so, Artemis test flight AKA Should Launch Someday, 16-Nov-2022

[maw lod qan]

For what it's worth, I'm looking at Artemis about 7 or 8 miles away on the pad!

Sitting in the same parking lot I used for the SpaceX 1st crew mission.  Best $30.00 I've ever spent.

[Carbon Brush]

Wow. What a view. I'm having to rely on the Nasa you tube channel.

Having a bit of a chuckle though about the tank filling reports.
I can't believe thay are still using gallons and farenheit measure!
Do Nasa realise they are almost the only people in the world still using imperial measurements?
Or maybe they use the same units as the rest of the world for their instrumentation and calculations.
Then convert to the strange units for the local audience?
Any ideas anyone?

Will return to the TV nearer to launch time.

[Stu]

25 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

For what it's worth, I'm looking at Artemis about 7 or 8 miles away on the pad!

Sitting in the same parking lot I used for the SpaceX 1st crew mission.  Best $30.00 I've ever spent.

Amazing! Would love to see a proper big rocket launch one day. Hope it goes off today for you 👍🚀

[maw lod qan]

Weather is really nice. Warm, will quickly become hot.

Sky has some distant clouds off in the Atlantic. 

Orion is even visible but the lights here are really horrible. 

[Dave Lloyd]

Full now! 

[Knighty2112]

Fully loaded. Countdown still proceeding OK. 😀

Edited August 29, 2022 by Knighty2112

[DaveL59]

Sadly here the cloud cover means no chance of seeing it go by, if that were even possible in daylight. Still, fingers crossed it get away ok 🙂

 

[Macavity]

Currently watching on Youtube: https://youtu.be/21X5lGlDOfg
Talking of "Floridians", I remember getting "live updates" (on MSN CHAT!)
from a LOCAL... when a Saturn V was being launched! (I must be old. lol) 😅

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Macavity

[maw lod qan]

2 minutes ago, Macavity said:

Currently watching on Youtube:

Talking of "Floridians", I remember getting "live updates" on (MSN CHAT!)
from a LOCAL... when a Saturn V was being launched! (I must be old. lol) 😅

Aren't we both!🤣

[DaveL59]

surprisingly only 37K watching according to the counter, tho I guess more will join up as we get closer to firing.

So a possible problem with one of the big rocket engines, still they've time to get the pipe cleaners out and rod it through 😉 

[maw lod qan]

Best I can do right now.

Can't get camera to link  to phone so a shot of the screen cropped. 

[DaveL59]

still struggling with the valve on engine 3 then, sounds like they need to get the FBH out 😉 

[maw lod qan]

Internet is poor here. I can't get live stream up on my phone.

[Laurieast]

Artemis I Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)

160,272 waiting

[maw lod qan]

Sun has risen! Oh is it bright right now!

[DaveL59]

24 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

Internet is poor here. I can't get live stream up on my phone.

on a countdown hold for the moment while they await a plan on the engine 3 issue

[Alan White]

🤞

[Macavity]

So: Where exactly is "the crack"? (In the Tank or Foam insulation). Reminded of how
difficult (nerve-racking) it must be to make a "call" on some of these issues... 🙀

[Alan White]

2 minutes ago, Macavity said:

So: Where exactly is "the crack"? (In the Tank or Foam insulation). Reminded of how
difficult (nerve-racking) it must be to make a "call" on some of these issues... 🙀

In the foam insulation layer.

[DaveL59]

ain't just NASA having issues today, seems our mega expensive aircraft carrier has broken down soon after leaving port too 🙄

UK's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, breaks down off south coast shortly after setting sail for US | UK News | Sky News

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by DaveL59

[maw lod qan]

I don't like hearing its the hydrogen team that is discussing the problem.

That was what they repeatedly over rid to carry on the wet tests.

[Alan White]

1 minute ago, maw lod qan said:

I don't like hearing its the hydrogen team that is discussing the problem.

That was what they repeatedly over rid to carry on the wet tests.

Indeed it was. 
Shall I go get lunch while I wait??

[DaveS]

T-40 min and holding.

I will be very surprised if this heap of junk makes it off the pad toady. Or any other day for that matter. Not while Boing can milk some more government money.

[DaveL59]

2 minutes ago, DaveS said:

T-40 min and holding.

I will be very surprised if this heap of junk makes it off the pad toady. Or any other day for that matter. Not while Boing can milk some more government money.

well I guess they could fire it off and if unstable flight they'd get a chance to test the capsule escape system out and see if that doesn't work either 😉 

[maw lod qan]

Got a little of the stream to work. Having issues with Temps being right with #3 engine. Never were able to get to this point in the previous tests and it's mission critical.