areoform3d ago

Artemis II safely splashes down

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/artemis-ii-splashdown-return/

Artemis II crew splashes down near San Diego after historic moon mission

NASA's Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth with a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean after making a high-speed reentry through the atmosphere.

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Wild that they manage to fly to the moon but still seem to be having those comms problems. Asking the astronauts if they’re really pressing the PTT button is wild.
Apr 11 at 12:26amWeb
Show threadwewewedxfgdf3d ago
Cellphone coverage notoriously flaky in the Pacific.
Show threadnodesocket3d ago
Umm it's a satellite phone.
Show threadshermantanktop3d ago
...and informing them which button was the PTT button. She had to say it, but it'd be hard not to react to that.
Show threadspike0213d ago
i was thinking maybe astronauts can be disoriented when splashing down and that's why they figured they should ask if the right buttons were being pushed?
Show threadallenrb3d ago

My friends and I have been deriving much amusement from the comms issues. We can fly people around the moon, talk with them, send back high res video, but talk to the boat that’s close enough to swim to? Forget about it!

Note: next time, pack a walkie talkie. ;-)

Show threadbombcar2d ago
They missed the chance to reply "Main screen turn on."
Show threadchrisweekly2d ago
No joke, VHF has been saving sailors' lives for a long time now.
Show threadsho_hn3d ago
Just like in the year 3000, we will still ask "Can you hear me?" in video meetings.
Show threadIfkaluva3d ago
And the printer will be perpetually broken
Show threadNeywiny3d ago
I can see your comment, can you see mine?
Show threadidatum2d ago

"Can you see my screen?"

grrr