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civilization collapses in the next 48h
these guys: um
I was just telling my wife how I could die happy if I had this experience.
That "highest resolution image of the moon" user on Reddit is gonna have to find a new gimmick.
And we "only" had to wait half a century since the last one, during which so much money was blown up in wars that it would have paid for this mission hundred-fold.
yeah but i've heard a nice explanation that basically the last 50 years were spent on developing IT, which we need for better rockets. so instead of flying with rockets directly in 1970, we paused, developed computers that can do meaningful and complex navigation, and then built rockets.
Before the Soviet space race started, NASA had plans to do a couple flybys then build a base that would become a shipyard for deeper space exploration so it’s kind of a “best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago” situation but still amazing to see every stage complete successfully. That’s great news for Artemis III
Artemis III is not heading to the moon though.
Yeah but what about the wars????
How are we supposed to fund them if we're doing stuff that's good for all of mankind?!?!
Plus it's done using re-used parts which will just become single-use: https://old-man-par.com/2026/01/21/previously-flow-components-of-artemis-ii/
Oldest one first flown on STS-5 in 1982.
That's much bigger than "a basketball at arm's length," as was described by NASA. That's more like an oversized beach ball at arm's length for me, and I have a 7'6" wingspan. I'm 6'3" in height, and rather lanky.
To be fair, they have the advantage of 400mm lenses. You can take a full-frame picture of a basketball from 10m away with those.
Given Trump's bullshit, frankly, I just want to come in here and appreciate the absolute beauty of our world and its neighbour. I really fear what's about to happen.
Imagine being the furthest people away from Donald Trump.
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3.5ish hours till Trumps 8pm Eastern deadline.
It's going to be an interesting night.
Apparently b-52s have already taken off from the UK. it's a 7 hour flight
Well, fuck.
Interesting night indeed.
That looks like a shoe print. Considering the size of it, it can only mean...
Big Foot confirmed!
Best photo of the moon made by a regular camera.
Ain't no telescope gonna bring you this close.
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I'm pretty sure this was created in a sound studio by Stanley Kubrick.
As the launch was happening I said to my wife "AI must be making Kubrick's job so much simpler" and she just sort of glared at me...
Like this
Or this
I’ve made better screenshots in KSP
Glamour shot or our shield. Literally - the far side of the moon absorbs many small meteorites that might otherwise hit Earth. That's why it has no large mare, it's just oops all craters. Artemis II found 3 new craters since the last time the far side had been mapped in detail.
These types of photos always do remind me of the fact that we live in an incredibly hostile universe. Helps me to appreciate how lucky we are to have this watery rock with a big bubble around it to live on.
Just be glad you're not at the insect scale. Talk about hostile!
To be fair a lot of meteors hit earths atmosphere and disintegrate. Poor moon doesn’t have an atmosphere to protect it though
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Nice job pointing the camera just so the Nazi base isn't visible.
I know they have really high resolution cameras on board those space ships but I doubt even they would be able to get a clear picture of the White House from where they are in space.
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I think I've found my new wallpaper.
Images.nasa.gov
WHERE ARE THE REBEL BASES!?
Rebels cum?
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