Video: Artemis II Launch | Live Stream
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Now they are performing some maneuvers to pilot the spacecraft as would be required in docking maneuvers.
They are going to undock from the ICPS (the first stage) and then approach the ICPS as if it were something they were actually docking with, coming close (15m) from the ICPS.
Edit: Incredible!!!
Edit2: What a great spacecraft! He is reporting how responsive, precise and smooth the maneuvers are.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci That was so amazing to watch! 🤩 Even though it did interrupt my beauty sleep (at 3:30 am local), it was totally worth it!
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Press conference on right now.
Super interesting and informative.
Just want to comment on how refreshing it is to watch dry uncensored straightforward public agency reporting versus the type of PR and boosterism coverage we get from private space corporations who carefully restrict information and even cut off if things don't go well.
Kudos to NASA!
@mastodonmigration they yesterday stated that they are aiming for maximum transparency.
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Whew. That was crazy.
For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.
They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.
Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci Phew... all good... unless... they didn't play Leoš Janáček's "Sinfonietta" as the intermission music, did they?
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Everything seems to continue to go well. The astronauts are stowing gear and getting ready to sleep for four hours. They will then wake up and perform a burn to adjust their orbit. Then they will sleep again for five hours. After this sleep period they will begin preparing for the burn maneuver that will take them to the moon.
Pleasant dreams and good luck to our brave explorers.
[This YouTube channel provides 7/24 live coverage of the mission: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs]
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Whew. That was crazy.
For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.
They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.
Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.
@mastodonmigration @AkaSci Is that communication system running on Microsoft?
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Everything seems to continue to go well. The astronauts are stowing gear and getting ready to sleep for four hours. They will then wake up and perform a burn to adjust their orbit. Then they will sleep again for five hours. After this sleep period they will begin preparing for the burn maneuver that will take them to the moon.
Pleasant dreams and good luck to our brave explorers.
[This YouTube channel provides 7/24 live coverage of the mission: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs]
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Everything seems to continue to go well. The astronauts are stowing gear and getting ready to sleep for four hours. They will then wake up and perform a burn to adjust their orbit. Then they will sleep again for five hours. After this sleep period they will begin preparing for the burn maneuver that will take them to the moon.
Pleasant dreams and good luck to our brave explorers.
[This YouTube channel provides 7/24 live coverage of the mission: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs]
The astronauts are waking up now and getting ready for day 2 of their mission. All is going well.
Wiseman and Glover will begin their day setting up and checking out Orion’s flywheel exercise device.
Later, the main event of the day – the translunar injection burn, the maneuver that will set them on the path to the moon, will be done by Orion’s main engine on the spacecraft’s European Service Module.
Follow all the action live: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
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The astronauts are waking up now and getting ready for day 2 of their mission. All is going well.
Wiseman and Glover will begin their day setting up and checking out Orion’s flywheel exercise device.
Later, the main event of the day – the translunar injection burn, the maneuver that will set them on the path to the moon, will be done by Orion’s main engine on the spacecraft’s European Service Module.
Follow all the action live: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
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The astronauts are waking up now and getting ready for day 2 of their mission. All is going well.
Wiseman and Glover will begin their day setting up and checking out Orion’s flywheel exercise device.
Later, the main event of the day – the translunar injection burn, the maneuver that will set them on the path to the moon, will be done by Orion’s main engine on the spacecraft’s European Service Module.
Follow all the action live: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
@mastodonmigration
https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116336036333134666
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The astronauts are waking up now and getting ready for day 2 of their mission. All is going well.
Wiseman and Glover will begin their day setting up and checking out Orion’s flywheel exercise device.
Later, the main event of the day – the translunar injection burn, the maneuver that will set them on the path to the moon, will be done by Orion’s main engine on the spacecraft’s European Service Module.
Follow all the action live: https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
For really splendid technical information on the Artemis II space mission, an absolutely invaluable source here is @AkaSci.
Stay tuned to this thread...
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For really splendid technical information on the Artemis II space mission, an absolutely invaluable source here is @AkaSci.
Stay tuned to this thread...
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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.
@mastodonmigration
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.
