WATCH LIVE: Artemis Moon Mission Launch Feed Thread - 2026/04/01

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2040954961572335768

 

[LazyLion]

 

[gregmcc]

Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gordon_R]

Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

www.bbc.co.uk

Nowhere will soon be quiet and out of reach:

Programmes like the European Space Agency's Moonlight are planning to launch a network of satellites around the Moon to provide continuous and reliable communication coverage in the future.

 

[wingnut771]

Will we see the alien bases on the dark side on Netflix?

 

[HAL 9000]

Will we see the alien bases on the dark side on Netflix?

 

[Priapus]

Nowhere will soon be quiet and out of reach:

That’s only natural given long term project for the moon.

 

[Moosedrool]

Despite these being funny I still think these debunkers inadvertently reinforce anti science rhetoric by exposing the morons. Looking at that dude's channel debunking flat earthers, it's almost all he does essentially responding and giving them attention.

 

[LazyLion]

We finally get to see the back side of the moon!!!

 

[satanboy]

 

[wingnut771]

No video yet of the dark side?

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[wingnut771]

What is the point of these missions? Fly around the moon then what?

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

No video yet of the dark side?

First Artemis II Picture of the Far Side

 

[Whright]

What is the point of these missions? Fly around the moon then what?

 

[justplain]

 

[gregmcc]

What is the point of these missions? Fly around the moon then what?

Have you not been following. It's done in stages. The same thing was done in the Apollo program. They don't just do one mission and land on the moon.

Artemis II test SLS and Orion.

Artemis III will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land on the moon.

Artemis IV land on the moon at the south pole region and explore for water in the craters. There are craters in the south pole that have never seen the sun in millions of years so there is likely frozen water there. This can then be used for water, air, fuel for a moon base/future missions launching from the moon.

 

[wingnut771]

Have you not been following. It's done in stages. The same thing was done in the Apollo program. They don't just do one mission and land on the moon.

Artemis II test SLS and Orion.

Artemis III will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land on the moon.

Artemis IV land on the moon at the south pole region and explore for water in the craters. There are craters in the south pole that have never seen the sun in millions of years so there is likely frozen water there. This can then be used for water, air, fuel for a moon base/future missions launching from the moon.

No I haven’t, I just get my updates from here. So when are they landing on the moon? Dont they have to launch that mission from orbit to save fuel?

 

[Heisenborg]

No I haven’t, I just get my updates from here. So when are they landing on the moon? Dont they have to launch that mission from orbit to save fuel?

Stop feeding this troll plz

 

[alternate]

This mission has been absolutely incredible so far. I have had the youtube live stream on 27/4.

The crew will experience something similar to this coming back down to earth.