Artemis 1

[mura_gadi (Steve)]

New launch window announced - 14th of Nov

[DarkArts]

CNN reports that NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is back on the launchpad ahead of third launch attempt.

Third time's a charm. Right?

[DarkArts]

Surprise, surprise, launch delayed by 2 days due to weather:

NASA Prepares Rocket, Spacecraft Ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole, Re-targets Launch

[Startrek (Martin)]

Don’t hold your breath !!
NASA have had huge issues trying to get this behemoth off the ground let alone launching , reaching orbit , trans lunar injection , mid course burns , lunar orbit insertion , de orbit burns , trans earth injection, earth bound mid course corrections , corridor burns , re entry burns , splashdown and all the telemetry, navigation and guidance required to achieve the mission.
If they pull it off it without a hitch then at least it keeps Congress away from their Space budget for the interim. If it fails after launch or doesn’t reach orbit or misses the moon , then Goodbye Artemis program IMO …..
Either way it will be a spectacle to watch
I watched the last Moon Shot , Apollo 17 launch on my Parents black and white TV ( in fact I watched most of the Apollo launches from Apollo 7 to Apollo 17 and Skylab )

Good Luck again Artemis 1

[mura_gadi (Steve)]

Next launch attempt announced, 1am Wednesday ET, so that will make it about 9am Thursday here. Very friendly time slot for us...

[DarkArts]

ABC reports NASA's Space Launch System Moon rocket expected to make debut launch after weeks of delays.

Launch window opens at 5.04pm AEDT today and is two hours long. Tanking (fuelling) operations are currently underway - Oxygen is at 100% and Hydrogen at 97% (there was a small leak a short while ago that has been allegedly fixed).

Still on track for this launch window as it stands.

Backup launch windows are 19 and 25 Nov (US time).


How to watch: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-to-...aunch-america/
In addition to the list at the link above, Fetch boxes in Australia have a NASA TV app.

[DarkArts]

GO for launch ... T -9 mins 30 secs.

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Artemis countdown now about T-8 minutes...

Live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvaz66nMEls

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Woot! It launched perfectly - now at T+5:42 and at > 8000 miles per hour...

[DarkArts]

That was impressive.

[alpal]

Video of the launch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0d4wOIXi5o

[Crater101 (Warren)]

Pleased to see this happen at long last. Let's hope that the whole mission goes well.

[mura_gadi (Steve)]

The fact that they launched close to the start of the launch window is a good sign imo.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

I am as excited as the next person about this and I watched the launch live this afternoon but I have to say the launch footage was a little disappointing really I was expecting much better coverage and angles and somehow a more dramatic looking event ...? The footage of Saturn 5 launches was incredible. Perhaps the appearance of the Saturn 5 vehicle itself is more impressive, more aesthetic to look at and I think being a night launch probably didn't help either but still, it was a little underwhelming as a spectacle even shuttle launches were much more impressive..?

Anyway, all still very exciting what with returning to the Moon and all and the sheer power of the SLS is impressive

Mike

[Startrek (Martin)]

Well they finally got this thing off the pad , into low earth orbit and successfully completed the TLI burn for the Moon
I certainly had my doubts
8.9 million pounds of thrust looked amazing, even being a night launch
I have to agree TV coverage was a 6/10 , probably due to being an unmanned mission. Manned missions will have so many more cameras on board and around the vehicles
Space X have much better TV coverage even on their prototypes

Hopefully the views from Lunar orbit at the end of this week will be incredible 4K live stream , especially for the younger generation who missed the days of Apollo

Now it’s Space X turn to get their behemoth Starship into orbit and at nearly 16 million pounds of thrust what a spectacle that will be for all to watch

[alpal]

Startrek,

Hopefully the views from Lunar orbit at the end of this week will be incredible 4K live stream.

Are you sure they will have a link that fast from the Moon?

[DarkArts]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

I have to say the launch footage was a little disappointing really

Originally Posted by Startrek

I have to agree TV coverage was a 6/10

Of course, you're welcome to build a more spectacular launch extravaganza if you want ... shouldn't be too hard for gentlemen such as yourselves, what with all your critical knowledge and expertise.

What you may be thinking of, is that wonderful multi-angle colour launch coverage of Apollo missions that we got to see in numerous documentaries. However, that was created from both video and high-speed/high-resolution film cameras dotted around the launch site that were not available for the TV broadcast, and most of the "good" footage was on film. TV cameras were mostly black and white and low resolution, even for Apollo 17. The 'main' TV broadcast camera was colour, though you'd hardly notice. Documentary footage benefitted from fiim/video post-production and editing not available for the live broadcast.

Even Shuttle launches relied on high-speed/high-resolution film cameras in addition to video well into the program. I remember watching the early Shuttle launches live - the coverage wasn't great.

I'm sure Artemis documentaries will look magnificent, just like their Apollo and Shuttle predecessors.

In the meantime, here's what the Apollo 17 launch coverage actually looked like: Apollo 17 - Launch - Network TV

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by DarkArts

Of course, you're welcome to build a more spectacular launch extravaganza if you want ... shouldn't be too hard for gentlemen such as yourselves, what with all your critical knowledge and expertise.

maaate we are on to it already...now THAT's a spectacular rocket!

Seriously though, the points you made make sense but still, I was expecting something a little more grand, they really should have asked Stanley (ok well he is dead so how about Spielberg?) to assist again...

Mike

[mura_gadi (Steve)]

Originally Posted by alpal

Startrek,

Are you sure they will have a link that fast from the Moon?

See article:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/...d-wa/100406742

[Startrek (Martin)]

I understand and totally agree with your comments

Like I mentioned, I’m sure the future manned Artemis missions will have cameras everywhere both ground based , launch tower , vehicle exterior and crew interior etc…..

I’m by no means the only one who thought the live coverage was ordinary for such an important step forward since 1972

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7GmR5mfD2wE

Looking forward to Orion reaching the moon