Artemis II set for launch this afternoon

[Holdmybeer]

Hoping all goes well, we could use some good news.

 

[Neal]

Cool launch but terrible video of the launch. I’d expect better in 2026.

 

[Chargerman]

Agree. Would have expected multiple viewpoints. Amazing complex vehicle. All the best for a successful mission and safe return

 

[Underboss]

I live 14 miles from the launchpad. It was incredible to watch and feel

 

[redbaron]

Cool launch but terrible video of the launch. I’d expect better in 2026.

Not much different from the 80s

 

[lostinfla]

I live 14 miles from the launchpad. It was incredible to watch and feel

Wish we could have stayed for this.

 

[Holdmybeer]

SpaceX does the launch videos with multiple monitors on the vehicle, so it's seen from multiple perspectives. Not the largest, but the most powerfull rocket ever launched by NASA.
It was hard not to feel like a kid watching the Mercury-Atlas launches on a little B&W in the Camelot times. I'm glad it went off without a hitch.

 

[Porterhouse]

It was easier than watching the Apollo launches. Back in those days we didn't know if any of those missions could actually work. The Soviets found out that theirs didn't. Their N1 rocket blew up on the launch pad with the force of a nuclear bomb and put an end to their lunar landing aspirations.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Not much different from the 80s

Maybe that was intended, give the people what they expect!

 

[Neal]

The live stream for anyone interested: