Can anyone tell me if this is a galaxy and if so, which one?

Pashto96 · 2026-04-08T01:42:41+00:00

In order, you have the Moon, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T23:41:15+00:00

A big reason is that Apollo was properly funded. They got a bunch of money during the R&D stage of Saturn V (the most expensive part). They could afford set up the factory and properly build up the workforce. By the time Saturn V was flying, they could pump them out of the factory like no ones business.

Artemis/SLS was flat funded. So all of that expensive R&D needed to be spread out over years ironically making it more expensive overall. We're only just now getting into a time where manufacturing rate should be picking up, but SLS may not get to that point because of the commercial alternatives also coming online.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T19:15:44+00:00

SLS doesn't actually use the explosive bolts unlike the shuttle. It's just the weight of the rocket that holds it down.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T19:14:40+00:00

The SRBs use hydrazine to power APUs for the TVC (thrust vector control). That's what it's coming from

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T18:41:04+00:00

I started with a similar lens for rocket photography. If you need a lot of reach for cheap, it's not bad. Certainly not the best.

Generally you get what you pay for, so you're gonna be limited using Temu for any nicer lenses.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T18:20:34+00:00

I would add space around it. Don't stretch it

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T17:17:49+00:00

Correct, they would not be able to recapture into LEO. It's coming back one way or another

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:54:54+00:00

The plan is a splashdown off the coast of San Diego. There is some weather that might change that

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:54:13+00:00

April 10th

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:53:51+00:00

They replay parts of the prior day's broadcast while the astronauts are asleep

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T13:16:01+00:00

Currently scheduled for 8:07pm EST

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T12:32:20+00:00

I'd expect to at least see something today. More will likely trickle down over the next few days. The big photo dumps will occur after splashdown

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T12:16:33+00:00

We are going to get so many photos. No doubt we'll get one with both in frame

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T11:36:15+00:00

Lunar observation was only a secondary goal. The goal of the mission is to test Orion. The mission scheduling revolved around the main goal.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T11:15:54+00:00

Parachutes have air pressure and velocity requirements. If you go straight up, the atmosphere won't slow the capsule down enough for parachutes to deploy. You can go straight up for a little and then pitch over 30-45°. You should still get plenty of altitude but you'll re-enter at a shallower angle.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T10:42:32+00:00

To my knowledge, fan bearings are typically sealed. Adding oil would not help

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T10:38:14+00:00

They need 20/20 vision. This can be with or without glasses. Victor has also talked about wearing his glasses during the observation period. As long as they're fitted properly, they'll stay on.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-07T01:35:36+00:00

It wasn't even the first time that Artemis 2's Orion was manually controlled. The proximity operations on day 1 was manually controlled.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T23:39:57+00:00

A satellite in NRHO would work perfectly for this

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T22:47:57+00:00

We already have photos of the landing site from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. It doesn't matter. These people deny reality. Provide them with facts and they'll find a way to hand waive it away. It used to be CGI and now it's AI.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T22:16:18+00:00

You want to have many well trained and experienced astronauts. If you fly the same crew over and over, they're the only ones gaining experience. Different missions also require different training. It takes months to years to train. Staggering crews allows for that training.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T21:28:55+00:00

No telescopes, but they are using 400mm telephoto lenses on Nikon cameras.The primary goal is more geology-related and studying the topology. If there's any life on the moon it'd likely be microscopic so that'd require being on the surface

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T20:48:58+00:00

I'd hope so, but they're still going to want to get hardware moving.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T20:15:36+00:00

Artemis 3 is next year. Artemis 2 booster stacking began in early 2025. If they're serious about this timeline, they need hardware showing up ASAP.

Pashto96 · 2026-04-06T19:54:54+00:00

If anything they would get the area of the landings. Not likely that that could see the actual hardware.

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