Space, the final frontier (NASA going back to the Moon)

[KI4MVP]

Monday NASA starts the journey back beyond low earth orbit. The first step in getting back to the moon.


Artemis 1 - next week - uncrewed trip to moon - 3 week mission
Artemis 2 - 2024 - crewed trip to moon, no landing
Artemis 3 - 2025 - crewed trip to moon, including landing. First moon landing since 1972.

My earliest vivid memories are the Apollo missions. The first landing is still one of the top 10 most watched TV events in history. I never would have believed it would take more than 50 years to go back.

 

[KI4MVP]

Launch is Monday at 8:33 AM.1.3 million mile mission over 42 days

NASA

www.nasa.gov

 

[prf100]

Monday NASA starts the journey back beyond low earth orbit. The first step in getting back to the moon.


Artemis 1 - next week - uncrewed trip to moon - 3 week mission
Artemis 2 - 2024 - crewed trip to moon, no landing
Artemis 3 - 2025 - crewed trip to moon, including landing. First moon landing since 1972.

My earliest vivid memories are the Apollo missions. The first landing is still one of the top 10 most watched TV events in history. I never would have believed it would take more than 50 years to go back.

I'm pumped - think about it: A lot of Gen X, and all of the Millenials and Gen Z weren't alive to see man step foot on the moon. I can't wait to watch with my kids!

 

[bob2the2nd]

It's insane all the math behind the Apollo missions has been lost and it all needs to be recalculated

 

[foucault87]

This is really exciting. Always cool science going on behind this, including some work by some colleagues!

 

[KI4MVP]

 

[letgocavs]

Back to the moon?

 

[KI4MVP]

countdown is on hold, they have a 2 hour launch window. Official live stream is here


Unofficial livestream here

 

[KI4MVP]

Rumors on twitter today's launch has been scrubbed. Nothing official yet.



Two issues

 

[bob2the2nd]

Rumors on twitter today's launch has been scrubbed. Nothing official yet.



Two issues

I imagine no one has heard anything officially because an official statement would come from NASA. Also there are enough reported issues that it doesn't take a .... Rocket scientist.... To come to the logical conclusion things will get bumped to Friday (next launch window)

 

[bob2the2nd]

Officially scrubbed

 

[KI4MVP]

I imagine no one has heard anything officially because an official statement would come from NASA. Also there are enough reported issues that it doesn't take a .... Rocket scientist.... To come to the logical conclusion things will get bumped to Friday (next launch window)

NASA just officially announced it on the live feed. And yes, Friday afternoon is the next launch window.

Edit: forgot to hit post on that.

 

[KI4MVP]

Couple of charts to show what we can do today vs 1969






Source is this article, which is a couple of years old

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everydayastronaut.com

 

[KI4MVP]

Back to the moon?

Then to Mars

Why NASA wants to return to the moon before sending humans to Mars | CNN

Before landing the first humans on Mars, NASA wants to return to the lunar surface and establish a sustained human presence on the moon. The lessons learned from the beginning of the Artemis program could impact when and how humans explore Mars.

www.cnn.com

 

[letgocavs]

Then to Mars

Why NASA wants to return to the moon before sending humans to Mars | CNN

Before landing the first humans on Mars, NASA wants to return to the lunar surface and establish a sustained human presence on the moon. The lessons learned from the beginning of the Artemis program could impact when and how humans explore Mars.

www.cnn.com

They never went to the moon.