Artemis 2 Launch - Going Back to the Moon

[t.m.]

With the toilet issues, I'm picturing the return trip to earth live videos having a lot of strained faces as all 4 try and "hold it" like they have 90 minutes left on a cross country drive and don't want to stop at Casey's for a quick pit stop....

....and a pile of bags full of piss strapped down in the corner someplace

 

[mj4cy]

Boy you'd have to be the least claustrophobic person on earth to be an astronaut. I can handle small spaces for awhile as long as I know eventually I'll get more room...but 10 days in a capsule essentially the size of a couple mini vans? Incredible the training and focus these astronauts have.

 

[KnappShack]

Boy you'd have to be the least claustrophobic person on earth to be an astronaut. I can handle small spaces for awhile as long as I know eventually I'll get more room...but 10 days in a capsule essentially the size of a couple mini vans? Incredible the training and focus these astronauts have.

By the Queen Mary there used to be a Russian submarine you could tour

Hot bunking next to the engines in a very small tube

Nope.

 

[mj4cy]

Love that they challenged humanity to make sure the record just broken doesn't last long.

 

[4cy16]

 

[CtownCyclone]

I'll get back to you, Gene.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Kind of interesting to sense the astronauts being tense to make sure they have everything set up correctly to capture all of the pictures. Really makes you realize no matter how much you prepare you will always be worried about that type of stuff.

Especially when you only get one shot at it.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Every teen parent knows what this "no-communication" period is like for mission control.

 

[Kinch]

With the toilet issues, I'm picturing the return trip to earth live videos having a lot of strained faces as all 4 try and "hold it" like they have 90 minutes left on a cross country drive and don't want to stop at Casey's for a quick pit stop....

....and a pile of bags full of piss strapped down in the corner someplace

They probably shouldn’t have taken a dose of miralax the day before the launch.

 

[Gonzo]

So how is Artemis II going farther than Apollo 13 exactly? Has the distance between the moon and earth widened? Apollo 13 went around the dark side of the moon as well.

 

[3TrueFans]

So how is Artemis II going farther than Apollo 13 exactly? Has the distance between the moon and earth widened? Apollo 13 went around the dark side of the moon as well.

The moon's orbit is elliptical and it's further away now, I'm guessing that's why?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

So how is Artemis II going farther than Apollo 13 exactly? Has the distance between the moon and earth widened? Apollo 13 went around the dark side of the moon as well.

The orbit for Artemis was also wider than Apollo. Comments were made that astronauts could catch a complete view of the moon versus a closer view that prevented views of the poles.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

So how is Artemis II going farther than Apollo 13 exactly? Has the distance between the moon and earth widened? Apollo 13 went around the dark side of the moon as well.

Its orbital track takes it further out away from the moon. While this is really cool to see, we circled the moon on Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12,13,14,15,16, and 17. Acting like this is the first time we have ever done it is getting carried away.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I sorta want to see someone animate a tie fighter flying by once and just not acknowledge it at all.

 

[Gonzo]

The orbit for Artemis was also wider than Apollo. Comments were made that astronauts could catch a complete view of the moon versus a closer view that prevented views of the poles.

That's interesting to me because I figured once you're pulled into the moon's orbit the distance between your craft and the moon would be the same every time. Guess not.

 

[Gonzo]

Its orbital track takes it further out away from the moon. While this is really cool to see, we circled the moon on Apollo 8, 10, 11, 12,13,14,15,16, and 17. Acting like this is the first time we have ever done it is getting carried away.

I get that but many of us weren't alive when those happened. So it's cool to watch happen.

 

[mj4cy]

That's interesting to me because I figured once you're pulled into the moon's orbit the distance between your craft and the moon would be the same every time. Guess not.

I'm sure its a function of velocity and directional angle.

The moon's gravity is not uniform. Has random high-density/gravity areas under its surface known as mass concentrations (mascons) so you have to find that sweet spot to orbit (which must be big enough to have some spacecraft closer than others). You get too close, the mascons pull you down. You get too far, earth's gravity takes over.

 

[Letterkenny]

That's interesting to me because I figured once you're pulled into the moon's orbit the distance between your craft and the moon would be the same every time. Guess not.

They're not actually on an orbital path around the moon. They're just flying close enough to use it's gravity to swing them around and shoot them back towards Earth. They're essentially free falling back to Earth now. Currently traveling at around 930mph. By the time they reach Earth they'll have speed up to 25,000mph.

Like Earth, the moon doesn't have a single distance where objects can orbit. It varies.

 

[Gonzo]

They're not actually on an orbital path around the moon. They're just flying close enough to use it's gravity to swing them around and shoot them back towards Earth. They're essentially free falling back to Earth now. Currently traveling at around 930mph. By the time they reach Earth they'll have speed up to 25,000mph.

Like Earth, the moon doesn't have a single distance where objects can orbit. It varies.

And that's because of the burn from a few days ago I'm guessing?

 

[clone52]

They're not actually on an orbital path around the moon. They're just flying close enough to use it's gravity to swing them around and shoot them back towards Earth. They're essentially free falling back to Earth now. Currently traveling at around 930mph. By the time they reach Earth they'll have speed up to 25,000mph.

Like Earth, the moon doesn't have a single distance where objects can orbit. It varies.

Still an orbital path around the moon, just an open orbit, not a closed orbit.