Artemis II about to blast off.

[captain]

Godspeed Artemis II, do good!

[Bumblebee]

A lot of 'firsts' on this one....

Anyone from the forum there to take pictures?

[BigBSBusa]

Tremendous day for NASA and the world with this flight! Looking forward to a successful return of the crew.

[jwcfbd]

A lot of 'firsts' on this one....

Anyone from the forum there to take pictures?

I wish I was there to see it.

[captain]

I wish I was there to see it.

Jim with that new lense you could have seen the faces of the astronauts when they were strapped in and ready

[captain]

A lot of 'firsts' on this one....

Anyone from the forum there to take pictures?

A couple of things I noticed and voiced to my wife as we watched it.

1. The takeoff was fast, not like the old 60's where it was slow and built up speed, that thing lifted up and kept going.
2. I've never seen the boosters separate with that kind of quality, it was pretty amazing to see the boosters separate and fall back to earth like that.

[BigBSBusa]

A couple of things I noticed and voiced to my wife as we watched it.

1. The takeoff was fast, not like the old 60's where it was slow and built up speed, that thing lifted up and kept going.
2. I've never seen the boosters separate with that kind of quality, it was pretty amazing to see the boosters separate and fall back to earth like that.

I overheard one of the announcers say that with all the weight of the rocket, it still accelerates from 0 - 120 MPH in under 7 seconds.

[Dr John]

You can do anything with AI these days.

[LC4CARL]

Amazing.

[Bumblebee]

Crazy to think that a toilet of all things is their biggest headache.....

[mark3evo]

Call me old-fashioned but the real adventure was the guys in the Apollo flights flew (these were heroes) around with a microprocessor less powerful than an Iphone.

i have not watched it, seems a little pointless in my opinion, is there any oil and gas on the moon?

Man will not go to MARS , Human kind is not designed for no gravity space flight, due to horrendous muscle mass loss.

Better focus on humanity on planet earth.

[captain]

Call me old-fashioned but the real adventure was the guys in the Apollo flights flew (these were heroes) around with a microprocessor less powerful than an Iphone.

i have not watched it, seems a little pointless in my opinion, is there any oil and gas on the moon?

Man will not go to MARS , Human kind is not designed for no gravity space flight, due to horrendous muscle mass loss.

Better focus on humanity on planet earth.

I get that it seems pointless for these missions but if you look at the innovation and technological advancements that come from NASA it's amazing how that solving those problems it enhances the lives of the rest of us.

• Medicine & Healthcare
  
  • Medical imaging enhancements (CT scans, MRI)
  • Artificial heart pumps (LVAD)
  • Infrared ear thermometers
  • Insulin pumps and health‑monitoring devices
• Consumer Products
  
  • Memory foam (mattresses, pillows, seating)
  • Cordless power tools (e.g., DustBuster)
  • Freeze‑dried food
• Public Safety & Emergency Response
  
  • Firefighter protective gear and breathing apparatus
  • Emergency “space blankets”
  • Highway and runway grooving to reduce hydroplaning
• Environment, Agriculture & Climate
  
  • Precision GPS and satellite correction systems
  • Earth‑monitoring satellites for weather, fires, and climate tracking
  • Precision agriculture tools using satellite data
• Transportation & Engineering
  
  • Aircraft winglets
  • Fuel‑efficient aircraft wing designs
  • Lightweight composite materials
• Technology & Electronics
  
  • CMOS image sensors (used in smartphones and cameras)
  • Satellite data processing software
  • Robotics and automation technologies

[mark3evo]

Well that’s one way of looking at it

[Bumblebee]

.......and it's amazing how embedded Canada is in the NASA program......back in the '60s many of our scientists moved into NASA when we lost our Avro Arrow program.

The Arrow of which some of it's tech went into US aviation including the shuttle....

[VaBusa]

I’ve been glued to this mission since day 1 - what a great time to be alive

[Bumblebee]

I’ve been glued to this mission since day 1 - what a great time to be alive

I remember watching the Apollo missions including when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.....

Crazy that it took this long to be able to do this again....

But pretty cool to be able to watch it again.

[michael parris heuberger]

I remember watching the Apollo missions including when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.....

Crazy that it took this long to be able to do this again....

But pretty cool to be able to watch it again.

Hi. Some people think that it was all fake. Does anyone here think that this is fake too?

[Bumblebee]

Hi. Some people think that it was all fake. Does anyone here think that this is fake too?

There certainly are a lot of idiots out there isn't there...........

[Bumblebee]

Interesting that the last flight to the moon was in 1972 via an Apollo rocket which splashed down in the sea....then the shuttle came and went and we are back to sitting on top of a rocket and splashing down into the sea.....

Other than more technology in the capsule, how has this progressed? We are still leaving space junk all over the cosmos......

[TrueGrit]