Walker

Did anyone else have flashbacks of the Challenger while watching the #artemis2 launch? I did.

So glad the launch went well.

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

#challenger #nasa #artemis2

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years - NASA

Meet the Artemis II crew and learn how NASA’s 10-day lunar flyby mission will test deep space systems and pave the way for future Moon landings.

NASA
Apr 2 at 1:26pmWeb
Show threadCenobyte Apr 2
@Walker I know they had a number of safety features that the Challenger didn't so that helped but yeah.
Show threadSiegfried.Apr 2
@cenobyte @Walker They probably remembered the safety rocket on top of the Apollo space craft. It was gone at Space Shuttle, but is back again on Orion.
Show threadRich HolmesApr 2
@Walker I haven't watched crewed launches live in 40 years. Can't. Too traumatic.
Show threadRich HolmesApr 2
@Walker Especially since one of the fairly few uncrewed launches I've watched live was Cygnus Orb-3 from Wallops in 2014, which exploded.
Show threadJ   Apr 2

@Walker I was afraid for Artemis from launch until it disappeared from sight.

Glad it went okay, too. Except for that stupid toilet..

Show threadWalkerApr 2
@j me too, held my breath. Now anxious for them to return.
Show threadJJApr 2
@Walker
Every launch. Saw the Challenger explode from Ft Lauderdale. Images still seared in my memory.