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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Pictures from the pickup ship:

#Artemis #artemis2 #space #nasa #splashdown

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

oo, they backed the camera out some more

#artemis #artemis2 #moon #space

"...I think you're right. Full reverse - Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power!"

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

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

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

#artemis #artemis2

just under a minute to separation

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

keep an eye out for green circles of light

here we goooooooo

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comms blackout

goddammit mariner

11 minutes to ploosh

visual identification confirmed from air assets

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Voice comms restored with Integrity, projection nominal

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drouge chutes deployed

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main chutes deployed

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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.

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ffft, stupid satphones don't work for astronauts either

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

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

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

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

nobody mentioned bedazzling the outside of the hull

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

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"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

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

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they're negotiating over the price of the precious lunar ambergris they brought back from whaling on the moon

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

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa #UFO

navy people still trying to find the front door, circling and circling

Hatch is open!

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

that helicoper is a +500 bonus each time you get it, you know

@moira

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

@moira Unrestrained Falling Object

@moira

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

What gas are they looking for?
@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
Ahhh! Ok. Thanks!
So exciting!!

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

@moira

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

@moira Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Can you…

@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.

@moira

Did you try pushing PTT and releasing it?

@jakebrake you joke but MISSION CONTROL LITERALLY JUST ASKED THAT

#artemis #artemis2 #nasa

@moira

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

@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

@leadore yes, if you go further down the livethread you'll see my update
@moira Airborne camera tracking was so good even before the 1st drogue ‘chute deployments
@moira it's night-time here and that turned the room into an Integrity Disco!
@moira The blast shield, the blast shield! It goes down and it goes up! BLAST SHIELD!