<![CDATA[If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side]]>If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side.
This is probably why I'm not allowed on the Artemis.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/9464c1a0-1460-4eae-8ba0-bcaf63488016/if-i-was-on-artemis-i-d-spend-the-40-minute-radio-blackout-rigging-all-the-clocks-logs-instrumentts-etc-to-show-that-6-hours-had-passed-then-refuse-to-comment-on-what-i-d-seen-on-the-far-sideRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 17:10:07 GMTMon, 06 Apr 2026 11:06:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:36:46 GMT]]>@_thegeoff

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116363454448581934https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/itgrrl/statuses/116363454448581934Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:36:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:28:58 GMT]]>@_thegeoff I saw Contact. I know what happened during the missing time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/drreid/statuses/116360592649696266https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/drreid/statuses/116360592649696266Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:28:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:59:39 GMT]]>@robcornelius @nowster There's precedent...
https://youtube.com/shorts/wXNEZ6NvwTc

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116360477374328469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116360477374328469Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:34:29 GMT]]>@n1xnx
Unclear to me what they mean by a Solar Eclipse From the Moon (upcoming); is Earth eclipsing the sun for Artemis? They'll need eclipse glasses for 2 min of initial contact then can take those off and look at stars??

So another new science for human eyes (with natural HDR plus onboard curiosity, pattern matching)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360378430505588https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360378430505588Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:34:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:29:59 GMT]]>@Meyerweb @_thegeoff @Branwen74 @davidbcohen It isn't. Do you remember the movie _Dazed and Confused_?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116360360728566547https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116360360728566547Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:29:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:14:09 GMT]]>@n1xnx @_thegeoff

TBQF, this mission is going at a different phase of the moon (which is to say from lunar point of view different solar season) and going around _much_ higher, so *yes* they will see things Apollo didn't see.

This mission _will_ see most of the poles which have only been seen with cameras.

(Apollo landings occurred with moon around quarter phase to have a low sun providing contrast to the relief, both for pilot and to recognize waypoints when hiking.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360298434403584https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360298434403584Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:14:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:57:53 GMT]]>@BRicker
Finally, a good use for those pest-begotten Starlink sats.

Jokes aside, yes, we definitely need such a network.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116360234523595810https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116360234523595810Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:57:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:55:15 GMT]]>@n1xnx
With LOS on the backside, it raises the question whether the DSN is correctly named; more like Slightly-Deep-Space-Network AMIRIGHT?

Long term we may need TDRS-Lunar units in orbit around Luna β€” polar orbit constellation, with relay all around? possibly several on highly elliptical orbits slantwise so that one is always seeing backside orbits and earth, and another could see low power transmitters on front side ground ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360224120044016https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/BRicker/statuses/116360224120044016Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:55:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:42:32 GMT]]>@_thegeoff @Branwen74 @drwho @davidbcohen Oh, I really hope that’s not a sex euphemism.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Meyerweb/statuses/116359938241332662https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Meyerweb/statuses/116359938241332662Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:42:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:23:05 GMT]]>@Meyerweb @Branwen74 @davidbcohen @_thegeoff The one going easy on the freshmen.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116359861750125470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116359861750125470Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:23:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:22:32 GMT]]>@Quantensalat @_thegeoff Arthur C. Clarke once said he was a little disappointed that the first lunar mission astronauts discussed reporting a black monolith on the surface of the moon but decided not to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116359859585471424https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/116359859585471424Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:22:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:10:49 GMT]]>@moira πŸ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359813494990328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359813494990328Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:10:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:10:21 GMT]]>@_thegeoff The moon. It's haunted.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moons-haunted

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116359811656263918https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116359811656263918Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:10:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:09:26 GMT]]>@moira What?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359808028709179https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359808028709179Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:09:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:05:51 GMT]]>@_thegeoff everybody knows moon's haunted

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116359793938073312https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116359793938073312Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:05:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:02:58 GMT]]>@_thegeoff If I were on Artemis I'd keep reminding everyone how Apollo 8 got there faster, quietly, and AI-free. Naturally I'd get shot through the airlock soon enough.
So, either way, that's why I'm not on Artemis.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115951105757389140/statuses/116359546692256407https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115951105757389140/statuses/116359546692256407Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:02:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:48:58 GMT]]>@_thegeoff @clusterfcku
Agreed.
One more reason to accept a slower, more expensive program that doesn't kill astronauts along the way. (It's not *all* inefficiency and exploitation by contractors.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359491665716812https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359491665716812Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:48:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:35:54 GMT]]>@n1xnx @clusterfcku The other thing to take into account is the Cold War, Apollo was effectively a military and propaganda exercise, and deaths were more politically tolerable. Today's missions are far, far more risk averse (and probably for the better, in the long term).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359440213102295https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359440213102295Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:16:25 GMT]]>@_thegeoff @clusterfcku
I feel the need to make a snarky reference to "the wisdom of the ancients" here, where "the ancients" means "the original Apollo project organization."

What a sorry lot we are if we cannot manage a repeat performance, with all the improved tech we've managed in the meantime.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359363660105219https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359363660105219Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:16:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:58:55 GMT]]>@clusterfcku @n1xnx Ha! Both amusing, and 100% correct!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359294825642952https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359294825642952Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:58:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:57:25 GMT]]>@_thegeoff @n1xnx This Artemis-ii is a totally sexed up dress rehearsal for a remake of the Apollo landing. I mean sure, impressive, but doing this 50/60 years ago was far far more impressive. And no they're not going around the moon to "take images of the far side". You don't need humans for that. This trip is a systems test, that includes funding & public acceptance, risk assessments, radiation hardness, MS outlook, and the bathroom.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/clusterfcku/statuses/116359288949055709https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/clusterfcku/statuses/116359288949055709Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:57:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:38:55 GMT]]>@edavies @_thegeoff
Yeah, I was inadvertently counting the first orbital lander test in my quick tally. That one was Earth orbit...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359216224019408https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tilde.zone/users/n1xnx/statuses/116359216224019408Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:16:57 GMT]]>@kim @_thegeoff "OMG not another one...patches ready?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Palky55/statuses/116359129856564773https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Palky55/statuses/116359129856564773Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:16:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If I was on Artemis I'd spend the 40 minute radio blackout rigging all the clocks, logs, instrumentts etc to show that 6 hours had passed, then refuse to comment on what I'd seen on the far side on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:11:07 GMT]]>@davidbcohen Fair point, well made, been playing too much KSP and brain stuck in 3 seat capsule mode! 🀣😳

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359106871742200https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_thegeoff/statuses/116359106871742200Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:11:07 GMT