April 1, Artemis II Launch

[behike]

Link to Live Launch Webcast

Today's (April 1) launch window is 6:24pm to 8:24pm Eastern.

Is it me or does it not seem strange how little attention this is getting? I get that Apollo 8 was before my time over 57 years ago, and we've actually been on the moon (I know or so they want us to think), but the last moon mission was 53 years ago. I remember well the Challenger accident from when I was in school. My daughters' schools have not even really discussed today's event. According to the inter-webs-AI-brains (how could it be wrong?), over 1 billion people globally watched or listened on the radio to a broadcast from Apollo 8.

Maybe it's an April Fools' Day hoax?

 

[CBoukal]

Link to Live Launch Webcast

Today's (April 1) launch window is 6:24pm to 8:24pm.

Is it me or does it not seem strange how little attention this is getting? I get that Apollo 8 was before my time over 57 years ago, and we've actually been on the moon (I know or so they want us to think), but the last moon mission was 53 years ago. I remember well the Challenger accident from when I was in school. My daughter's schools have not even really discussed today's event. According to the inter-webs-AI-brains (how could it be wrong?), over 1 billion people watched or listened on the radio to a broadcast from Apollo 8.

Maybe it's an April Fools' Day hoax?

I meant to post this today and didn't get to it!!! Thanks for posting this.

 

[bfreebern]

The Artemis II isn't landing on the moon, they're just orbiting it, correct?

 

[behike]

March 1998

 

[CBoukal]

The Artemis II isn't landing on the moon, they're just orbiting it, correct?

That is correct. They are testing a lot of equipment while in the moons orbit.

 

[llazy_llama]

Maybe it's an April Fools' Day hoax?

Correct. Space isn't real. It's a hoax perpetuated by Garmin to sell GPS units.