NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast)

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast)
nasa ^ | 4/6.26 | nasa

Posted on 04/06/2026 3:15:43 PM PDT by eastforker

Live streaming.

TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: artemis2; artemisii; circumlunar; historic; moon; nasa; orion; themoon

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For all those who would like to follow live.

1 posted on 04/06/2026 3:15:44 PM PDT by eastforker

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To: eastforker

I would never have guessed this kind of headline and breaking news in 1970 America.

2 posted on 04/06/2026 3:29:22 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))

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To: eastforker

Will they celebrate by eating moon pies?

3 posted on 04/06/2026 3:31:21 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus

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To: eastforker

And for any who missed this...

https://x.com/itsme_urstruly/status/2041254144531648795

4 posted on 04/06/2026 3:32:56 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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To: Verginius Rufus

Heh heh heh...

See my reply #4.

5 posted on 04/06/2026 3:33:14 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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To: eastforker

About four minutes tp go before signal is blocked.

-PJ

6 posted on 04/06/2026 3:39:38 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

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To: mewzilla

A space adventure food that didn’t take years and millions of lives to develop!

7 posted on 04/06/2026 3:41:57 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)

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To: Theophilus

NASA says NOT a product placement...

https://futurism.com/space/nutella-moon-spacecraft

Someone on board likes the stuff.

8 posted on 04/06/2026 3:45:50 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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To: mewzilla

I saw that! I couldn’t believe it. 21st Century Tang!

9 posted on 04/06/2026 3:57:34 PM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)

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To: eastforker

I can’t believe the announcer’s last name is “Mustachio”.

10 posted on 04/06/2026 3:59:21 PM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)

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To: Political Junkie Too; SunkenCiv

Asking at 7:09 Eastern Daylight time.
When is their expected pass-by time to resume communications?

11 posted on 04/06/2026 4:10:11 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE

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To: Robert A Cook PE

A short time ago they said 14 minutes.

12 posted on 04/06/2026 4:13:18 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)

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To: eastforker

communications re established

13 posted on 04/06/2026 4:27:30 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)

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To: eastforker

7:28 Eastern, all 4 visible on the camera. (2-3 minutes ago.)

14 posted on 04/06/2026 4:28:38 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE

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To: eastforker

They’re on their way back home now.

15 posted on 04/06/2026 4:34:01 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )

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To: virgil

At the moment the capsule is mooning the Sun.

(chortle)

16 posted on 04/06/2026 4:35:08 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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To: mewzilla

Earthbound and down, loaded up and trucking...

17 posted on 04/06/2026 4:36:08 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

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To: mewzilla

Lol. 😁

18 posted on 04/06/2026 4:37:07 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )

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That 70s Show - Growing Boys Need Tang! | 0:58
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19 posted on 04/06/2026 4:38:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)

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To: Robert A Cook PE

I was kind of hoping they would reemerge in 1969.

-PJ

20 posted on 04/06/2026 5:09:03 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

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