NASA takes first step toward landing on the moon.

[Uncle Rico]

The best AI experience I've seen so far.  Anything to distract us, I suppose

[Billy Hoyle]

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[JWags85]

https://x.com/i/status/2039523638743794039

That is an absolutely awesome photo.  From the focus, to the color contrast, to the framing.  Dope all around.

Was talking to a customer yesterday who is a former Aerospace engineer.  Interned at JPL before ending up at a company who designs and supplies a lot of the liquid cooling systems for NASA, SpaceX, and others...  Obviously he's super into the Artemis mission.

He said the crazy thing to think about (for civilians, its obviously normal for aerospace people) is that the planning of this mission is built around aiming and launching for where the moon "will be" cause not only is it not a stationary target, they are aiming to loop around it.  So the way he said he describes it to people is that its basically a space orbit version of a QB throwing a pass to where the WR will be before he makes his break.  Pretty awesome when you think about it that way on the scale of 100s of thousands of miles of distance at a speed of 10s of thousands of MPH.

[21Jumpstreet]

One of the coolest launches I've seen yet. High tide, toes in the sand, little whiskey something in the Yeti, all us locals and tourists alike up and down the beach just north of the Canaveral National Seashore. It was breathtaking, I even got a little choked up.

[jesmu84]

That is an absolutely awesome photo.  From the focus, to the color contrast, to the framing.  Dope all around.

Was talking to a customer yesterday who is a former Aerospace engineer.  Interned at JPL before ending up at a company who designs and supplies a lot of the liquid cooling systems for NASA, SpaceX, and others...  Obviously he's super into the Artemis mission.

He said the crazy thing to think about (for civilians, its obviously normal for aerospace people) is that the planning of this mission is built around aiming and launching for where the moon "will be" cause not only is it not a stationary target, they are aiming to loop around it.  So the way he said he describes it to people is that its basically a space orbit version of a QB throwing a pass to where the WR will be before he makes his break.  Pretty awesome when you think about it that way on the scale of 100s of thousands of miles of distance at a speed of 10s of thousands of MPH.

Ya. It's pretty incredible to think about, but also incredibly simple. Math and physics are absolute. It's why we didn't need advanced computers or tech back in the 60s.

[jficke13]

That is an absolutely awesome photo.  From the focus, to the color contrast, to the framing.  Dope all around.

Was talking to a customer yesterday who is a former Aerospace engineer.  Interned at JPL before ending up at a company who designs and supplies a lot of the liquid cooling systems for NASA, SpaceX, and others...  Obviously he's super into the Artemis mission.

He said the crazy thing to think about (for civilians, its obviously normal for aerospace people) is that the planning of this mission is built around aiming and launching for where the moon "will be" cause not only is it not a stationary target, they are aiming to loop around it.  So the way he said he describes it to people is that its basically a space orbit version of a QB throwing a pass to where the WR will be before he makes his break.  Pretty awesome when you think about it that way on the scale of 100s of thousands of miles of distance at a speed of 10s of thousands of MPH.

In a weird way, I'd be willing to bet that the orbital mechanics were the easiest part of this mission. Almost everything else is a bigger engineering challenge.

[dgies9156]

One of the coolest launches I've seen yet. High tide, toes in the sand, little whiskey something in the Yeti, all us locals and tourists alike up and down the beach just north of the Canaveral National Seashore. It was breathtaking, I even got a little choked up.

Absolutely.

We had a wonderful view of the launch from our driveway. Fascinating launch and a new achievement for which we can take a great deal of pride.

[Shaka Shart]

A man of color AND a woman astronaut?????? Smh

[MU82]

A man of color AND a woman astronaut?????? Smh

Hegseth wouldn't have let it happen.

[Uncle Rico]

A man of color AND a woman astronaut?????? Smh

Smart.  MAGA will have an easy scapegoat should something go wrong.

[pbiflyer]

If I am to believe some social commentary, it's all fake anyway.

[Shaka Shart]

If I am to believe some social commentary, it's all fake anyway.

My dentist told me and he's kinda a medical professional