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

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Show threadSolarbird 23h ago

Pictures from the pickup ship:

#Artemis #artemis2 #space #nasa #splashdown

Show threadSolarbird 23h 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 threadSolarbird 23h ago

oo, they backed the camera out some more

#artemis #artemis2 #moon #space

Show threadSolarbird 22h ago
"...I think you're right. Full reverse - Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power!"
Show threadSolarbird 21h ago

whelp here's the "NASA PR0VES E4RTH IS FL/-\T!" photo that the nutters'll be using for the next 10 years

#nasa #ohHereWeGo #artemis #Artemis2

Show threadSolarbird 20h ago

LORGE

#nasa #artemis #Artemis2 #space #moon

Show threadSolarbird 20h ago
y'know it seems wasteful not to reuse more of these ships but otoh I know I wouldn't buy a vehicle with 700,000 miles on the odometer so
Show threadSolarbird 20h ago

oh that night that john p murtha died is a night i'll never forget

#artemis #artemis2

Show threadSolarbird 20h ago

just under a minute to separation

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 20h ago

POW

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 20h ago

expecting to hear "THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS" during the blackout period

keep an eye out for green circles of light

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

here we goooooooo

#nasa #artemis #artemis2

Show threadSolarbird 

comms blackout

goddammit mariner

Apr 10 at 11:55pmWeb
Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
11 minutes to ploosh
Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

visual identification confirmed from air assets

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

Voice comms restored with Integrity, projection nominal

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

long range

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

drouge chutes deployed

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

main chutes deployed

#nasa #artemis #artemis2

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

Splashdown confirmed. Integrity stable in the water at 7:07.47 pm NASA (Central) time, mission duration 9 days 1 hour 31 minutes 35 seconds unofficial.

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

ffft, stupid satphones don't work for astronauts either

can't even leave voicemail, not that anybody checks voicemail

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

NASA's going to try to call the astronauts' phones, see if that works better

I'm not even making this up

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

i mean it's not like they don't know where they are, worst case they can just pop over and knock

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

nobody mentioned bedazzling the outside of the hull

guess that's what they got up to on the far side

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

"Refined" splashdown and mission duration times:

Splashdown: 7:07.27 pm NASA (Central) time

Mission duration: 9 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes, 15 seconds.

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

Capsule is on full shutdown, doing gas safety checks. Still waiting for the "front porch" inflatable.

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

BOAT

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa #boat

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
they're negotiating over the price of the precious lunar ambergris they brought back from whaling on the moon
Show threadSolarbird 18h ago

y'know this _really did_ look like a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson "UFO" TV series UFO as it came in

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa #UFO

Show threadSolarbird 18h ago
navy people still trying to find the front door, circling and circling
Show threadSolarbird 18h ago

KNOCK KNOCK

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 18h ago

Hatch is open!

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadSolarbird 18h ago
that helicoper is a +500 bonus each time you get it, you know
Show threadSolarbird 18h ago

open hatch

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadPaul_IPv618h ago

@moira

"would you like to hear about our complete replacement window special we're running this week?"

Show threadMatthew Dockrey18h ago
@moira Unrestrained Falling Object
Show threadPaul_IPv619h ago

@moira

should have brought back cheese. lower price per kg but a broader market for the product. :D

Show threadThe Psychotic Network Ferret18h ago
@moira
Show threadThe Febrile Muse19h ago
What gas are they looking for?
Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
@CMDoran They don't say exactly but there are some bad gasses that can come from things like thrusters and also some of the cooling systems I think? there shouldn't be any BUT
Show threadThe Febrile Muse18h ago
Ahhh! Ok. Thanks!
So exciting!!
Show threadMan aging with April showers19h ago

Nothing like a 37+ minutes-long delay to exit the vehicle

@moira

Show threadMichael Hanscom19h ago
@moira “C’mon guys, no farting! They’ll never let us out!”
Show threadMarcos19h ago
@moira I would say maybe they should try and email, but.....
Show threadDrew Mayo19h ago
@moira “I think you’re on mute”
Show threadNeia masks19h ago
@moira Integrity's only issues are with comms, and mainly the lowest priority ones ​​
Show threadLes Orchard19h ago
@moira I feel like this would be the biggest coup for Apple if their iPhones rang 
Show threadMichael Hanscom19h ago

@moira Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Can you…

Show threadMichael Hanscom19h ago
@moira The “did you push the PTT button?” question from Mission Control cracked me up. Typical tech support, always starting at the top of the script, no matter what.
Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
@djwudi yeah i lulzed xD
Show threadSolo la 🌍 salva a la 🌎19h ago

@moira

Did you try pushing PTT and releasing it?

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago

@jakebrake you joke but MISSION CONTROL LITERALLY JUST ASKED THAT

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

Show threadPaul_IPv619h ago

@moira

astronauts: "how old are you, houston? just txt us. :)"

Show threadLea19h ago

@moira

update, they just announced a slight refinement to the times:

Splashdown at 7:07 and 27 sec pm Central time for a mission length of 9 d 1 hr 32 min 15 sec

Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
@leadore yes, if you go further down the livethread you'll see my update
Show threadSimplicator19h ago
@moira Airborne camera tracking was so good even before the 1st drogue ‘chute deployments
Show threadwordsmith‽ ⁂19h ago
@moira it's night-time here and that turned the room into an Integrity Disco!
Show threadLed By Gilded Fools19h ago
@moira Who's at the controls?
Show threadSolarbird 19h ago
@MHowell
Show threadTock19h ago
@moira The blast shield, the blast shield! It goes down and it goes up! BLAST SHIELD!