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re: Godspeed the crew of Artemis II...Re-Entry takes place tonight
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:03 pm to BottomlandBrew
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:03 pm to BottomlandBrew
Yeah that was very touching
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Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:04 pm to BottomlandBrew
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:05 pm to MSUDawg98
Moon is very clear now. What a shot
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:05 pm to GEAUXT
Pretty awesome moment. And I might’ve cried when they named the crater after Weisman’s wife.
I have a cousin who owns part of the company (helped start it) that designed the rocket guidance, navigation, and control for the system. Very excited for him.
I have a cousin who owns part of the company (helped start it) that designed the rocket guidance, navigation, and control for the system. Very excited for him.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:08 pm to BottomlandBrew
Man, that was something else.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:14 pm to The Boat
quote:The 4K pictures are going to be mindblowing.
Moon is very clear now. What a shot
Did anyone else hear the mention of NSAA letting them take "personal" pictures along with the ones they've been tasked with? I don't know why that surprised me but it makes sense. We're in a time when they can take thousands of photos and bring back SDs that are smaller combined than just one roll of film during Apollo.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:17 pm to MSUDawg98
Uhh... we're still hours away from LOS. Why in the hell are they putting these two people in Houston on for even a second?
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:19 pm to MSUDawg98
Whats crazy is as close as they are now, it still looks soooo small. Feels like its bigger in the night sky on some nights 
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:44 pm to MSUDawg98
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Uhh... we're still hours away from LOS. Why in the hell are they putting these two people in Houston on for even a second?
This screams death by Powerpoint. What I mean is NASA is showing us the most bland boring coverage imaginable. It's all monotone and lacking excitement. They had a countdown for them reaching the farthest distance ever by humans away from Earth. They gave a really blah monotone dictation of what happened. Yay?
I keep thinking of what this would be like if Elon's crew was doing it.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:51 pm to LSUGreg
I can't wait to see the earth & moon in one shot photo.
It sounds like they're having sensory overload. Houston just reminded them again to focus their eyes on the moon so they can see more in the dimmer light.
It sounds like they're having sensory overload. Houston just reminded them again to focus their eyes on the moon so they can see more in the dimmer light.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:52 pm to MSUDawg98
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The 4K pictures are going to be mindblowing.
They used a 70mm Hasselblad in 1968 for Apollo 8, which is an awesome camera for it's day, but yeah, I'm super pumped to see the images and videos they bring back with their Nikon Z9 and D5.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:55 pm to BottomlandBrew
Video of the moment they named the crater after Carroll Wiseman. It was called down by Jeremy Hansen and you see Wiseman hug him in the video.
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They used a 70mm Hasselblad in 1968 for Apollo 8, which is an awesome camera for it's day, but yeah, I'm super pumped to see the images and videos they bring back with their Nikon Z9 and D5.
Found it interesting they’re using a mirrorless (Z9) and a DSLR (D5).
Sounds like they’re using some 200mm and 400mm lenses in the discussion. Should get some really excellent photos.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 1:59 pm to BluegrassBelle
I'm sure I am not understanding fully, but this discussion they're having about what they see seems like it's performative for the broadcast. I'm pretty sure we've had satellites orbit the moon before and have gotten incredibly detailed data about it, so I fail to see the value of their subjective observations and determinations of the characteristics of the surface (light/dark, high/low, etc).
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Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:03 pm to BluegrassBelle
The Z9 mirrorless was developed with the Artemis missions in mind. It wasn't scheduled to go until Artemis III, but the Canadian crew member fought for it to be on this mission.
The D5 DSLR is being used because it's a proven workhorse in radiation environments.
Apple and GoPro are also getting really good marketing from this mission.
The D5 DSLR is being used because it's a proven workhorse in radiation environments.
Apple and GoPro are also getting really good marketing from this mission.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:04 pm to Chucktown_Badger
I think they're doing it so they can sync oral, written, and photographic observations. Basically it's three sets of observations.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:07 pm to BottomlandBrew
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The Z9 mirrorless was developed with the Artemis missions in mind. It wasn't scheduled to go until Artemis III, but the Canadian crew member fought for it to be on this mission.
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. One the guys in a local birder group got to test it out for Nikon (he’s a professional photog). Didn’t realize part of what they were creating it for as a result.
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The D5 DSLR is being used because it's a proven workhorse in radiation environments.
Makes sense.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:09 pm to BottomlandBrew
Also it’s worth mentioning that the GoPro has minor glitches to settings which they attributed as potentially being radiation from the Allen belts.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:12 pm to MSUDawg98
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I think they're doing it so they can sync oral, written, and photographic observations. Basically it's three sets of observations.
Ah, that makes sense.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 2:13 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I'm sure I am not understanding fully, but this discussion they're having about what they see seems like it's performative for the broadcast. I'm pretty sure we've had satellites orbit the moon before and have gotten incredibly detailed data about it, so I fail to see the value of their subjective observations and determinations of the characteristics of the surface (light/dark, high/low, etc).
From a scientific perspective, being able to put human eyes on it adds a whole other layer of data.
BBC article that works to answer your question
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