Artemis 1 set to be launched

3.0L · 09-07-2022, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

The guy who mated that connector during the shuttle program obviously retired, and the ten engineers that Boeing/NASA hired to replace him forgot to coat the seal with a dab of oil before connecting it.....

KY.

UncleWede · 09-07-2022, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

KY.

TYPICALLY, only forgotten by IRS branch of the government

M5Rick · 11-23-2022, 04:46 AM

Artemis 1 was finally underway after technical problems delayed it, the most powerful rocket NASA has launched.
Link
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk...rn-to-the-moon

Esteban · 12-11-2022, 02:04 PM

Orion capsule splashdown today.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/11/world...scn/index.html

chassis · 12-11-2022, 02:12 PM

Very cool, watched splashdown live on NASA TV.

Skip (re)entry is cool.

The orbit was also cool - distant retrograde orbit, chosen partly for its stability.

dscabra · 12-11-2022, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by chassis

Very cool, watched splashdown live on NASA TV.

Skip (re)entry is cool.

The orbit was also cool - distant retrograde orbit, chosen partly for its stability.

I'm amazed that they can put the thing exactly where they want it.

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Esteban Major General 51195 Rep 7,235 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Orion capsule splashdown today. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/11/world...scn/index.html
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chassis Colonel 7599 Rep 2,449 Posts Drives: 9Y0 Cayenne S Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Einbahnstraße iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 Porsche Cayenne S [7.69]	Very cool, watched splashdown live on NASA TV. Skip (re)entry is cool. The orbit was also cool - distant retrograde orbit, chosen partly for its stability.
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