Artemis launch

[BravoXray]

So, do you think the next try will see the Artemis finally get launched?
I hope so, NASA needs to catch a break.

 

[BravoXray]

If all goes well, Artemis is scheduled to launch at 1:34AM Wednesday morning.
So far so good at L-2:58:00. There is a routine 30 minute hold built in at L-40:00:00.

 

[sd455dan]

Clock restarted.
t minus 10
1:47:44 launch

I think this is it!!

t minus 5 minutes core stage pressurized

transferred to internal power and FTS armed

t minus 4 minutes

t minus 3 minutes

Go purge LOX vents closed

t minus 2 minutes

thrust vector engine gimble test

upper stage on internal power core stage on internal power
1 minute............................................

ALS GO

LAUNCH

eject solid boosters

RS 25's running Great

RS 25 throttle down and cut off

Core stage separation achieved


In orbit

WOOO HOO

Finally

1st step of many to get humans back to the moon

 

[riptides]

Go NASA!

 

[MossRoad]

It was scheduled for a bit after 1:00am. I sat there watching it on hold for about 20 minutes. Tried to stay awake. Did ok. Then I blinked.

I snapped my head up and it was 6 minutes into it's flight already. I missed the launch.

So, milk and cookies and off to bed.

 

[tradosaurus]

There is no cost benefit for our tax dollars paying for these "space" launches.
Rather our tax dollars pay off the national debt or house the homeless veterans.

 

[deezler]

It went! Impressive launch.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592821489190912000

 

[riptides]

There is no cost benefit for our tax dollars paying for these "space" launches.
Rather our tax dollars pay off the national debt or house the homeless veterans.

re -.2


Yeah they said that 50 years ago about the Apollo program too. And yet, here we are, on the way to the moon again and beyond.

 

[tradosaurus]

re -.2


Yeah they said that 50 years ago about the Apollo program too. And yet, here we are, on the way to the moon again and beyond.

And what benefit do these supposed "space" launches give us?
"I'd go to the moon in a nanosecond. The problem is, we don't have the technology to do that anymore. We used to, but we destroyed that technology and it is a painful process to build it back again." Astronaut Don Pettit.
nanosecond

 

[ruffdog]

There is no cost benefit for our tax dollars paying for these "space" launches.
Rather our tax dollars pay off the national debt or house the homeless veterans.

So far, the Artemus program has proven to be a MASSIVE money pit being over budget several times over.

Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s most powerful rocket finally set for takeoff