𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗔'𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁

[rd45usa]

 

[sdj]

To bad Musk didn't get the budget for this rocket, we would be staying in a Hilton on the moon by now.

 

[kkfan91]

She's scheduled to go up Monday

 

[Hotrod]

I am ready and watching live "Everyday Astronaut" on Youtube .
Currently NASA is chasing a couple bugs right now.

(update from launch director soon)

 

[Clutch]

I can't wait up much longer

 

[Hotrod]

Couple bugs and red weather made for a scrub for today. Next chance Sept 2. All subject to change.

 

[FLRacingFan]

It looked pretty stormy off of the Cape, could definitely see it from the beach. Hopefully they figure out the mechanical issues in time for Friday.

 

[sdj]

LMAO, NASA has a fuel leak, imagine that.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

NASA will target Saturday, Sept. 3 at 2:17 p.m. EDT, the beginning of a two-hour window, for the launch of Artemis I.

 

[Hotrod]

Wow, Artemis scrubbed again for fuel leaks.
Announcement heard over loudspeakers at the cape
"SpaceX....please report to the front office please."

 

[kkfan91]

Wow, Artemis scrubbed again for fuel leaks.
Announcement heard over loudspeakers at the cape
"SpaceX....please report to the front office please."

Screw SpaceX

 

[donthaveanickname]

Launch a success with first stage separation! Congratulations to SpaceX I'll be the first to admit I didn't trust private space flight companies but they seem to have pulled this off perfectly.

Screw SpaceX

???

 

[sdj]

Wow, Artemis scrubbed again for fuel leaks.
Announcement heard over loudspeakers at the cape

I am thinking sabotage. JMHO

 

[Hotrod]

I am thinking sabotage. JMHO

I dont feel real good about how NASA has gone about this project .
way over budget and thats using old shuttle engines they had left
over from 2011. Fingers are still crossed and I still think the space
program is awesome.
Link about the engines:

RS-25 Rocket Engines Return to Launch NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions

The rocket engine with one of the most storied histories in spaceflight, the RS-25, is returning to space for a second act – this time to send humans on the Artemis missions to explore the Moon.

www.nasa.gov

Quote from Market Realist :
"The rocket's construction, a group effort, involved aerospace company Northrop Grumman (NOC), which made the rocket boosters. Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) built the engines (where the issue causing the postponement is taking place), and Boeing (BA) built the rocket’s orange core stage, which is also experiencing issues."

 

[sdj]

Put the proven Saturn 5 rocket engines on it and get the job done. NASA always wants to reinvent the wheel.

 

[kkfan91]

She is finally off

Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program | CNN

The Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday after months of anticipation. The event kicked off a historic trip that will send an uncrewed spacecraft around the moon, paving the way for NASA to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

www.google.com

 

[FLRacingFan]

It was worth the wait to see it go up at night. Beautiful launch. Lit up the sky like nothing else.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Put the proven Saturn 5 rocket engines on it and get the job done. NASA always wants to reinvent the wheel.

The tooling to make said engines is sadly no more. The cost to remake the tooling and put them back in production is prohibitive

Also, the SLS uses RS-25 engines that flew on the space shuttle - NASA is reusing their own stuff.

 

[DanicaFreak]

NASA to Musk-EAT IT. We were first

 

[sdj]

The tooling to make said engines is sadly no more. The cost to remake the tooling and put them back in production is prohibitive

Also, the SLS uses RS-25 engines that flew on the space shuttle - NASA is reusing their own stuff.

And you know this how? Please show the proof.

 

[sdj]

She is finally off

Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program | CNN

The Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday after months of anticipation. The event kicked off a historic trip that will send an uncrewed spacecraft around the moon, paving the way for NASA to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

www.google.com

Finally and I feel certain it only took a couple billion dollars to get it off the ground.

 

[DanicaFreak]

And you know this how? Please show the proof.

Just one item turned up in a google search

Why couldn't NASA just rebuild the Saturn V, rather than the years and the millions that have been spent on the development of SLS so far?

Answer (1 of 13): The factories and tools that built the Saturn V aren't around any more and nor are the experts on how to build it. While I'm sure they could recreate the tooling and train new experts, that would take years and cost millions. It makes more sense to develop a new launch vehicle t...

www.quora.com

 

[sdj]

Typical bureaucratic answer.

If Musk had had the budget that NASA had, we would be staying in a Hilton on the moon by now for 1/3 the cost.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Typical bureaucratic answer.

If Musk had had the budget that NASA had, we would be staying in a Hilton on the moon by now for 1/3 the cost.

unless he blew himself up first.

 

[DanicaFreak]

AWESOME

 

[Hotrod]

The crackle and pop of those solid rocket boosters were amazing.
Cant wait for the data and hopefully some nice vids of the moon.

 

[DanicaFreak]

The crackle and pop of those solid rocket boosters were amazing.
Cant wait for the data and hopefully some nice vids of the moon.

YUP reminds me of the shuttle. Nothing like an RS 25 at full song

 

[sdj]

YUP reminds me of the shuttle. Nothing like an RS 25 at full song

Yes there is, A Saturn 5 moon launch was amazing, I saw and heard 4 of them from 3 to 8 miles from the cape and I have seen over 20 shuttle launches and those 20 launches combined were not as loud or awe inspiting as one Saturn 5 moon launch.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Keep tabs on Artemis!

 

[Hotrod]

SLS Artemis 1 lauch pad took a beating. Needs a bit of a rebuild
but should be ready for Artemis 2.

NASA Downplays Launch Pad Damage Caused by SLS Rocket

 

[kkfan91]

Photo from on board yesterday as she rounds the moon.

 

[Tumbleweed]

The thing that impressed me about the launch was that at 5 minutes into the flight, NASA reported that the speed of the craft was up to about 10,550 MPH already. Eat your heart out NASCAR. I'd hate to see Ross Chastain operating at that speed.

Also, I understand that this is the first step in a plan to form a base on the moon and use it as a launch point to go to MARS. This could be a little dicey. Some of the plans that I have heard of have specify that those who make the first trips to MARS have to sign off on the fact that once they go there, they will have to remain their permanently, i.e. the rest of their lives. If that's true, I think that would be pretty tough to sign off on, no matter how good your psychological tests came back and no matter how much you want to make the trip.

 

[Hotrod]

Spashdown this Sunday Dec. 11th around noon EST

 

[Hotrod]

Artemis back on earth as planned. A little bit of me wonders what could
have been had NASA been green lighted to continue with moon missions
for the past 50 years. Could have there been a hotel on the moon by now?

 

[DanicaFreak]

breathed a sigh of relief seeing those chutes.

and for the NASA doubters - Im impressed at how the mission went, yeah humans have been to the moon before and ya this was uncrewed, but space is hard.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Related

 

[DanicaFreak]

Artemis II astros chosen!!!!

 

[DanicaFreak]

 

[sdj]

All these billions spent and we have a proven Saturn 5 just sitting there, makes know sense. Don't start with modern upgrades, the Saturn 5 could be upgraded to new tech.

Audit: NASA's SLS Rocket Is $6 Billion over Budget, 6 Years Behind Schedule

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, designed to ferry astronauts to the moon, has been reportedly found by an audit to be $6 billion over budget and six years behind its original schedule.

www.breitbart.com