🌖 ***MOON LANDING Thread ***

[underpants]

First chance is at 6:24 Eastern. They have until 8:24 or it’s done.

Former Senator and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was just on CNN explaining the problem. The landing isn’t with radar, it’s with lights and the lights aren’t working. They have a backup.


Oh and William Shatner will be on to comment.

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

I hope they rescue Alice. Can't believe Ralph did that.

[blogslug]

2. Here's LIVE stream from NBC's channel on Youtube

[underpants]

7. Thanks. Looks like CNN is using the same feed.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

3. Watch LIVE here

&ab_channel=TheLaunchPad

[underpants]

5. CNN - they are going for it

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. I've got it on now, the NASA YouTube channel. NT

[Emile]

6. Watching on CNN

[Kennah]

8. NASA YouTube Channel Live Link

[PuraVidaDreamin]

9. attempting to locate communications...

awaiting...

[Kennah]

10. Awaitng return of an image

[Kennah]

11. 5:23 PM Central is estimated touch down

[PuraVidaDreamin]

12. Sounds like they have located a signal but

may need to recycle the antennas.

[Kennah]

13. Should NOT have used Win 11

[PuraVidaDreamin]

14. Hahaha

They have given themselves a round of applause.
"We have confirmed our equipment is on the surface of the Moon" Flight director Craine

[underpants]

15. It's a YES!

[relayerbob]

34. Shouldn't have used AT&T

[SoFlaBro]

16. "Equipment is on the surface and transmitting." Well that's a little vague. An airplane black box is on the ground too.

[Eugene]

17. They did it!

Applause at Mission Control.

The lander is intact and communicating.

[underpants]

19. 👍👍👍👍👍

This was so fun.

[Kennah]

18. Odysseus has a new home

[Drum]

20. This makes me so happy!

SCIENCE + BRAVERY!

[IcyPeas]

21. Still exciting!

[underpants]

22. I was apparently in the room where the TV was on

I was 2.
This was so fun.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. Will the moon be landing anywhere near me? I don't have many extra pillows.

[underpants]

24. I watched it on TV

Of course it’s cloudy tonight. 😡

[Hermit-The-Prog]

35. Thanks for your OP -- I was working on a water heater and forgot the time.

Missed it all.

[orangecrush]

25. Kick

[pfitz59]

26. More good news

we need to build a stairway to the stars.

[Walleye]

27. We had a party with my friends at the newspaper to watch the first moon landing. This brings it back

[Cheezoholic]

28. This shits hard, really really hard

It's 1000% harder when you start throwing big brained apes inside these things. I don't think most understand how really really hard this shit is.

Hoping for success

[Think. Again.]

29. Let's hope we can terraform it fast before we make this planet unlivable.

[CaptainTruth]

30. Looks like a successful landing?

Intuitive Machines makes first U.S. moon landing in 51 years
While it reached the surface and was communicating with the ground, the exact condition of the lander was unknown.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/22/moon-landing-intuitive-machines-odysseus-nasa-live/

[Mr.Bill]

31. After 50 years of advancements in technology,

I wouldn't be surprised if we learned more from this than we did from manned landings. We've learned a lot about Mars without sending people there.

[CaptainTruth]

32. Launched by SpaceX. Yes, I hate Elmo, but Elmo isnt SpaceX.

Elmo couldn't design a rocket engine to save his life. Nor could he design the electronics or write the telemetry code required to return a booster stage from the edge of space & land it gently upright.

Hate Elmo for what he is, a right-wing nutjob, as I do, but please don't hate all the brilliant engineers & technicians who make SpaceX a successful company (blowing away Boeing & the ULA).

Just MHO...

[LastDemocratInSC]

33. A lot of the SpaceX engineers learned their craft working on NASA's space shuttle program.

Musk is standing on the shoulders of giants.