Alberto de Murga
stux⚡️#ArtemisII launch viewed from the sky
(Not mine)
Andreas M. Heitmann 
@stux It’s been a long road getting from there to here … 🖖🏽
C.H.
Birgit Klomps@stux ik verwacht dat er een heel groot stuk luchtgebied voor ander vliegverkeer afgesloten is geweest. Dus dan is dit óf enorm heel erg ontzettend vertekend en veel verder weg dat t lijkt óf AI. Ik gok dat laatste.
Coles Street Pothole@stux Faster service AND more leg room!
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Phie Lux 
Sibshops
Krutonium://
Kevin Karhan 
@krutonium @Sibshops @stux definitely makes more sense that "Starship Earth-to-Earth"…
- Which reminds me of #DeusExHumanRevolution and that rocket launch…
Elon Musk's Starship Earth to Earth: We Have Reached Peak Idiocy
Jellyfriend 
@stux love how this video gets trotted out and re-atributed every time theres an important rocket launching from florida.
i think the vid is nearly 10 years old, and iirc, was a Falcon 9.
Shdwdrgn@stux Does anyone know why these rocket launches never go straight up? Seems like that would be the fastest way to leave the atmosphere, but they always start angling over soon after leaving the ground.
The most plausible explanation I can think of is that this is to establish orbital speed so they're not trying to dodge satellites in geosynchronous orbit?
Pixelcode 🇺🇦@Shdwdrgn @stux Leaving the thick atmosphere quickly is important, but the real goal is to enter an orbit around Earth, so the trajectory chosen is the best compromise between the two objectives.
Also, the closer to the equator a rocket is launched, the more momentum from earth's rotation can be used for acceleration (to save fuel).
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/why-do-rockets-not-launch-straight-up
@pixelcode @stux Great article, thanks for sharing!
Gartenpoet
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