement with your point about the DOGE reductions and other layoffs at NASA.
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OK. Apologies. No disagreement with your point about the DOGE reductions and other layoffs at NASA.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci I'm a physicist. While I was a grad student at Caltech, I turned down a job offer at NASA. I do not believe that I would be welcome at NASA today, nearly 40 yrs later. NASA is a very uncomfortable place for the few people of color now left on staff, just as it was for those brilliant "Hidden Figures" working in segregation at NASA.
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They are about 30 minutes from the Trans Lunar Injection or TLI burn, scheduled for 7:49 p.m. EDT, that will sent the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and to the Moon. They have completed the work with the exercise equipment and the contingency water collection. The pace of operations is increasing with the need to get things squared away before the TLI.
Follow the action here: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
️ We are now 5 minutes away from the TLI burn. They are doing final attitude adjustments prior to the burn. The burn will last about 5 minutes. Good time to tune in.Update: Orion is now in burn attitude
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