It's it the same heat shield as on Apollo. I thought the issue was that they'd forgotten how to make it so it didn't work as well on Artemis I (though even that one came back intact).
They made some material changes (removing asbestos) and did it tiled instead of one piece.
They found that (on the installed version) doing the skip menuvre, it actually wasn't hot enough and the material offgased without burning, causing bits to break off.
They made a new version, but didn't update this mission with it.
Was at a sushi restaurant where they had it playing on the TV. Some guy got in front the tv and started screaming for them to turn it off because its propaganda and obviously fake.
Like five waiters went over, laughed at him, and then watched the landing
That reminds me. My family used to have a reentry vehicle Christmas ornament that would play audio from the Apollo missions and light up the cabin. Super cool
How exactly would you like the Canadian Space Agency or ESA to handle the files? This wasn’t just an American flight and as others have said NASA has nothing to do with that
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Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 78 pts · 132d
Did everyone get their ape costume?
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 14 pts · 132d
Yep also got a bone in my hair
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 132d
TSA wouldn't let me through the gate. They called the local Zoo to pick me up.
Send help! Or, bananas.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 132d
Probably not. They must have their birthday suit tho.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 131d
Wait shit I thought we were doing chewbaccas. Can I just blend in with the crowd and fake it?
ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al · 44 pts · 132d
This is so sad. Imagine having to bring balloons to your own welcome home party.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 132d
Don’t worry, the sailors brought a couple bigger ones to welcome them home.
Nighed@feddit.uk · 20 pts · 132d
cool, they made it back. I want to see the state of the heat shield though!
echodot@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 132d
It's it the same heat shield as on Apollo. I thought the issue was that they'd forgotten how to make it so it didn't work as well on Artemis I (though even that one came back intact).
Nighed@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 132d
They made some material changes (removing asbestos) and did it tiled instead of one piece.
They found that (on the installed version) doing the skip menuvre, it actually wasn't hot enough and the material offgased without burning, causing bits to break off.
They made a new version, but didn't update this mission with it.
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 132d
In YouTube chat everyone was thanking God 'n' Jeezus, nobody gave any credit to FUCKING SCIENCE.
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 132d
Science doesn't need to be thanked. Science isn't an insecure "god".
And if there is a God or gods, I doubt they need to be thanked by the likes of us. It is us who benefits from our gratitude.
joan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 132d
osanna@lemmy.vg · 2 pts · 131d
It’s like when people survive natural disasters or illness or something, they thank god. Isn’t it god who, you know, gave you those problems?
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 132d
Oh, Jesus ... they look like party balloons.
Nobody tell Hegseth!
fulcrummed@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 132d
Or Patel
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 132d
Not a Kerbal was left behind
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 131d
Well, not a whole one
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 132d
Oh, they're back already?
Patrikvo@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 132d
Yeah, and the cheap bastards didn't even bring any souvenirs for us.
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 131d
Maybe they did, we will get to know about it in 6-7 years. :3
modus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 132d
No. Just the re-entry capsule returned.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 132d
That was about as perfect as a test flight could be, they all did a hell of a job.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 131d
Says someone who had a toilet the last ten days
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 131d
Mostly it was just priming the pump and tracing issues as they arose, like I said great test flight
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 132d
the local crazies are already trying to tell everyone that comes near about how the whole thing is a hoax
jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev · 6 pts · 132d
Was at a sushi restaurant where they had it playing on the TV. Some guy got in front the tv and started screaming for them to turn it off because its propaganda and obviously fake.
Like five waiters went over, laughed at him, and then watched the landing
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 132d
Laughing is 1000% the correct response.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 132d
because if they don't how will they prove that the original moon landing was a fraud.
FundMECFS@quokk.au · 3 pts · 132d
If you squint it looks like a christmas ornament (or perhaps I really should be wearing my glasses).
LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 132d
That reminds me. My family used to have a reentry vehicle Christmas ornament that would play audio from the Apollo missions and light up the cabin. Super cool
jeniferariza@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 132d
Why does this feel like the start of a horror movie 😭
osanna@lemmy.vg · 1 pts · 131d
Have you seen Life?
osanna@lemmy.vg · 2 pts · 131d
I love that so many people got excited over this, and no one gave a fuck about spacex. Fuckin Elon
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 132d
atropa@piefed.social · -10 pts · 132d
GladiusB@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 132d
Nasa isn't in charge of the files. Other things are happening that aren't connected.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 132d
How exactly would you like the Canadian Space Agency or ESA to handle the files? This wasn’t just an American flight and as others have said NASA has nothing to do with that