Artemis II

[dickie davies]

They need to go at that speed to get into space. They're now travelling at approx. 4000 mph

What slowed them down if there's no atmosphere?
Is the moon uphill or something?

 

[citizen_maine]

What slowed them down if there's no atmosphere?
Is the moon uphill or something?

Of course it is. You don't look down to see it.

 

[Gray]

Get the NASA app you can keep up to date with the telemetry.

 

[dickie davies]

Of course it is. You don't look down to see it.

It makes sense now

 

[Gray]

Yes they were called ‘slide rules’! Most of the kids today would struggle to hold one let alone use one. FOC also a physicist.

Don’t forget log tables, I cherished my copy.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

What slowed them down if there's no atmosphere?
Is the moon uphill or something?

I mean, technically... yes. Earth's gravity doesn't stop at the atmosphere. It is constantly pulling them back throughout its journey. They are quite literally travelling directly up so need to accelerate to ensure they keep going up, or they'd come back down again.

 

[Gray]

Currently travelling at 3,460 mph, 116,175 miles from the Earth and 150,491 miles from the moon.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Currently travelling at 3,460 mph, 116,175 miles from the Earth and 150,491 miles from the moon.

Just about to reach the services to eat at Little Chef.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Just about to reach the services to eat at Little Chef.

I wouldn't want to be stuck in that module after four Olympic breakfasts.

 

[Kinkybyname]

all v impressive etc, but what's it for - what is the aim - there are astronauts with 'been there, done that' T-shirts surely?

 

[argyle]

all v impressive etc, but what's it for - what is the aim - there are astronauts with 'been there, done that' T-shirts surely?

Aim is a moon landing in two years time. To ultimately a base there.

So they're testing out all the new technology from the craft itself to everything on board.

People have landed on the moon before but we have new technology and knowledge and so much more to learn.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Currently travelling at 3,460 mph, 116,175 miles from the Earth and 150,491 miles from the moon.

Don't think so at that speed would take then 2 months to get there, currently travelling at 22670 mph.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I wonder what the back up plan was if the shitters were broken?

 

[citizen_maine]

I wonder what the back up plan was if the shitters were broken?

arse out the window

 

[hallsteve62]

Don’t forget log tables, I cherished my copy.

Reminds me of that old joke about the constipated mathematician...

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I wonder what the back up plan was if the shitters were broken?

They've been highly trained in the art of the 10-day turtle.

 

[Ban-jani]

Currently travelling at 3,460 mph, 116,175 miles from the Earth and 150,491 miles from the moon.

… and the shitter isn’t working apparently.

Nightmare

 

[TinFoilHat]

They've been highly trained in the art of the 10-day turtle

I have this image of them landing. As soon as the capsule is open then all run out and drop their arses into the sea.

 

[argyle]

Don't think so at that speed would take then 2 months to get there, currently travelling at 22670 mph.

They're currently traveling at 4800mph. It speeds and slows due to gravity. They sped up to around 25000mph to initially escape Earths gravity but that extends quite far and so the craft has slowed to that speed due to it's 'pull.'

It will speed up again once the moons gravity takes hold.

 

[Kinkybyname]

Aim is a moon landing in two years time. To ultimately a base there.

So they're testing out all the new technology from the craft itself to everything on board.

People have landed on the moon before but we have new technology and knowledge and so much more to learn.

thanks