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NASA targeting a February 6 launch date for Artemis II
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:07 pm
The first manned mission of the Artemis program will see humans return to the moon for the first time since 1972.
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:08 pm to RollTide1987
My astronauts have confirmed this mission is a go.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:10 pm to RollTide1987
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The first manned mission of the Artemis program will see humans go to the moon for the first time
FIFY!
What can I say? I like kicking ant piles!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:14 pm to RollTide1987
As a space nerd, I've been waiting for this basically my entire life. Humans going back to the moon, that is.
This is just a tease. Artemis III is the real deal. Hopefully, it'll excite a new generation of nerds to further push the human boundaries into space.
This is just a tease. Artemis III is the real deal. Hopefully, it'll excite a new generation of nerds to further push the human boundaries into space.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:15 pm to RollTide1987
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The first manned mission of the Artemis program will see humans return to the moon for the first time since 1972.
Can we stop with this clickbait giving the impression we're returning to the surface? The tweet clearly says it's a mission to orbit AROUND the moon.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:30 pm to RollTide1987
Boy they better hope it looks like whatever they made up in 1969. That would
be awkward.
be awkward.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:37 pm to Jax Teller
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Boy they better hope it looks like whatever they made up in 1969. That would be awkward.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:38 pm to RollTide1987
wait, I thought the technology to get to the moon was lost and there was no way to get past the van halen belt?!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:35 pm to Loup
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wait, I thought the technology to get to the moon was lost and there was no way to get past the van halen belt?!
They're just flying to the edge of the Earth, then going under it. They're just going to film the flat bottom side and say it's the moon.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:24 pm to RollTide1987
50 years and they aren't even landing on it?
How are they handling coverage of this?
I assume we will see the launch, but then what.
Will we have live stream of the journey from inside the cock pit?
We have some weird celebration and videos when they get close to the moon?
Can some nerd tell me some details
How long is the trip to the moon. How close are we getting. surely we are using this opportunity to shot a probe at the moon and gather some data. Are we expecting close up photos. Sending rover? Is anything landing in anticipation of future trips?
How are they handling coverage of this?
I assume we will see the launch, but then what.
Will we have live stream of the journey from inside the cock pit?
We have some weird celebration and videos when they get close to the moon?
Can some nerd tell me some details
How long is the trip to the moon. How close are we getting. surely we are using this opportunity to shot a probe at the moon and gather some data. Are we expecting close up photos. Sending rover? Is anything landing in anticipation of future trips?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:43 pm to MLSter
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Can some nerd tell me some details
How long is the trip to the moon. How close are we getting. surely we are using this opportunity to shot a probe at the moon and gather some data. Are we expecting close up photos
It's basically test flights in stages. Make sure you can launch fine and orbit and deorbit and land in back in the ocean on target--hopefully no bugs to iron out before they go of the whole enchilada. They're not going to attempt everything on the first launch. Just like they originally did.
We first orbited the moon before we landed on it
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:04 pm to RollTide1987
They are launching, swinging around the moon, then splashing off SD to be picked up by a Navy ship that can't be named. That's about all I can say. Was done a few years ago with USS PORTLAND, should give you type of ship they're using. Very big deal right now on the SD waterfront and looking forward to doing this.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:18 pm to TigerGman
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TigerGman
You responded to my post but didnt answer anything.
But you have made me think of another
quote:, could we not send an unmanned test flight to do the same thing this flight is doing? Has this been done with the new rockets?
-hopefully no bugs to iron out before they go of the whole enchilada
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:32 pm to MLSter
my son in law is entered into a lottery to get a car pass to KSC for the launch. they want to know if I want to go.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:39 pm to Loup
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there was no way to get past the van halen belt?!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 4:46 pm to RollTide1987
For those that follow manned launches closely, what percent take off on the first scheduled date? I understand weather needs to be right and that dates get pushed back. I'll be in central Florida when SpaceX Crew-12 is currently scheduled on February 15 so I'm considering taking family over to KSC for the launch but I'm unsure how to manage expectations.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:29 pm to Jmcc64
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my son in law is entered into a lottery to get a car pass to KSC for the launch. they want to know if I want to go.
I watched a shuttle launch from KSC. It’s amazing to behold
YES…. You want to go
Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:39 pm to MLSter
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50 years and they aren't even landing on it?
They’re not going to fly to the moon and land on it the very first mission. Same thing they did in the 60s. Apollo had two missions in moon orbit before they landed on it the 3rd time to the moon.
This is still a pretty historical event being the first time humans have left low earth orbit since 1972.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:43 pm to RollTide1987
Excited for my friend, hg.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 5:44 pm to Bard
quote:If this is true, how to they avoid the turtle?
They're just flying to the edge of the Earth, then going under it. They're just going to film the flat bottom side and say it's the moon.
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