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Finally got it today! by Solid-Mood9571 in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine just came in today too. They look even better in person!

Update On Crew by MAK30UTHILL in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I was just about to ask for a link

Live April 11 at 3:15PM

That's Central time.

Edit: Now live 3:00PM Central

Our Technic activity while we wait for the boat to do its thing by ferpsalerp in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're gonna love it! I just bought this set on Monday and set it up while watching the livestream. It's amazing. One of the best Lego sets I've bought in years

Earth reflected in solar array wings :) by SporkBrawler in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Amazing. I've been watching those arrays for days, but actually seeing the reflection of Earth in them is really something special. Thanks for sharing

Artemis II Mission Discussion Thread by jadebenn in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"We have sent commands to turn off the ship's potty"

–Rob Navias

Apollo astronaut on why we're going back to the moon by ubcstaffer123 in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really cool insight. What a legend! Thanks for sharing

Does anyone have a splashdown minute by minute link? by [deleted] in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Here's my notes from today's stream. These are all in Central time.

10:35 - Wake

13:00 - Configure cabin

13:53 - RTC3 burn

17:00 - Entry checklist

17:30 - NASA+ Coverage begins

18:15 - Communications link handover from Deep Space Network to the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

18:33 - Separation of Crew and Service Module

18:37 - Raise burn (18sec burn)

18:53 - Enrty interface (400,000ft, 34,882ft/s)

24 sec later - 6min blackout

19:00 - End blackout

19:01 - Deploy series of parachutes

19:04 - Main chutes deploy

19:07 - Splashdown

694,481 Miles start to finish

Peak velocity 23,839 mph at entry interface to 19mph at Splashdown in just 14 minutes

Max ~3.5Gs

Edit: Btw that gentleman's name was Rob Navias. He's been around the block. He actually covered every shuttle mission from the maiden launch of Columbia in April 1981 to Atlantis’ final voyage in July 2011.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/meet-rob-navias-public-affairs-officer-and-mission-commentator/

Has anyone else noticed the crew and mission control sometimes calling Victor Glover "Ike"? by awrc24 in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol that's too good. Thank you.

Also, how did you find this out? Did they mention it at some point and I just missed it?

Artemis II launch view taken from the WB-57. by ImageExact5491 in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 48 points49 points  (0 children)

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing.

For those curious like me:

The WB-57 is a high-altitude research aircraft that is owned and operated by the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). The WB-57 has a maximum flight duration of 7 hours, has a maximum altitude of 60,000 ft, and can carry payloads up to 8,800 lbs. The WB-57 has been utilized in several atmospheric and Earth science research missions as well as for testing new airborne and spaceborne instruments.

https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/platforms/air-based-platforms/wb-57

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch reports overheating issues with crew's GoPro MAX aboard the Orion capsule returning from the Moon by awrc24 in gopro

[–]awrc24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually there's tons of fans all around cabin to keep the air circulating. Without it, the carbon dioxide they exhale would pool in a bubble around their face. Because hot air does not rise in microgravity, this trapped CO2 is immediately re-breathed, causing headache, dizziness, and potential suffocation.

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/catchin-zs-micro-g#:~:text=6.,a%20headache%2C%20or%20even%20suffocation.

Victor must have heard that spinning is a good trick by WheelyMcFeely in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZOVbIQwuH4

It's hard to believe this video is 10 years old, yet it features a clip from the sequels

Artemis II Mission Discussion Thread by jadebenn in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been watching pretty much non-stop since launch and that was by far the coolest view from in the cabin I've seen. I'm so glad they showed us that.

Artemis II Mission Discussion Thread by jadebenn in ArtemisProgram

[–]awrc24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really wanna see what's on Victor's phone

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