Artemis II

[Kyle]

 

[Kyle]

Artemis II astronauts begin journey home amid historic lunar mission

The Artemis II astronauts completed their lunar mission late Monday, traveling deeper into space than any human in history ad revealing views of the far side of the moon never seen with human eyes until now. President Donald Trump spoke with the crew as they continued their spaceflight, telling...

www.foxnews.com

 

[BOP]

 

[BOP]

Aksarben (that's Nebraska spelled backwards) news you can use:

 

[Kyle]

 

[Kyle]

In Dire Need Of Toilet, Artemis Lands At Buc-ee’s

LAKE JACKSON, TX — After nearly nine days without a fully functioning toilet, the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission changed course from splashing down off the coast of California and instead headed straight for a Buc-ee's.

babylonbee.com

 

[vraiblonde]

So is everyone watching?

 

[ontheriver]

Perfect landing! Wow.

 

[gemma_rae]

Trump is not a God, but everything he touches turns to gold!

Yes, I did cry when our peeps touched down, and there is nothing the United States cannot do!

 

[TPD]

Why is it taking so long to get these astronauts out?

 

[stgislander]

Hey NASA, take notes on how SpaceX retrieves their astronauts. No BS about the current being too strong. Drag the capsule over to the ship and hoist the whole damn thing up onto the deck.. astronauts and all.

 

[glhs837]

Why is it taking so long to get these astronauts out?

They use hypergolics for RCS thrusters, and you need to make damn sure there are no remnants when you remove the crew.

 

[Sneakers]

Just amazing.

 

[BOP]

They use hypergolics for RCS thrusters, and you need to make damn sure there are no remnants when you remove the crew.

Oh, god! I thought hpergolics went out in the '70s.

 

[glhs837]

Oh, god! I thought hpergolics went out in the '70s.

For most stuff, but for this application, its like cartridges, you need that 99.99 reliability of ignition. Dragon capsules use them as well.

 

[Kyle]

 

[Sneakers]

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Is that Terrance or Phillip?

 

[Ken King]

Why is it taking so long to get these astronauts out?

TSA shutdown.

 

[DoWhat]

TSA shutdown.

Are they required to go through US Customs?

 

[GregV814]

Are they required to go through US Customs?

Only if they came thru Uranus