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re: Godspeed the crew of Artemis II...Re-Entry takes place tonight

Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:37 pm to
Posted by EagleEye99
Member since Dec 2017
3238 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:37 pm to
First issue of the day appears to be with range control abort system. Feed cut as they were trying to explaining it, so not exactly sure where the problem is.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
85102 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:40 pm to
SpaceXNews says "The Range is addressing an FTS issue with shuttle era equipment being retrieved from the VAB to verify it"
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75174 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:43 pm to
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SpaceXNews says "The Range is addressing an FTS issue with shuttle era equipment being retrieved from the VAB to verify it"

When I become King I am going to ban acronyms.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
68471 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

When I become King I am going to ban acronyms.


FTS=Flight Termination System
VAB=Vehicle Assembly Building

I think..
Posted by EagleEye99
Member since Dec 2017
3238 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:47 pm to
quote:

When I become King I am going to ban acronyms.

#metoo

FTS = flight termination system
VAB = vehicle assembly building
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
23278 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:50 pm to
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75174 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:51 pm to
quote:

FTS = flight termination system

Emergency brake
quote:

VAB = vehicle assembly building

The workshop. I'll also accept "shed".
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
147132 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

Emergency brake

Instead of stopping the vehicle... it blows it up
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29903 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:53 pm to
quote:

Emergency brake


It's more like a bomb. The FTS system triggers a self-destruct on the rocket after the crew have escaped using the abort escape system.
Posted by EagleEye99
Member since Dec 2017
3238 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 3:53 pm to
quote:

Instead of stopping the vehicle... it blows it up

No bueno fo sho
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
177353 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:00 pm to
Hopefully the crew reads from Genesis when they get to the moon like Apollo 8

Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
68471 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

No bueno fo sho


There doesn't seem to be a lot of negativity...yet, but as you could probably guess, an unresolved issue with the FTS would certainly scrub the flight and almost certainly require a rollback to the VAB and thus kill the April launch window.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53467 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

Instead of stopping the vehicle... it blows it up


This isn’t SpaceX
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53467 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:05 pm to
It sounds like they have a patch fix to verify it that they are trying out.

It’s encouraging that they haven’t paused the countdown.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
44922 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:05 pm to
They’re gonna scrub it.

We could go a hundred years ago but not today.

Posted by EagleEye99
Member since Dec 2017
3238 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

There doesn't seem to be a lot of negativity...yet, but as you could probably guess, an unresolved issue with the FTS would certainly scrub the flight and almost certainly require a rollback to the VAB and thus kill the April launch window.

I seem to recall they had a similar issue with Artemis 1 but could be mistaken
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75174 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

when they get to the moon

I can't believe you're a moon believer.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
177353 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:07 pm to
The moon is what causes women's periods. Big risk sending one there.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
4093 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:07 pm to
quote:


Hopefully the crew reads from Genesis when they get to the moon like Apollo 8


LoL. They'll probably quote Ta Nehisi Coates or some other such drivel. God forbid they use the good book.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
44922 posts
Posted on 4/1/26 at 4:07 pm to
quote:

The moon is what causes women's periods


And they’re sending a woman to it?

She could bleed out.
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