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[songbird]

It's just a fly by.  No moon landing.  With all the delays, I'd think they would have that event in 2030's

[Oznell]

Artemis II has launched.  Hope all goes well for these four brave astronauts.  Godspeed.

[SurferWife]

Watching it now!  It's so cool!

[shoesnbags]

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@Seminole2 wrote:

@just bee I think it deoends where you live.  Here in the Orlando area it's been a,significant part of the news here for the last few months.  The local channels tomorrow are doing expanded news coverage.

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@Seminole2 @just bee 

Here in the NOLA area, too, because we have the NASA Michoud facility that does part of the assembly and across the state line the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi does some of the testing.  So I'd say coverage does indeed depend partly on where you live.

[I am still oxox]

The lift off was AMAZING on TV I can only imagine what i would be like live

[Blondie59]

It still gives me chills!  I hope they are successful and come home safely.  I would love to see it live as well, but I will settle for watching on a big screen TV ....it's is quite different from seeing it on a small B&W we had in1969.  🚀🚀🚀

[beach-mom]

I listened to it while driving, but I'm sure I'll get to see it online.

 I did see interviews with the crew. They were very interesting. The Artemis commander is a retired Navy test pilot who raised his daughters as a single father after his wife died from cancer. 

You have to admire someone like that. And the others have interesting stories too.

 I asked DH why they're making such a big deal about this craft orbiting the moon when Neil Armstrong WALKED on the moon over 50 years ago! He said it's because the spacecraft is so much more modern. He also said the next mission, in 2028, will have a crew who lands on the moon's surface. 

IDK if he's right, but it sounds good to me!   

[Seminole2]

@beach-mom   DH is correct

[beach-mom]

Thanks @Seminole2! He must have been paying attention!