"Bang. . . Zoom. . . To Da Moon, Alice!"

[Tecumsehsbones]

Artemis II is up. It'll orbit a bit, then head for the Moon, to orbit and return.

The crew includes a Black guy, a White woman, and a Canadian.

A triumph for DEI!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Apparently, the delay was needed to return a toilet to "normal operations."

Which leads me to propose that NASA adopt as its new motto "I think I got something in my truck."

 

[spaminator]

artemis prime is optimus primes lesser known brother.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

artemis prime is optimus primes lesser known brother.

And both of them virtually unknown compared to Amazon Prime.

 

[petros]

And both of them virtually unknown compared to Amazon Prime.

Optimistic Prime is their hippie sister

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

This seems like an awful lot of money to spend to deport one Canadian.

 

[Taxslave2]

This seems like an awful lot of money to spend to deport one Canadian.

My understanding is they gave him a round trip ticket. That would be normal for Canada for deportations.

 

[Ron in Regina]

It’s amazing that this is background noise to what’s currently dominating the news cycle. Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again. It is the first time since 1972 that humans have travelled outside of the Earth's orbit.

Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit on track for far side of the Moon — BBC News

The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.

apple.news

NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts — CTV News

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.

apple.news

 

[petros]

It’s amazing that this is background noise to what’s currently dominating the news cycle. Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again. It is the first time since 1972 that humans have travelled outside of the Earth's orbit.
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Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit on track for far side of the Moon — BBC News

The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.

apple.news

NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts — CTV News

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.

apple.news

Amazing stuff. One of Trump's few positive achievements.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

My understanding is they gave him a round trip ticket. That would be normal for Canada for deportations.

They will likely deny him re-entry into the USA.

 

[petros]

They will likely deny him re-entry into the USA.

If they splash down in the Pacific we can send a frigate to pick him up.

 

[Taxslave2]

If they splash down in the Pacific we can send a frigate to pick him up.

Do we have one that can be deployed that fast?