clovenpine Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I've noticed some overlap between fish nerds and space nerds, so here's something y'all might find interesting Yesterday at work I was detailed to support the Artemis I "mega moon rocket" on her trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) aboard the Crawler-Transporter to the launchpad to prepare for Wet Dress Rehearsal. The trip takes about 12 hours with max speed 1mph. Artemis is hard down at the pad now. We'll load all fuel except for the final propellerant, check for any problems as a result of her slow processional, and run through launch sequences to test equipment and emergency safing. Then she'll head back to the VAB for updates and repairs to await the scheduled launch date, when we'll make the trek again and finally send her to the moon! My job yesterday was to walk the crawlerway and "support communications." It was simultaneously exciting and incredibly tedious 😂. Enjoy some cell phone photos of our girl on her maiden voyage! 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Oh my goodness. I feel like I just got an inside look at something incredible. Thank you so much for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) I was there for a shuttle launch as a kid and then for the last night launch of it. I can see most launch’s of the space rockets but not the smaller ones. I’m 240 miles away to the sw of it. This one failed. It was before they used people in them. Edited March 18, 2022 by Brandon p 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovenpine Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 I'm right across the river; the big launches rattle my windows! You'll definitely be able to see Artemis when she goes up 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Where you there for the shuttle luanches? If you were which is better. From far away as me I can see the spacex better. I have yet to go see a live launch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovenpine Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 I'd say the shuttle launches are better, but that's likely because I support NASA and we hype our own stuff over the SpaceX ones. SpaceX does a lot more night and evening launches, and those are always more exciting to see. You should definitely consider making a trip to see the Artemis launch - it's history in the making! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 This is awesome. Maybe you should edit the first post for a broad space title, and we can chat about space stuff here on an ongoing basis. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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