mym
picture of Artemis II with the top out of frame and it's weird seeing two SRBs and basically the external tank with no orbiter attached. like it makes sense to reuse Shuttle tooling but it still looks like something's missing
Apr 1 at 11:03pmWeb
Show threadmym5d ago
you know the Shuttle is cool because it hasn't flown in 15 years and they're still making toys of it
Show threadmym5d ago
(also because it was the big thing when i was a kid and couldn't see the contractor and political bullshit involved in government projects)
Show threadmym5d ago
...i should make a model Cassini–Huygens
Show threadmym5d ago
the Moon is cool and all but we've been there, before i die i really wanna see NASA probe Uranus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus_Orbiter_and_Probe
Uranus Orbiter and Probe - Wikipedia

Show threadyomimono, still on land5d ago
@mym I discovered on a recent call with my dad that he calls all rockets Shuttles. I was very confused. I feel like that’s a pretty strong Dad Endorsement though
Show threadLea5d ago
@yomimono @mym I only just learned yesterday that Shuttle is a specific series of craft; I thought it was a much more generic term (more or less: anything crewed that isn’t a station). So I’m with your dad on this one.
Show threadKlara in the hidden land4d ago
@yomimono @mym That's such a Midwestern dad sort of thing to do, in my estimation.
Show threadataylor5d ago
@mym not just tooling, even. All but one of the first stage engines are literally reused from shuttles.