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SheltieLover

(81,228 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:51 PM Apr 10

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Artemis II live for splashdown!

6 min qudio delay expected due to plasma buildup.

https://www.youtube.com/live/X9Miy8ngusQ?si=WyRS92PRaY-86oHK

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Artemis II live for splashdown! (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 10 OP

I'm so there, where the heck is Major Tom? wcmagumba Apr 10 #1

Traveling 23,727.273 mph! SheltieLover Apr 10 #2

This is where I am extremely nervous... regnaD kciN Apr 10 #3

No idea. SheltieLover Apr 10 #4

Heard they changed the trajectory and coming in faster so less time for the shield to be hit, fingers crossed. nt cliffside Apr 10 #5

They're home safe! SheltieLover Apr 10 #6

Hoping so......don't really know until we see them, it's been what 10 days?? a kennedy Apr 10 #16

Woohoo!!! awesomerwb1 Apr 10 #7

Perfect! 🤩 Deuxcents Apr 10 #8

Woohoo! ThreeNoSeep Apr 10 #9

Thanks for the link Danmel Apr 10 #10

Yw! SheltieLover Apr 10 #13

San Diego coast reporting in - no sonic boom heard & cloud bank obstructing view. Nt AnotherMother4Peace Apr 10 #11

Perfect!!! nt Raine Apr 10 #12

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 10 #14

Thank you - amazing to watch the re-entry and splash down - nt TBF Apr 10 #15

Yw! SheltieLover Apr 10 #18

Just get them outta there!!!! a kennedy Apr 10 #17

They are erecting a floating raft, the "front porch," SheltieLover Apr 10 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author LetMyPeopleVote Apr 11 #20

53 years. One ending... and one beginning. 🌊🚀 LetMyPeopleVote Apr 11 #21

wcmagumba

(6,398 posts)

1. I'm so there, where the heck is Major Tom?

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:53 PM

Apr 10

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

2. Traveling 23,727.273 mph!

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:56 PM

Apr 10

regnaD kciN

(27,672 posts)

3. This is where I am extremely nervous...

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:57 PM

Apr 10

I don’t understand why they decided to use a heat shield with known design flaws, instead of waiting for the modified version.

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

4. No idea.

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:58 PM

Apr 10

Hold8ng them in good thoughts.

cliffside

(1,737 posts)

5. Heard they changed the trajectory and coming in faster so less time for the shield to be hit, fingers crossed. nt

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:01 PM

Apr 10

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

6. They're home safe!

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:09 PM

Apr 10

a kennedy

(36,106 posts)

16. Hoping so......don't really know until we see them, it's been what 10 days??

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:58 PM

Apr 10

Why such a small raft there??? Don’t they need a larger boat for them to get on??? I wanna see them.

awesomerwb1

(5,114 posts)

7. Woohoo!!!

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:11 PM

Apr 10

Deuxcents

(27,279 posts)

8. Perfect! 🤩

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:13 PM

Apr 10

ThreeNoSeep

(313 posts)

9. Woohoo!

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:15 PM

Apr 10

I saw the first lunar orbit at age 4. At least, I think it was the first one. Dreamed of being an astronaut.

Danmel

(5,791 posts)

10. Thanks for the link

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:16 PM

Apr 10

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

13. Yw!

Reply to Danmel (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:33 PM

Apr 10

AnotherMother4Peace

(5,159 posts)

11. San Diego coast reporting in - no sonic boom heard & cloud bank obstructing view. Nt

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:16 PM

Apr 10

Raine

(31,202 posts)

12. Perfect!!! nt

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:29 PM

Apr 10

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,658 posts)

14. This made me smile

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:45 PM

Apr 10

Link to tweet

TBF

(36,871 posts)

15. Thank you - amazing to watch the re-entry and splash down - nt

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:53 PM

Apr 10

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

18. Yw!

Reply to TBF (Reply #15)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:03 PM

Apr 10

a kennedy

(36,106 posts)

17. Just get them outta there!!!!

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:00 PM

Apr 10

Seriously?? Are they gonna fit in that boat with all the others on it???

SheltieLover

(81,228 posts)

19. They are erecting a floating raft, the "front porch,"

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #17)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:05 PM

Apr 10

From which they will be airlifted to 2 copters & flown a short distance to a ship.

My kitty would say "get the can opener!" Lol

Response to SheltieLover (Original post)

LetMyPeopleVote This message was self-deleted by its author.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,658 posts)

21. 53 years. One ending... and one beginning. 🌊🚀

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 11:14 AM

Apr 11

Link to tweet

In 1972, Apollo 17 touched down in the Pacific — marking the final chapter of humanity’s first journey to the Moon.

For decades, the silence that followed left one question hanging:
Will we ever go back?

Now, more than half a century later, Artemis II is writing the next chapter.
Not as an ending…
but as the start of something bigger.

This time, it’s not just about reaching the Moon.
It’s about staying, exploring deeper, and preparing for what comes next.

Same ocean.
Same splashdown.
Different era.

History didn’t repeat itself —
it evolved. 🌑✨

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