🚀 To the Moon Alice! - Artemis II Mission

[Hally (Simon Hall)]

Australia has its own unofficial space agency

[Hally (Simon Hall)]

They used to sell coffee cups but I guess got a bit too controversial for HR.

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

Is was the “Kiss my ARSE” mug that pushed it too far.

[JasonMcD (Jason McDermott)]

So, I was reading today that they should survive reentry.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/science/nasa-artemis-ii-earth-return-heat-shield.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.2IWD.Ixg4IbeesX6j&smid=url-share

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

Yeah hope all goes well…

[chaddb (Chadd Blanchard)]

@JasonMcD

I was reading today that they should survive reentry

I hope so.

[JasonMcD (Jason McDermott)]

Seriously.

I vaguely recall Challenger (no joke, there was a special episode of Punky Brewster, is my memory of that) and very much remember Discovery. I can’t handle a third.

Huh, no kidding, Buzz Aldrin was in that episode and only 2 months after the disaster. I was 5. You just don’t forget some things.

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

@JasonMcD

…and very much remember Discovery… I can’t handle a third.

Shuttle Columbia I think you mean.

[JasonMcD (Jason McDermott)]

You know, I almost checked that before I posted it.

[klincecum (Kevin Lincecum)]

Splashdown!

They live!!!

[chaddb (Chadd Blanchard)]

That was one hell or a journey. Glad they they are home safe!

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

Not Arty II but New Glenn launched today and reused it’s first stage booster for the first time. Video queued up to about 10sec before lift off: https://www.youtube.com/live/enQ_IXtfm9I?si=YTusPYerWwiA7LEd&t=4155