Holy shit you guys we just watched #Artemis go from the plane

(Edit: I posted videos in the replies, if that's of interest❤️)

#space #nasa #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #spaceflight

#Artemis launch seen from Southwest flight MDW>MCO (1/2)

#ArtemisII #Artemis2

@samvarma @piepants that’s a pretty cool clip 🚀
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Well that's better than watching it on TV!
@samvarma Wild! Thanks for sharing!
@samvarma I don't think you can ever top that for inflight entertainment.
@VWDasher Nope quite honestly that was incredible
@samvarma whole plane lurches to the left as everyone tries to watch the spaceship
@heathborders 🤣 plane was actually half empty, but I did AirDrop the photos and footage to anybody who wanted it
@heathborders @samvarma Ha!
Just to say, in reality it wouldn’t matter, not like in a small boat.
But if everyone ran to the front or back, that would indeed be catastrophic.
@samvarma How lucky do you have to be to be in the right place at the right time? Thanks for this video.
@jankaheike Seriously... I had no idea when we left
@samvarma this is soooo cool! 
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@samvarma Thank you for sharing this!
@samvarma I totally saw your plane. I was like, *who* is flying that plane that close to a rocket launch, OMG.
@Thoreau Southwest, that's who 🤣
@Thoreau @samvarma Did you maybe see NASA’s tracking aircraft, the Canberra WB-57? I can’t see the altitudes here but that got pretty close…

@samvarma also idk if you saw me post this before but i am proud if this edit

https://youtu.be/5jne5n2iTAs?si=O0vxZOlZw4rpLQc2

Younha: Curse for the Rocket Formula (로켓방정식의 저주) Artemis-1 Launch

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@samvarma this is the coolest thing I have ever seen!
@samvarma gasp! That is super cool! How awesome!!
@samvarma Thanks for posting this, Sam! You got to watch such an historic moment from your plane! lol
@MikeBarbre 100% that was crazy and such a coincidence!
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That's sooo cool!!! Best seats in the house!
@samvarma Nice catch! Thanks a ton for sharing!
@samvarma Awesome. Thanks for sharing
@samvarma Wow, what a view!

@samvarma Did you know you’d be flying during the launch, chose the side of the plane accordingly? Or was it sheer luck? Did the pilot announce it before you saw it? It must’ve been very exciting. :)

Anyway, what a wonderful way to have seen the launch. :)

@CStamp Sheer luck! They moved the launch to a time that we happened to be flying past. I only knew because one of my bandmates was following the launch live on his phone, and then the pilot announced that we would probably see it out of the port side

@samvarma Thanks.

Just amazing. :)

@samvarma how did the people in the right rows feel about missing the launch?
@alex I airdropped my footage to them 😁
Passengers watch Artemis II blast off from commercial plane

People on a commercial flight were treated to a rare view of the launch of Nasa's first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century.

BBC News
@Annaspanner Wow thanks for letting me know… They reached out on Facebook last night, and I had no idea if it was even real
@samvarma so good, I'm so envious! Thanks for sharing on here.
@samvarma You are not over the Strait of Hormuz? Than you're correct. Lucky guy.
@samvarma Jetzte isch der Bub fediverse/internet famous! :) Historic video, amazing!
@toxi Absolut nur durch den reinsten Zufall 🤣 Aber ich war mit meinem iPhone side button bereit! Das witzigste ist, ich wurde hier von notifications überfallen, aber in dem Meta-Verse fast gar nichts

@samvarma 😂 Wow, es zeigt dann auch ganz gut wo die Interessen der Leute bei den verschiedenen Plattformen liegen...

Ps. Muss schon ein toller Anblick live gewesen sein!

@toxi Unglaublich. Seit Jahren hatte ich ein ähnliches Bild vom Internet als wallpaper im Handy... wäre mir nie eingefallen, das ich irgendwann selber sowas aufnehmen würde!