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23. It gives me great pleasure to know pootin is eating his rotten heart out.

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Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:54 PM

Apr 1

Trying to wrap my head around traveling 15K mph.

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Who's watching the Artemis rocket launch? N/t [View all] malaise Apr 1 OP

Me. applegrove Apr 1 #1

I am now. Loryn Apr 1 #2

T -10:00 SheltieLover Apr 1 #3

Me! QED Apr 1 #4

Jacksonville fl checking in. Clock has restarted. Lochloosa Apr 1 #5

Yup.....on C-SPAN..... a kennedy Apr 1 #6

Me. Jerry2144 Apr 1 #7

My husband and I are. Quiet Em Apr 1 #8

T - 05:00. applegrove Apr 1 #9

;-{)MOON OR BUST Goonch Apr 1 #10

All systems are go 4min. SheltieLover Apr 1 #11

Directly from the NASA feed, working from home today so it's been in the background. haele Apr 1 #12

Best place to watch is YouTube - NASA feed. llmart Apr 1 #42

Liftoff! malaise Apr 1 #13

👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Apr 1 #14

I am! MustLoveBeagles Apr 1 #15

Got those SRBs out of the way on sched. House of Roberts Apr 1 #16

Yes - one of the few bright spots in the news nt newdeal2 Apr 1 #17

Me DBoon Apr 1 #18

Malaise - I just sat on the couch and cried. Holy cow. Maru Kitteh Apr 1 #19

Laz is crying too. His first memory with his dad was haele Apr 1 #22

Yes it sure has been a long time malaise Apr 1 #28

I got a bit choked up also. llmart Apr 1 #43

WOW!!! That just made my heart sing! niyad Apr 2 #92

Way cool! electric_blue68 Apr 2 #98

Remarkable. PCIntern Apr 1 #20

Absolutely remarkable. Prairie_Seagull Apr 1 #67

Whew. That was a corrective emotional experience. SheltieLover Apr 1 #21

I'll never forget that day malaise Apr 1 #34

Me either. Horrible & thanks to ragun forcing NASA to launch, despite problems. SheltieLover Apr 1 #36

I will NEVER forgive him for that, amoung his many sins. niyad Apr 1 #75

Same here! SheltieLover Apr 1 #76

Oh, how did I miss that (re: ronnie ray-gun) OR did I forget... electric_blue68 Apr 2 #99

I was in Tampa BeneteauBum Apr 1 #81

I watched the explosion as I paid for gas on my way to work at a Veterans' niyad Apr 1 #77

I'm sure it was. SheltieLover Apr 1 #79

I was grateful that I could be there for them. niyad Apr 1 #83

I'm glad you were, too! SheltieLover Apr 1 #86

It gives me great pleasure to know pootin is eating his rotten heart out. SheltieLover Apr 1 #23

I am. Whoever the production director on this is... ruet Apr 1 #24

Watching it here. Mz Pip Apr 1 #27

We watched Challenger in class. ruet Apr 1 #30

My wife was a school teacher PCB66 Apr 1 #58

Our sixth graders in Minnesota watched on a telecast. pazzyanne Apr 1 #71

I was watching via the BBC, and couldn't tell who was doing the coverage badly muriel_volestrangler Apr 1 #35

And then they missed the... ruet Apr 1 #53

Saw it from my front yard! mcar Apr 1 #25

Color me green with envy! Spazito Apr 1 #40

Lucky you! llmart Apr 1 #44

No. 100 miles west mcar Apr 1 #49

Likewise for about 5 seconds between parting clouds. Rhiagel Apr 1 #72

Alright! electric_blue68 Apr 2 #100

Yep Maeve Apr 1 #26

Me. Ocelot II Apr 1 #29

Took me back madamesilverspurs Apr 1 #31

Sweet memories malaise Apr 1 #32

Me, too zeusdogmom Apr 1 #37

Saw an interview where a grandmother had taken her two children to the coast to see it. llmart Apr 1 #46

The what? When? What a fucking waste of money! QueerDuck Apr 1 #33

Scientific knowledge is a waste of money? niyad Apr 1 #84

I think that "Life support" is expensive and wasteful overhead with little Return-on-Investment. QueerDuck Apr 2 #89

I was going to thank you for that very clear explanation of your niyad Apr 2 #91

Ah... okay. I guess we're talking past each other. QueerDuck Apr 2 #93

Not a problem. As I said, I really do thank you for your clear and niyad Apr 2 #94

... and sorry. QueerDuck Apr 2 #95

hugggs niyad Apr 2 #97

It's NOT just about PR and flags !! thought crime Apr 2 #104

I remember watching NASA flights through grade school... spanone Apr 1 #38

I certainly was... Spazito Apr 1 #39

Me, of course. llmart Apr 1 #41

Wonderful malaise Apr 1 #47

We stepped out to look for it buzzycrumbhunger Apr 1 #45

Yes! nt 🙂 Raine Apr 1 #48

How can you not? JMCKUSICK Apr 1 #50

Me Malaise.. Turned it on at 9AM this morning. I posted some links for it earlier, but I would imagine they rolled down LiberalArkie Apr 1 #51

Why not be a CEO in space? malthaussen Apr 1 #52

THIS malaise Apr 1 #55

Here's a tracking link malaise Apr 2 #108

Thanks, I have been keeping this one on my big screen since I hardly ever watch TV any more LiberalArkie Apr 2 #112

Thanks malaise Apr 2 #113

Not me. NNadir Apr 1 #54

Watched it from my back yard! It was awesome & loud! CaptainTruth Apr 1 #56

Fabulous malaise Apr 1 #59

We've had five Falcon 9 launches in the last 2 weeks or so. CaptainTruth Apr 1 #70

A bit of trivia about the lanyards the ground crew wear around their necks for identification... Spazito Apr 1 #57

Very cool malaise Apr 1 #61

Nicole Mann is the first Native American chosen for the Artemis program. llmart Apr 1 #87

I didn't know that... Spazito Apr 1 #88

I actually have a picture of her with my son. Her bio is amazing as is Christina Koch's. llmart Apr 2 #90

I am definitely going to learn more about her... Spazito Apr 2 #96

Neither did I n/t malaise Apr 2 #109

Wow, hope so! electric_blue68 Apr 2 #101

Saw it for a brief two seconds before a cloud got in the way. Tommy Carcetti Apr 1 #60

I was angrychair Apr 1 #62

Because of the general awfulness of -- Everything-- Collimator Apr 1 #63

Nasa's coverage is so shittt ... Mr. Sparkle Apr 1 #64

Absolutely! relayerbob Apr 1 #65

Am I the only one still suffering from a bit of PTSD from the Challenger? NH Ethylene Apr 1 #66

No malaise Apr 1 #68

No. You have much company. niyad Apr 1 #82

I did! mvd Apr 1 #69

I did. n/t Tess49 Apr 1 #73

my wife and 10-year-old daughter are out of state right now. cab67 Apr 1 #74

I am a space exploration fanatic BeneteauBum Apr 1 #78

I was very nervous malaise Apr 2 #110

ME.MYSELF and I. AllaN01Bear Apr 1 #80

We watched it on Cspan. All rocket launches are spectacular... Enter stage left Apr 1 #85

I am Maninacan Apr 2 #102

Brought back happy memories from childhood. Kid Berwyn Apr 2 #103

Adding this malaise Apr 2 #111

All I see is dollars burning. marble falls Apr 2 #105

I didn't, but it was the first thing I looked for in the news this morning! Will be following it. electric_blue68 Apr 2 #106

I watched, but I'm always afraid another Challenger disaster will occur. Jacson6 Apr 2 #107