Artemis II

[Hans Blaster]

[So it's come to this: I'm making a thread]

No one has made a thread about it, but the second NASA "Artemis program" mission to the Moon has snuck up on us.

Soon, humans will orbit the Moon again on the Artemis II mission. Launch is planned for one month from now, but tonight there is a "wet rehearsal". The fully stacked rocket is on the pad tonight and filled with fuel. (No astronauts.) A full countdown rehearsal will take place. Currently it is paused at T-10 min at a planned pause before the rehearsal practices the final countdown.

A live video of the test is here:

with this cool image:

 

[Bradskii]

The wet rehearsal found a fuel leak somewhere hence the delay of a month. It could have taken off next week. Bummer for the astronauts as they'd already been in quarantine for nearly 2 weeks.

Nasa delays moon rocket launch by a month after fuel leaks during test

Artemis II mission was due to begin as early as next week and astronauts have spent almost two weeks in quarantine

www.theguardian.com

I swear I'm going to report the first flat earther who posts here...

 

[Hans Blaster]

The wet rehearsal found a fuel leak somewhere hence the delay of a month. It could have taken off next week. Bummer for the astronauts as they'd already been in quarantine for nearly 2 weeks.

Oops! Somehow I missed that it was live *yesterday*. I'm going to blame a relativistic time lag.

I thought I had read on the weekend that the flight might be next week, and I guess the first launch window was open.

 

[Bradskii]

...and I guess the first launch window was open.

Maybe they have to wait for the next full moon so it's easier to see...

 

[chevyontheriver]

[So it's come to this: I'm making a thread]

No one has made a thread about it, but the second NASA "Artemis program" mission to the Moon has snuck up on us.

Soon, humans will orbit the Moon again on the Artemis II mission. Launch is planned for one month from now, but tonight there is a "wet rehearsal". The fully stacked rocket is on the pad tonight and filled with fuel. (No astronauts.) A full countdown rehearsal will take place. Currently it is paused at T-10 min at a planned pause before the rehearsal practices the final countdown.

A live video of the test is here:

with this cool image:

View attachment 376155

Michie actually beat you by several hours.

Wondering if they will see any Chinese based on the far side. Or aliens.

 

[Matt5]

Something about using Space Shuttle technology is slowing things down. Ya gotta just love Congress.

Grok AI:
The current hydrogen leak on the Artemis 2 SLS rocket (detected during the recent wet dress rehearsal fueling test in early February 2026) is very similar to a recurring issue from the Artemis 1 campaign in 2022, and it's not entirely new—liquid hydrogen leaks have been a persistent challenge for the SLS program, though NASA emphasizes they're working procedures to manage them rather than viewing it as an unfixable flaw.

The leaks occur at the same location: the tail service mast umbilical (also called the quick-disconnect interface or umbilical plate) at the base of the core stage, where the launch pad's hydrogen fuel line connects to the rocket. This is where cryogenic liquid hydrogen flows into the core stage during fueling.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Michie actually beat you by several hours.

Where?

Wondering if they will see any Chinese based on the far side. Or aliens.

They won't. Keep it to actual reality please.

 

[essentialsaltes]

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test​

The first fueling test was halted two weeks ago by the same kind of liquid hydrogen leaks that disrupted the Artemis program's first flight without anyone aboard three years ago.

 

[NxNW]

Maybe they have to wait for the next full moon so it's easier to see...

I wonder if the flerfers think the moon is flat, too.

 

[Bradskii]

I wonder if the flerfers think the moon is flat, too.

They do. And have never been able to explain that if the moon is just over the horizon it looks upside down for people in Syney as it does for people in London.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Since I missed it the first time. The second try at the "wet dress rehearsal" is underway. About 2 hours to "simulated launch". The rocket is fully fueled and they just closed the hatch.

 

[Hentenza]

Hopefully they can get the leaks fixed. I can’t wait to watch the mission and listen to the flat earthers claim that is all AI generated.

 

[sjastro]

Let's hope the launch doesn't occur at sunset with the full moon rising on the horizon as Artemis will have to be launched horizontally according to flat earthers.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Let's hope the launch doesn't occur at sunset with the full moon rising on the horizon as Artemis will have to be launched horizontally according to flat earthers.

Well...

The launch windows are all from full moon to 3rd quarter and near sunset. On April 1st (a full moon) the Sun sets about 40 minutes before the 2 hour window closes....

Artemis launch window PDF.

 

[essentialsaltes]

NASA targets Wednesday for rollback of Artemis II rocket and spacecraft​

Preparations at the launch pad were limited by high winds in the area.

The move [back into the VAB] was deemed necessary after crews detected an interrupted flow of helium to the Artemis II rocket’s upper stage on Saturday. Helium did not flow properly during normal operations and reconfigurations that followed the wet dress rehearsal that concluded on Thursday.

Once back in the vehicle assembly building, teams will install platforms to access the helium flow issue, NASA said. Teams will review potential causes of the issue as well as data from the 2022 Artemis I mission, in which teams had to troubleshoot helium-related pressurization of the upper stage before launch.

The rollback of Artemis II means it will not launch during the March launch window, NASA said.

 

[Hans Blaster]

NASA targets Wednesday for rollback of Artemis II rocket and spacecraft​

Preparations at the launch pad were limited by high winds in the area.

The move [back into the VAB] was deemed necessary after crews detected an interrupted flow of helium to the Artemis II rocket’s upper stage on Saturday. Helium did not flow properly during normal operations and reconfigurations that followed the wet dress rehearsal that concluded on Thursday.

Once back in the vehicle assembly building, teams will install platforms to access the helium flow issue, NASA said. Teams will review potential causes of the issue as well as data from the 2022 Artemis I mission, in which teams had to troubleshoot helium-related pressurization of the upper stage before launch.

The rollback of Artemis II means it will not launch during the March launch window, NASA said.

I'm hoping for the 1 April date w/ full moon.

 

[Michie]

[So it's come to this: I'm making a thread]

No one has made a thread about it, but the second NASA "Artemis program" mission to the Moon has snuck up on us.

Soon, humans will orbit the Moon again on the Artemis II mission. Launch is planned for one month from now, but tonight there is a "wet rehearsal". The fully stacked rocket is on the pad tonight and filled with fuel. (No astronauts.) A full countdown rehearsal will take place. Currently it is paused at T-10 min at a planned pause before the rehearsal practices the final countdown.

A live video of the test is here:

with this cool image:

View attachment 376155

I made a thread about it. But you knew that.

 

[Hans Blaster]

I made a thread about it. But you knew that.

Never seen it. I almost never see any thread you make. They must be on different parts of CF.

 

[Michie]

Never seen it. I almost never see any thread you make. They must be on different parts of CF.

Yeah in the Christian section

 

[Hans Blaster]

Yeah in the Christian section

I don't read or even look at the Christians-only section. It effectively does not exist.