Full Overview of Artemis I Moon Mission

It’s been 50 years since humans set foot on the Moon. Entire generations were born after this historic accomplishment. But humanity has kept its eyes on the sky and vowed to return. This week marks the end of the beginning of that journey, the completion of Artemis I, sending a human-rated capsule around the Moon and back again. With Orion safely back on Earth, let’s look back at this amazing accomplishment and ponder what comes next.
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00:00 Intro
01:07 Constellation Program
03:47 Artemis Program Begins
05:50 SLS first flight. Artemis 1
07:15 To the Moon and back again
11:59 Orion returns to Earth
14:00 Ups and downs of Artemis 1
16:06 What's next? Artemis 2 and beyond
18:48 Outro
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Host: Fraser Cain
Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov
Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov
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[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

I was 6 and remember Apollo11 as well as most of the rest.. teachers rolled out TV for 4 years. It was awesome.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@phil20_20]

I remember explaining to the adults why Apollo 13 couldn't just turn around and come back in the middle of the trip. Lol - nobody really knew that stuff yet except for a few of us geeks.

[@RalseiGaming]

@@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578 this gave me a stroke trying to read this

[@theminer.official]

@@phil20_20I always thought this stuff was basic knowledge but people never fail to surprise me lol

[@Phosphorite05]

@@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578wdym in travveled into the future?

[@ImVeryOriginal]

The Artemis program was mired in so much negativity, doubt and skepiticism among experts and space enthusiasts, but my inclination was always to be optimistic about it. When Artemis I returned, it was a huge sigh of relief to me as well and I felt vindicated in my faith in NASA and its partners! Here's to the future missions going as smoothly. :)

[@Thisandthat8908]

alot of the trouble and even design decisions came from politics that NAsa had little influence over.

[@networknomad5600]

I mean, NASA deserves the criticism and negativity. Especially considering how inefficient and results-scarce they have been compared to the private sector for the past few decades.

[@HoHhoch]

@@networknomad5600 What does this even actually mean? NASA (especially these last few years) have had several high profile missions that were successful and still ongoing.

[@Bazzookie]

​@@networknomad5600 The problem isn't NASA, it's that they're a government organization, and so they're constantly fighting for every scrap of funding they can get. They have to constantly convince the US government that funding rockets purely for space exploration is actually worth it, and in many ways the only way they get that funding is by agreeing to some form of tie in to potential military development, and It's why the space shuttle was designed the way it was for example. The reason the private sector can be so successful is because they're for profit and their goal isn't simply the exploration of space, it's turning space exploration into a business. That grabs many investors attention and can create a massive pool of money for new development. Asking people to invest in something purely for the sake of discovery is an incredibly hard sell, because in reality you're simply just asking them to burn their money. When you throw dollar signs into the mix and say, "this investment can potentially make you billions of dollars," it becomes a hell of a lot more enticing.

[@smeeself]

@@networknomad5600 Have you just come out of a coma?

[@aureaphilos]

Thanks so much, Fraser! I really appreciate this Overview episode; I was super enthusiastic about Artemis, but my work precluded my being able to follow the mission in detail. My kid and I saw Artemis on the launch pad last Spring, and it's thrilling to know it flew successfully.

[@merky6004]

We waited so long for James Webb Space Telescope and Artemis to launch it felt this would never happen. Suddenly JWST is working away in its special place in space, cranking out a new level detail in imaging and science. Artemis did it’s usual tease with launch attempts. Again, suddenly it was headed to the moon.

[@frasercain]

We get so many delays that it's always a surprise when it actually flies.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@phoenixmotorsport647]

I would like to say something. don't get me wrong - the rocket hardware is absolutely amazing. What they have built is awe inspiring, and a true testament to human genius and persistence. But I would like to give a huge shout out to the people responsible for what you don't see. The geeky people drip fed coffee and fed on Pizza. Yes thats the software developers. They miss out because people cant see what they do, but they also do an awesome job, and tend to be the first that get blamed if things go wrong. So a big congratulations to and thanks to the software people - you are all just as awesome as the rocket scientists!

[@k.sullivan6303]

I'm excited about the success of Artemis so far. I am now more excited about Exo Planet discoveries than I was a week ago. I am excited because of the recent announcement of the breakthrough with Nuclear Fusion. There is still a long way to go with Fusion but the recent success has given me hope the our planet may survive long enough now to give us the extended time our civilization has to develop the technology. One day fusion might be what enables us to visit another solar system and check out it's planets, moons, and the star itself.

[@frasercain]

The fusion accomplishment is really amazing. It won't turn into portable fusion plants tomorrow, but now we see a solid pathway forward to the future of this technology.

[@k.sullivan6303]

@@frasercain Thanks for responding Fraser. Sorry I was such a crybaby about a week ago. I's staying with you and your channel. Your too good at being informative to leave behind. ☮

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@k.sullivan6303]

@@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578 What I wanna know is how the heck did they fit a time machine into that little Artemis capsule???

[@pumpuppthevolume]

@@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578 no

[@johnfox9169]

I have developed a very deep respect and admiration for NASA. I love their cautious approach to lauches and missions. Let's support this fabulous agency!!

[@jimcabezola3051]

It's been a Promethean week, hasn't it? It's as if we've discovered how to create and use fire, what with the nuclear fusion announcement. Couple that with Artemis and the successful launch of the Hakuto R mission, we have a lot to look forward to in the coming year!

[@christianehmling5080]

I've been following Artemis since it's announcement, I'm so happy I'm finally seeing lunar exploration instead of just reading about it! I grew up in the Houston area, the space program has always meant a lot to me

[@lsfornells]

*its

[@realzachfluke1]

Thanks for recommending we come back and watch this video after your recent interview with Tom Jones (a superb, surprisingly emotional discussion that I deeply appreciated). Watching your breakdown of the first Artemis again further along in time had me celebrating even more than in real time. Such an enormous accomplishment and yet we're really just getting started. Gonna be some exciting and awesome times ahead, Fraser, no doubt about it! Thank you

[@patrickwalsh2361]

Thanks Fraser for another awesome, informative video! 👍🏻🔭. I was born several weeks before Sputnik, was 12 when we first landed on the moon. I thought it was so cool that McDonalds gave moon map posters (with purchase) but I would have probably watched every moment of a “live camera” if it were available! ❤

[@miketeixeirapainting]

That is so funny because it's still not available it's CGI mean this computer graphic

[@bozhijak]

I was about 14 yrs old when Apollo 17 went to the moon and i was blessed to be there. Only night launch in the program and to this day it still fills me with awe. Same for Artemis. With all of the troubles occuring, present and future, it is needed to focus on things that will benefit us all and keep moving towards a brighter future. Excellent episode!

[@frasercain]

It'll be amazing to see people on the surface of the Moon again.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@sophiaerling7714]

I am so excited as I was born in 1972 and missed the first landings on the moon; My parents told me about this and all my childhood was filled with science and books on blackholes and space and I even won a prize for a speech I made about the discoveries of universe; Now I am in my 50's and I cannot wait to see it with my eyes. BUT I am sorry but... I feel soooo puzzled by the situation as years go by; When I took my son to the space museum in Washington, he told me: "Mom, it is a joke, this looks like a school project in middle school" speaking about the capsule. And then I started to question myself a lot. So now I cannot wait to prove him that yes, men walked on the moon in 1969... But I do not know anymore. And you know what? I think we are 30 pc to believe it did not happen and another 30 pc who do not dare to say they feel it never happened. And the other 30 pc are like me and wait for it to happen again...before they die...

[@talesmaschio]

Thank you Fraser, this was an excellent review of the Project. Great content, as usual.

[@heaslyben]

Thanks for this! I always enjoy your longer feature videos.

[@MCsCreations]

I'm REALLY happy everything worked out for this mission! I'm really looking forward to the next steps! 😃 Thanks, Fraser! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@AFuller2020]

They did it 50 years ago with slide rules and pencils, not sure why we are wasting money on a reboot. FUD the ocean of plastic in the Pacific. That would be impressive.

[@markpeavy4005]

Nice job with the video! I watched the Apollo 11 landing as an 11 year old and subsequently all the other landings even they were eventually shown in the middle of the night. (There were no means to record back then) I hope I live to see the return of moon walks.

[@frasercain]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Just a few more years now...

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@LA_Viking]

Mr. Cain, your enthusiasm is contagious! Well done video.

[@garyhyde6639]

ANOTHER outstanding piece of work - well done!

[@frasercain]

Many thanks!

[@Thisandthat8908]

It's really funny how Nasa (and news) kept saying "farthest human rated spacecraft" until during the landing they finally got the memo and added somthing like "that was planned to return to earth". Snoopy finally got the deserved respect.

[@garethlynch8317]

Thank you for this good article on Artemis.

[@brianeduardo1234]

Very clear and interesting- I remember the Apollo landings v well 🌟

[@Alienalloy]

all i can do is like and comment to help the algorithm to promote this most excellent channel.

[@johnkrappweis7367]

I honestly don’t remember seeing ANYTHING about this on the news media. It was a great big hole that the networks just didn’t see. The only place I have heard anything about this is from KZbinrs like you.

[@joelcorley3478]

Artemis I lept off the pad because the second and upper stages are under-powered, interim solutions. The SLS booster is simply designed to loft a lot more payload than Artemis I had to send. And because these other components were underpowered, there wasn't a lot more it would have been capable of doing as it stands today - at least if it actually had occupants, life support and other essential equipment.

[@billmilosz]

When those solid boosters light, the vehicle is GONNA GO!

[@chicoeur619]

Wow! What an excellent reporting. Thank you!

[@GrouchyHaggis]

Great overview Fraser, Great job team.

[@frasercain]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@plasmateardrop9427]

I can't wait for the next one

[@gazzacroy]

exciting times again :) cool video

[@darkshadowsx5949]

you missed one important detail. the Artemis I mission carried our names with it, or at least those who signed up to "board" the spacecraft. Free of charge of course since we all missed the flight. :P

[@ffggddss]

I echo & amplify your closing sentiments! As a junior high student in the Md suburbs of DC, I was in the auditorium at school for a presentation by some NASA guys about the upcoming Mercury program, and the followup Gemini & Apollo missions. As these were fulfilled over the following decade-and-a-half, it was an exciting time for a young amateur astronomer. Then, after complete success, the whole thing just kinda fizzled. But now, the return to travel beyond near-Earth space is, after half a century, finally about to happen! So seeing this first Artemis mission finish successfully is a little surreal, after that 50-year pause. And once again, there's excitement in the air about what will come in the next decade. Fred

[@frasercain]

It's exciting to see the missions happening again, and this time I really think we're going to stay.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@ffggddss]

@@frasercain I'd like to think so, but I'm skeptical. Maintaining a lunar base would require a very long-term commitment that would be totally out of character for the level of public support there seems to be for such things.

[@autiger96]

Brilliant video .. Watched every second.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@adamrafeedie1543]

This was beautiful

[@troychampion]

You did a great job of putting this *(the reporting of this) together... I have criticized you before and apologized afterwards, so, know that I actually am telling you exactly how I feel you are doing at not only paying attention to what is going on but your ability to relay that info to the rest of us. I appreciate your commitment to doing exactly that. and your talent in doing so.. thanks!

[@edward4670]

Great video!!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Nice overview! Regarding the re-entry of Orion : was the re-entry profile anything like those of the Apollo CMs? I know that those missions used the lift of the capsule to increase altitude (and thus decrease heating) for a short time during re-entry. Was this similar to the Orion capsule "bouncing off" the atmosphere for a while, or does Orion go to much higher altitudes during this phase of re-entry, or something else?

[@joshm3008]

Artemis 1 was great. I hope that the follow up missions go well. Will you be doing a video on the Artemis 2 and 3 as well?

[@craigcarr4620]

Thanks!

[@johnleonard3806]

Very nice. Thank you

[@topquarkbln]

Thanks for sharing, a great mission which was worth waiting for ✊🌛🌐🚀🗽🇺🇸👍❤️👍 Good video, like always 👍

[@frasercain]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@kevinhuber8939]

Great video

[@cagecurrent]

Great video! ❤

[@frasercain]

Thanks!

[@TheCoolj1212]

It makes me so nervous that we'll be slingshotting astronauts to the moon again, but also very hopeful. I'm excited for more moon exploration and maybe even higher quality footage.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Can't wait for Artemis 3! I wasn't alive when they landed humans on the moon last time.

[@squatch545]

I was 9, and I still remember watching the entire mission in the summer of 1969 on a 19" black and white television.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

@@squatch545 Nice! Maybe we will both live to see people on Mars?

[@theflyingdropbear2009]

sure not everything went well with Artemis 1/The Orion Mission, but who cares, we still got to see something amazing happen, it also means that there is room for improvement, and maybe by the time Artemis 2 launches, we may have a system that works even better. On top of that, I cannot wait for the Artemis 3 mission, it will be a very exciting time, I am hoping to get a lot of money together to travel to the USA in order to see the launch of the moon mission myself, I want to hear those smexy engines roar to life in person.

[@chrisgallagher85]

Bravo!!

[@Fnaffan2004]

I know it’s a way off still but I absolutely cannot wait for Artemis 3 I unfortunately never got to see the absolutely historic Apollo 11 moon landing as I was not alive during that time and I want nothing more than to see man on the moon in person this time I get that this one may not be as historic as the first time but I really want to see it since I’ve grown up mostly in the anti space age I guess

[@murtog1]

I'm not convinced that giant flash Gordon looking thing will be used as a lander I just think they need a proper lander ultimately I can imagine it being a different set of of requirements down the road for a lander something less cumbersome

[@sakkariyazakku2365]

Good speech

[@andrepattenden5315]

Unrelated question! Hey Fraser.. I noticed in your recent article about the Oort Cloud that on a logarithmic scale that the planets are fairly evenly distributed and my intuition even suggested the small variances might be down to the mass of the planets. For example, might the larger gap between Mars and Jupiter be due to jupiters proportionally much larger mass (and possibly the additional small amount of mass made up by the asteroid belt..) My question is; is this even distribution based on mass a natural product of orbital dynamics during the formation of the solar system and if so is it demonstrated elsewhere in other exo-systems?..

[@frasercain]

This is known as the Titus-Bode law, and it claims to predict the locations of planets. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titius%E2%80%93Bode_law But we still haven't got good enough observation of exoplanetary systems to confirm it beyond the Solar System.

[@rikk319]

I heard decades ago that the mass of asteroids in the asteroid belt would add up to form a planet roughly the size of Mars. However, seeing I read that 20-30 years ago, astronomers may have adjusted their measurements.

[@frasercain]

Yeah, it's a fraction of the mass of the Moon. It would make a very tiny object.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@macleunin]

I´m so excited to see people going back to the Moon during my lifetime, and hopefully get some Gopro footage from the surface.

[@AllAboutYouTubers13]

You’re the man

[@frasercain]

Thanks!

[@siphesihlelanga5783]

Endless curiosity of humans

[@NickSayers]

Great explainer/update video - thanks! I’m sure the space geek community is avidly following the progress of Artemis, but how aware is the general public? My feeling is that it’s nowhere near as widely publicised or known about as the 1960s space race. Have you got any facts and figures on this?

[@frasercain]

I think people are generally aware that NASA just sent a spacecraft to the Moon, but maybe not...

[@Kamil_O]

it was good summary of the missions. I with Artemis 2 was much closer

[@frasercain]

Yeah, like I said, 2024 can't come soon enough.

[@pavlonikolaienko2093]

Hi Fraser, what are exciting missions expected to happen in 2023? Thanks

[@AdamosDad]

I see a few people today as excited as we were back in the 60's and 70's, but most people don't know about it or care, so sad. I was in the Pacific coming back from Southeast Asia, when Apollo 11 landed, the entire world was excited, a girl I knew in Japan wrote about how wonderful it was that the two of us thousands of miles apart could look at the same Moon that men were walking on. I wonder how people will see it when we go to Mars?

[@frasercain]

I'm sure it'll be like that again when humans first set foot on Mars.

[@AdamosDad]

@@frasercain I hope so. Very good quality videos sir, keep up the good work and you will get the millions of subscribers you deserve.

[@okankyoto]

To be more specific, the $4 billion cost is by the OIG's own admission somewhat inaccurate. That is the cost of the entire NASA launch facility upkeep + all the involved NASA facilities + Airbus's facilities + ESA (that NASA doesn't pay for) + development cost of the rocket + 4 SLS rockets. All divided by the first 4 development launches. Essentially this is including a lot of costs that are not part of the SLS or even paid for by NASA. Each rocket itself doesn't cost $4 billion. The incidental cost to build and fly one is about $8-900 million which is still a LOT but its been somewhat blown out of proportion in order to make the program look worse than it is. Its actually around the inflation-adjusted cost of a Titan IV construction+launch in the 1990s. The original plan was actually to do the Artemis mission plan, but missions 3, 4, 5, 6 would be building up the Gateway first. Since it was assumed lander development would take a while on the flat budget, the landing was targeted at 2028. The Trump admin named the program but demanded a landing in 2024 before the president's second term. (Originally they asked NASA to fly Artemis 1 with crew) Congress ignored this request and continued to fund to the "2028 Landing" profile which is ironically where the landing is slipping to.

[@frasercain]

Yeah, the actual cost per flight will depend on how many flights they do and amortize it over the long run.

[@alan2here]

If you launch when it's raining, does it help keep everything slightly cooler?

[@frasercain]

Oh interesting, I wonder what launch engineers do to take that into account?

[@longboardfella5306]

Rockets launch through light rain pretty often. The big issue is hail and lightning. Heat is not an issue for take off. It’s only an issue for high speed reentry. Good question!

[@noahpoorman7979]

did my man really say "new technologies need to be developed to go back to the moon"

[@AntiContradiction]

Yes. The Apollo program was extremely dangerous and overfunded. new technology makes these missions safer and cheaper.

[@jamilhussain5421]

Yes, because the 69 moon landings were faked!

[@thecyanadon]

@@jamilhussain5421 there well less then 10.

[@noahpoorman7979]

@Jamil Hussain oh yeah I forgot

[@darthmong7196]

So they're going for direct ascent? I thought they'd stick with LOR.

[@simba9825]

Question Fraser - apart from like, "Safety first"; is there a technical reason why humans couldn't have been on Artemis 1? I totally get why you wouldn't want to risk lives needlessly. Just want to know if there's something we know right now that guarantees jeopardy.

[@simba9825]

I should have watched the whole video before posting 😂

[@cjay2]

@@simba9825 Then erase your comment. You can do that you know.

[@frasercain]

Just that it's a totally new, untested rocket. Sounds dangerous.

[@paulcockerill4260]

Are those failed cube sats a hazzard to future manned missions

[@frasercain]

No, space is really big. :-)

[@dr.udaykumarsrivastava8442]

Congratulations on successful mission! I highly appreciate the presentation by Fraser.

[@frasercain]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@ThomasHooper1993]

I am curious about the significant possible dangers to landing near the poles that were not present during the Apollo missions. Specifically due to solar winds creating electrical difference in charge that could be deadly. I have not heard this mentioned much when the Artemis mission's future is discussed.

[@hawkdsl]

You got that from the angry astronaut.. Be aware that "content creators" for youtube bucks, create content.

[@turning-japanese]

You forget to mention Spacelab -- prior to the shuttle and the ISS!

[@OliverStabile]

I’m late but it was called skylab

[@Matt20911985]

We all know that the show For All Mankind shows we fell short and lost faith in the moon too soon. If we had stayed we would have discovered water for colonization and rocket fuel, helium 3 for efficient fusion reactions for unlimited clean energy, and a bunch of other rare earth metals that would have cover the cost of all future missions. Other than Apollo 13 this should be considered NASA’s biggest blunder.

[@smeeself]

You think the USA had the ability to spend 5% of GDP for 50 years?

[@goldfish31ful]

With just one launch a year, will the Artemis program survive? I mean a year is a long time to wait for another launch. Or will they eventually schedule flights more frequently in the future. I don't see the Artemis thing surviving if its just one launch a year.

[@rikk319]

Why wouldn't it "survive"? It's been budgeted for at least six launches already.

[@goldfish31ful]

@@rikk319 Because the public will get bored with it

[@eljcd]

It's even worse in reality, Artemis 2 nearly sure won't launch before 2025...

[@AvyScottandFlower]

Did Tom Hanks survive?

[@laurachapple6795]

6:11 that bird is the most nonchalant creature on earth.

[@Threedog1963]

There are so many space projects going on at the same time, by multiple countries. That, combined with the constant cancellation of major projects in NASA from the administration, distracts me. This one, which is a major one, slipped under my radar. Thanks for the in-depth coverage of it.

[@frasercain]

Wow, I'm impressed that Artemis I slipped past you. You must be busy. :-)

[@JX3D]

Can you answer why they don't "mount" a geostationary satelile covering the backside of the moon, in plain sight from earth, so they could relay radio signals from nasa spacecrafts when on the backside? I dont know if there is a reason for not doing it, or other things?

[@frasercain]

The Chinese did this when they had a mission land at the lunar south pole. The Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point is relatively stable and the perfect place to send a mission to work as a relay. There'll be something there when Artemis 3 gets to the Moon.

[@JX3D]

@@frasercain Thanks for your good answer ;-)

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@johnthurston9719]

At about 10:06 on the video there are 2 close-up shots of the lunar surface - WHY ARE THE SHADOWS CHANGING!!?

[@frasercain]

That video clip was artist's illustration.

[@ThomAnno]

Exiting time to be alive.

[@dannybell926]

It would be so cool to be the first person to take a drink of moon water 💧 🌙 🌚

[@frasercain]

That would be amazing. I wonder what it would taste like?

[@senecaaurelius1811]

@@frasercain we will never know, unfortunately.

[@vulcan4d]

So we are finally going back to the moon to show the aliens who's boss? :P

[@oliverharris7366]

When I was a little boy we got so excited of the moon landing. but my family got sick of watching the moon landings. I think part of it was the super crappie resolution. I found out years later one of them at Nasa was pointing the TV camera at the monitor instead of sending them as come in from the moon.

[@smeeself]

The TV from the moon was not in a commercially usable format.

[@DNTMEE]

It's surprising there are no satellites already in orbit around the moon to relay communications from the spacecraft when it's on the dark side. Seems like something like that would be a given.

[@theOrionsarms]

Chinese put one to communicate with their lunar lander that landed on the far side of the moon , but if you don't have anything on the far side of the moon, why do you need a satellite for that?

[@frasercain]

There aren't any right now, but there will be when the next robotic missions to the Moon. If you position a spacecraft at the Earth-Moon L2 lagrange point you can relay communications back to Earth.

[@executivesteps]

I think you mean “far side”. Every spot on the Moon is on the “dark side” for half of every lunar month.

[@marcioviotti1639]

At the cost that Artemis program is, this will be the firs and last successful launch.

[@Locut0s]

While it’s amazing to BE going back to the moon and I and will cheer on every single person who launches, I still feel that this money would have been much better spent on other missions. So much amazing science could be done for the billions being spent here which will bring back relatively little. Think of how many probes to the planets could be launched for all of this! I don’t feel the moon is any longer the kind of aspirational awe inspiring target it once was. One could argue it’s a stepping stone to mars and in that I would support this. But it doesn’t feel like SLS is being designed for that as a long term target. Still the bigger issue is NASAs limited budget vs say the military. If it didn’t have to compete with other science goals for such a small slice of the pie.

[@frasercain]

Yeah, there could definitely be cheaper ways to accomplish the same goals. But for this, I'm just celebrating the work of the engineers.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@roadsiderebels3039]

Could we place a few satellites around the moon to eliminate the out of touch time?

[@frasercain]

Sure, there are plans to put a network of satellites around the Moon so we don't lose contact.

[@davidlitton112]

has any one add bugs on the moon

[@josephhinojosa992]

We're back to 1968, and Apollo 10

[@louisquatorze9280]

The moon is an excellent place to establish bases for a launch to other bodies in the solar system. Also, blast damage from the launch trashed the mobile launcher (Musk's rocket did also) so the mobile launcher problems will have to be worked out.

[@sarcasmo57]

I want to go to the moon.

[@frasercain]

I'll let you know when they're looking for volunteers.

[@RocketRoosterFilms]

It would have been hilarious if he tried to start the video numerous times before it finally started. 🤣

[@1969kodiakbear]

Moon. This is so cool. Broca's area, or the Broca area is a region in the frontal lobe of the dominant hemisphere, usually the left, of the brain with functions linked to speech production. 2/8/2021 and I lived again. Broca's aphasia (non-fluent aphasia) Mike Caputo, Year 1 Stroke Recovery, Up Up Up - Aphasia with attitude, Broca's Aphasia, Right-side Weakness, Mark's 22 years-old Stroke: Broca's Aphasia.

[@DoubleMrE]

I hope they have a back up ready to replace “Starship.” I’d bet a lot of money that it will fail.

[@_TONY_Az]

Where the like button

[@jasongannon7676]

We need a large gray hound bus sized rv on the moon sooner than later

[@frasercain]

That would be cool.

[@yoskarokuto3553]

only 0.1 mm aluminum foil for all radiation and changed particle in universe shield ( remember this ) and look for radiation shield spec for artemis 2 and 3

[@frasercain]

We'll find out once they've analyzed all the dosimeters that Orion was carrying.

[@timefactortheoryofgravitya7578]

Artemis travelled 3 into the future to get to the moon, then 3 years back in time to return to Earth. Click the big T to the left for Time Factor Theory. Real life "Back to the Future" proven by simple General Relativity math with a $5K challenge!

[@executivesteps]

The thin aluminum sheets on the LM were not there to stop ionizing radiation. It was there to keep the sunlight off of the cryogenic tanks which it did perfectly well.

[@aldob5681]

smooth or smash. no other chances

[@erikhumleker1880]

Maybe rich people will one day be able to be moon tourists in my lifetime.

[@frasercain]

There's a mission going to the Moon in a few years sponsored by a rich Japanese businessperson in a few years.

[@SpencerFH]

Ummm excuse me it was November 16th!! I will not have the best thing that ever happened on my birthday be misdated!! Love ya Fraser 😉😁

[@frasercain]

Hmm, maybe it was November 15th for me in Pacific time.

[@SpencerFH]

@@frasercain oh well that explains it, you guys are lightyears behind us UTC -5 folks!

[@bravo_01]

It was all good except for the announcer at liftoff 🤦‍♂️

[@w.neuman]

*( I-Was Quite Impressed {°IF-NOT} · "CompLeteLy~OverwheLmed" · *(BY-THE) - "Sheer-Power" · Exibited During The °Artemis-Launch ! ) 🇺🇸🚀🇺🇸

[@jonmyers8046]

Hmmm I wonder if the inhabitants of lunar village will be called The Lunar Village People? 🤔😉

[@Pacer...]

It's great that we are going back. I think science and technology should get more spent on it rather than on waste like beer , cigarettes and take out pizza.

[@frasercain]

Hah, yeah. :-)

[@Snoodlehootberry]

Everything that you’ve mentioned is something on the Apollo craft managed to do with far less computer power, and you have missed out the biggest most important test that was made on the Artemis one flight. The one test which promised a brighter future for a bit of technology and that was the inflatable heat shield test which went without a hitch and will have huge repercussions into the future unlike the Artemis capsule, which is a relic of the past, and will be consigned to, the trash heap once starship is fully operational

[@executivesteps]

Let’s see Starship re enter the atmosphere successfully a few times before consigning anything to the trash heap.

[@Snoodlehootberry]

@@executivesteps Absolutely, as I said above once starship is fully operational.

[@marknovak6498]

I would have wished all that cost could have been included in a net new design for a new advanced rocket engine and the launch of a giant robot probe to the outer planets on a bonus science mission. Recycling the old engines was a waste and were learned nothing.

[@frasercain]

A new mission to the outer Solar System would be amazing, it's been so long since we've seen Uranus or Neptune.