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Artemis I Launch

Very early on the morning of November 16th, I stood with my camera waiting once again for this rocket to go. This was my second trip to Florida to see this launch. Back in August the first expedition was thwarted by the tiny hydrogen molecule and its unwillingness to behave under unbelievable cryogenic conditions.… Read the rest “Artemis I Launch”
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November Moon

NASA has announced that they will roll Artemis I back out to the pad about November 4th for another attempt to launch just after midnight on the 14th. After the last scrub they did some additional tests to get the hydrogen fillers to stop leaking.… Read the rest “November Moon”
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August Moon

NASA has tentatively scheduled Artemis launch for August 29 with backup options on September 2nd and 5th. Those dates assume all goes well for the next month. The current “no-earlier-than” planning date is Aug. 29, at 8:33 a.m. EDT, with backup dates available on Sept.… Read the rest “August Moon”
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Artemis – June or Summer

Now that SLS has crawled out to the launch pad we can calculate when she’ll launch, right. No exactly. The next step is a “wet test” where they fill the tanks with fuel to make sure nothing leaks or explode. Once that test happens next month the crawler will be called into service again to drag the stack back to the VAB.… Read the rest “Artemis – June or Summer”
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Ad Astra

When I first saw the trailer for Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, I was pretty sure I was in for yet another Hollywood art film set in space. I’m fine with that as long as we don’t call it science fiction.… Read the rest “Ad Astra”
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Rocket Launch