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Artemis 2 Going back to the moon.

Where is Antarctica and the Arctic on that Earth picture?
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Ongoing problems with the crapper. Burning smell reported and now they're repositioning the craft so the urine dump nozzle is aiming at the sun to get some heat into it.
 
monkeytassle said:
Nasa told us they were unfuelled and now on an orbital trajectory. Hiw did they do that?
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I doubt they said the Orion crew module or the service module were unfuelled, given stuff on their own website details the 24+ thrusters that both have (and two engines in the service module) which can reorient them, rotate them, etc. Most of the velocity to reach the moon comes from the launch system and its huge payload of fuel, and so is now 'unfuelled' but they've got their own engines too.

Or its a big conspiracy and they've just given themselves away in a casual statement about the piss dumper, one of the two.
 
The King of Um said:
I doubt they said the Orion crew module or the service module were unfuelled, given stuff on their own website details the 24+ thrusters that both have (and two engines in the service module) which can reorient them, rotate them, etc. Most of the velocity to reach the moon comes from the launch system and its huge payload of fuel, and so is now 'unfuelled' but they've got their own engines too.

Or its a big conspiracy and they've just given themselves away in a casual statement about the piss dumper, one of the two.
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I'm happy to be proven incorrect. I'd rather not be correct on this one.
 
Some of the greatest astronomical and astrophysicists are monitoring this mission from universities and scientific institutions around the world, most of whom have zero ties to NASA. Any hint of misleading data could make a person's career in scientific papers. Not to mention other governments and foreign agencies who have an active interest in either stealing date or discrediting the U.S. All of whom are scrutinising every aspect of the Artemis II programme.
 
PTR said:
There's a difference between "fuel" for a trajectory change "burn" and the propellant* they use for stabilisation and orientation manoeuvres (*such as hydrazine)
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That's right, following the "burn", the rest of the mission is under the control of orbital mechanics and doesn't require any trajectory change.
 
Yankee Mackem said:
Some of the greatest astronomical and astrophysicists are monitoring this mission from universities and scientific institutions around the world, most of whom have zero ties to NASA. Any hint of misleading data could make a person's career in scientific papers. Not to mention other governments and foreign agencies who have an active interest in either stealing date or discrediting the U.S. All of whom are scrutinising every aspect of the Artemis II programme.
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It is such a shame when we get a great achievement like this, every social media feed on it has some form of battle against the clueless fucktards who are desperate to believe it is not true and they are the special ones who know the real truth.
 
DaveH said:
It is such a shame when we get a great achievement like this, every social media feed on it has some form of battle against the clueless fucktards who are desperate to believe it is not true and they are the special ones who know the real truth.
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C'mon Dave there's no need for that, science is based on opposing theories. Are you saying you are a special one who knows the real truth and anyone who disagrees with you is a clueless fucktard lol.
 
Cosmo said:
C'mon Dave there's no need for that, science is based on opposing theories. Are you saying you are a special one who knows the real truth and anyone who disagrees with you is a clueless fucktard lol.
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Heard multiple times today that it's the first time we've left earth orbit since 1972. Given that they're going to the moon and the moon by definition is is earth orbit how can this be a thing?
 
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