It's it the same heat shield as on Apollo. I thought the issue was that they'd forgotten how to make it so it didn't work as well on Artemis I (though even that one came back intact).
They made some material changes (removing asbestos) and did it tiled instead of one piece.
They found that (on the installed version) doing the skip menuvre, it actually wasn't hot enough and the material offgased without burning, causing bits to break off.
They made a new version, but didn't update this mission with it.
Was at a sushi restaurant where they had it playing on the TV. Some guy got in front the tv and started screaming for them to turn it off because its propaganda and obviously fake.
Like five waiters went over, laughed at him, and then watched the landing
That reminds me. My family used to have a reentry vehicle Christmas ornament that would play audio from the Apollo missions and light up the cabin. Super cool
How exactly would you like the Canadian Space Agency or ESA to handle the files? This wasn’t just an American flight and as others have said NASA has nothing to do with that
Did everyone get their ape costume?
Yep also got a bone in my hair
TSA wouldn't let me through the gate. They called the local Zoo to pick me up.
Send help! Or, bananas.
Probably not. They must have their birthday suit tho.
Wait shit I thought we were doing chewbaccas. Can I just blend in with the crowd and fake it?
This is so sad. Imagine having to bring balloons to your own welcome home party.
Don’t worry, the sailors brought a couple bigger ones to welcome them home.
cool, they made it back. I want to see the state of the heat shield though!
It's it the same heat shield as on Apollo. I thought the issue was that they'd forgotten how to make it so it didn't work as well on Artemis I (though even that one came back intact).
They made some material changes (removing asbestos) and did it tiled instead of one piece.
They found that (on the installed version) doing the skip menuvre, it actually wasn't hot enough and the material offgased without burning, causing bits to break off.
They made a new version, but didn't update this mission with it.
In YouTube chat everyone was thanking God 'n' Jeezus, nobody gave any credit to FUCKING SCIENCE.
Science doesn't need to be thanked. Science isn't an insecure "god".
And if there is a God or gods, I doubt they need to be thanked by the likes of us. It is us who benefits from our gratitude.
It’s like when people survive natural disasters or illness or something, they thank god. Isn’t it god who, you know, gave you those problems?
Oh, Jesus ... they look like party balloons.
Nobody tell Hegseth!
Or Patel
Not a Kerbal was left behind
Well, not a whole one
Oh, they're back already?
Yeah, and the cheap bastards didn't even bring any souvenirs for us.
Maybe they did, we will get to know about it in 6-7 years. :3
No. Just the re-entry capsule returned.
That was about as perfect as a test flight could be, they all did a hell of a job.
Says someone who had a toilet the last ten days
Mostly it was just priming the pump and tracing issues as they arose, like I said great test flight
the local crazies are already trying to tell everyone that comes near about how the whole thing is a hoax
Was at a sushi restaurant where they had it playing on the TV. Some guy got in front the tv and started screaming for them to turn it off because its propaganda and obviously fake.
Like five waiters went over, laughed at him, and then watched the landing
Laughing is 1000% the correct response.
because if they don't how will they prove that the original moon landing was a fraud.
If you squint it looks like a christmas ornament (or perhaps I really should be wearing my glasses).
That reminds me. My family used to have a reentry vehicle Christmas ornament that would play audio from the Apollo missions and light up the cabin. Super cool
I love that so many people got excited over this, and no one gave a fuck about spacex. Fuckin Elon
Why does this feel like the start of a horror movie 😭
Have you seen Life?
Nasa isn't in charge of the files. Other things are happening that aren't connected.
How exactly would you like the Canadian Space Agency or ESA to handle the files? This wasn’t just an American flight and as others have said NASA has nothing to do with that