Solarbird 1d ago

Splashdown in around 6h45m from literally as I post

eta: they just said 5:07pm Cascadian/Pacific time for splashdown so now you have a clock time too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3kR2KK8TEs

#Artemis #artemis2 #space #nasa

NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)

This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) roc...

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Show threadSolarbird 1d ago

Pictures from the pickup ship:

#Artemis #artemis2 #space #nasa #splashdown

Show threadSolarbird 1d ago

picture from artemis 2's exterior camera - the closer it gets to earth the more it looks like actually quite good sfx? which is hilarious because it's real

#artemis #artemis2 #space #moon

Show threadjz.tusk1d ago

@moira

You can tell it's real because it doesn't have as much greebles as sfx.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeble

Greeble - Wikipedia

Show threadJ. Steven York
@jztusk @moira
Mind you, this isn't a normal special effects model. Not designed to be seen like this. It's mostly internally illuminated, and thousands of tiny, hand-drilled holes take the place of conventional greebles to give scale. Greebles are mostly located where they'll be back-lit by the internal lights.
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