Artemis II

[HighUintas]

Moon flyby today was pretty neat to watch.

I feel like this is going under the radar in todays society.

Yes I just talked to my sister and she said she felt like there should be more news on it. And my thoughts were, what? That's all I'm seeing for news articles. But I guess it's that Internet history algorithm at work.

It's pretty incredible they have the live feed 24/7 on YouTube. The amount of time I've spent watching and listening to their radio coms.... My wife thinks I have a problem haha

 

[Reburn]

Yes I just talked to my sister and she said she felt like there should be more news on it. And my thoughts were, what? That's all I'm seeing for news articles. But I guess it's that Internet history algorithm at work.

It's pretty incredible they have the live feed 24/7 on YouTube. The amount of time I've spent watching and listening to their radio coms.... My wife thinks I have a problem haha

I was working from home most of the afternoon and watched it for hours.
I also like to watch it to fall alseep to at night.
I feel most people are unaware we just looped the moon with a manned mission.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

That’s super cool. When I was younger my dad did some work with Harrison Schmitt who was a geologist and I believe the only non pilot/ former military guy to walk on the moon on the Apollo 17 mission. He came over for dinner a few times and had some cool stories. I wish I’d had better questions for him but he was very cool about a 16 year old asking him “what’s it like on the moon”, “was flying in space cool” and stuff like that.

 

[BBob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2041216935681990744

 

[Reburn]

I stole it fair and square.

 

[S.Clancy]

Moon flyby today was pretty neat to watch.

I feel like this is going under the radar in todays society.

That's because 50% of the population probably doesn't "believe" we ever got to the moon in the first place.

 

[Poser]

Its just weird to me that our only motivation to go to the moon is apparently geo political. The US went to the moon 9-10 times when Russia was trying to get into space then nothing, zero, zilch, not even on the table for discussion for 50+ years. China announces intent to go the moon by 2036 and, boom: right back on it as a flex. Its cool and all, but I suppose I'd be more genuinely interested if our motivations were intrinsic: curiosity, wonder, science etc -Those are the proper motivations of a highly evolved, intelligent people with a great amount of resources. So, for me, its a bit meh just based on philosophical intent.

 

[Reburn]

I suppose I'd be more genuinely interested if our motivations were intrinsic: curiosity, wonder, science etc -Those are the proper motivations of a highly evolved, intelligent people with a great amount of resources.

NASA's motivations are everything you want them to be. Unfortunately NASA doesnt control its own funding so they have to fly when they are allowed to unfortunately.

Plus NASA has done quite a bit in the last 50 years. Going to the moon isnt the only thing to do in space.

 

[Yoder]

With all the hype for this mission and talk of aliens, I thought they would report aliens on the dark side of the moon.

War, high gas prices, nobody prosecuted for anything ever, corruption, theft.. LOOK, ALIENS!!!!

 

[Poser]

NASA's motivations are everything you want them to be. Unfortunately NASA doesnt control its own funding so they have to fly when they are allowed to unfortunately.

Plus NASA has done quite a bit in the last 50 years. Going to the moon isnt the only thing to do in space.

I should clarify: the motivation for funding such missions is purely geo political. The excution by NASA is of course a different story.

 

[Mangata]

 

[Customweld]

Its just weird to me that our only motivation to go to the moon is apparently geo political.

Since the dawn of travel, hasn't every voyage into foreign territory been geopolitical?

 

[Poser]

Since the dawn of travel, hasn't every voyage into foreign territory been geopolitical?

Not every voyage is about territory. Look at the International Space Station or Antarctic Research Stations. Those exist under treaties specifically to remove geopolitics from the equation in favor of pure science. If we view the Moon only as 'foreign territory' to be won, we’re backsliding into a 15th-century mindset. And, philosophically, if we apply such a petty mindset here, we’re are capable of applying it anywhere.

 

[Reburn]

man yall really know how to ruin something fun sometimes. Between politics and conspiracy theory.

 

[Customweld]

man yall really know how to ruin something fun sometimes. Between politics and conspiracy theory.

I apologize. I think it's pretty awesome that we are back, no matter what the circumstances are. It's a drag that it hasn't got more attention.

 

[dreamingWest]

My education is in aerospace engineering, although I haven't worked directly in the field for the last decade. The original Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronauts will always be my heroes. I've been fascinated by NASA since I was a toddler. The Artemis SLS is an absolutely beautiful convergence of Apollo and the Shuttle programs. I teared up watching the Artemis II launch with my kids. It had been way too long since we've pushed human boundaries and I'm so excited to see moon missions and hopefully more in my lifetime.

The more I've read and listened to the crew of Artemis II, the more I've liked them. They seem like great people. I'm proud of NASA and pray the crew splashes down safely and the mission continues to be a huge success.

 

[bozeman]

It's a pretty awesome undertaking and accomplishment regardless of motive. We are all tainted ourselves by political nonsense, so difficult to fully appreciate this, IMO.

 

[chanson_roland]

I'd love to go on facebook flat earth groups and see those guys talk about this. Just let me grab my beverage.

The only beverage I'm drinking when watching NASA launches is Tang. old school.

 

[brca005]

Not to hijack the thread, but I watched this, this morning and some others. I just thought it was neat for the timeline and the thinking NASA has in order to live on the moon.

 

[EastHumboldt]

The only beverage I'm drinking when watching NASA launches is Tang. old school.

I cut my teeth on backpacking in the 70’s. My dad’s idea of a square meal was tang, Vienna sausages, and ritz crackers.