Launch day has arrived for NASA’s Artemis II mission—here’s what to expect
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Just going to remind everyone of this (posted by someone else earlier): https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/
Edit: it was @Auguste_Fivaz who posted the link earlier. Thanks again!
Edit: it was @Auguste_Fivaz who posted the link earlier. Thanks again!
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Hard to believe that the production crew showed a static rocket image during ignition and initial liftoff to clear the tower. Major fail there for such a PR mission.
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The subtitles for the comms are absolutely hilarious: "We have you Tetris at the Karman line!"
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The live NASA feed cut away at booster separation. Boo! And yea their onboard camera work is pathetic compared to SpaceX but given the constraints I'm okay with it. Early SpaceX launches had terrible video, they've had a few hundred or so launches to refine it. The Artemis/SLS program has has just this one...
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Yeah, I think Isaacman's concern about launch cadence affecting the program also applies to their video production.
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I was watching this live feed, which then at the last minute switched to Elon Musk selling bitcoin. What the hell?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvDAOUy-dXs
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvDAOUy-dXs
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Got a glimpse of core stage sep there.
Gotta say, this is one old fashioned looking rocket and launch. But I'm rooting for them all the way.
Gotta say, this is one old fashioned looking rocket and launch. But I'm rooting for them all the way.
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Anything on YouTube that looks to be official and that mentions SpaceX is always a crypto scam.
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OptimusP83
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Yeesh, could the program only afford a Chromebook to render these "live" 3d views? Its like 2spf (seconds per frame...)? I think my Pi Zero W could do better than this... They might as well just switch to a static placeholder screen and overlay the telemetry with the radio chatter. The rendering crap is beyond useless...
And I feel like they were going for realistic lighting, except you can't even make out the engine nozzle on my OLED tv...(streaming via YouTube at 4k from my PC). Earlier they had the nozzle flare from the main booster so bright that it washed out the actual launch vehicle. It would be nice if they toned down the "HDR" on this so people watching can actually see the vehicle...
And I feel like they were going for realistic lighting, except you can't even make out the engine nozzle on my OLED tv...(streaming via YouTube at 4k from my PC). Earlier they had the nozzle flare from the main booster so bright that it washed out the actual launch vehicle. It would be nice if they toned down the "HDR" on this so people watching can actually see the vehicle...
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The official NASA stream if anyone needs it:
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Exactly, this is a total disapointment comparing to SpaceX flights.
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Oh im so glad we get to watch on NASAtv without all the space geek screaming and cheering every time something nominal happens. It's much more pleasant to listen to the actual launch team commentary.
But the camera work was a bit crap
See you in 6 days Moon!
But the camera work was a bit crap
See you in 6 days Moon!
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I forgot, $2,000,000,000 a launch doesn't buy you cameras, just 1982-level CGI -- might as well tune out at this point.
My earlier sentiments still stand, but sincerely: kudos to everyone. With launches this infrequent, I really hope no QC manager involved in this project will have to buy their own drinks tonight.
My earlier sentiments still stand, but sincerely: kudos to everyone. With launches this infrequent, I really hope no QC manager involved in this project will have to buy their own drinks tonight.
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Too much CG at this point, but I guess they want to be sure things work before broadcasting them out
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One of my earliest memories, just after my third birthday, is of watching the Apollo 11 crew on the moon. This launch is pulling up a lot of feelings for me, regardless of whatever else I may think about it.
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That is not the official feed. The first clue is SpaceX has nothing to do with the launch today.
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No, that was on flight I. While I have no love for the Senate Launch System it's a whole new ball game when it comes to flights with self loading cargo.
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I believe they decided not to fit this flight with the illudium q-36 explosive space modulator.
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Does anyone have a map that shows the launch trajectory? Like, where is Orion now? Presumably somewhere over Europe?
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Not the usual retail price if NASA were to procure it for a rocket launch. The markup would be astronomical—pun intended.
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Guaranteed that you won’t hear certain people talk about the make up of the crew. Where a certain individual and his cohorts see DEI, I see the best people for the job. Maybe they need to be reminded of that.
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There was nothing saying "SpaceX" until just before the launch there was a voiceover saying there was a technical stop, and it switched to Musk making his sales pitch.
I made the mistake of following the NASA channel on Youtube, then I switched computer, and I was apparently offered a legit looking channel.
Damn scammers...
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