Video: Artemis II | Live Stream

@AkaSci

Whew. That was crazy.

For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.

They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.

Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.

@AkaSci

Whew. That was crazy.

For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.

They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.

Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.

@AkaSci

Whew. That was crazy.

For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.

They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.

Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.

@AkaSci

Whew. That was crazy.

For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.

They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.

Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.

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@noplasticshower @mastodonmigration @AkaSci lol. They aren't using MS teams are they?

@AkaSci

Continues to be fascinating...

Right now, the start up of the toilet has hit a snag (amber light). They are trouble shooting the system.

Everything else seems 'nominal', meaning OK.

@AkaSci

Press conference on right now.

Super interesting and informative.

Just want to comment on how refreshing it is to watch dry uncensored straightforward public agency reporting versus the type of PR and boosterism coverage we get from private space corporations who carefully restrict information and even cut off if things don't go well.

Kudos to NASA!

@AkaSci

Live on board images just started.

So cool!

@AkaSci

Now they are performing some maneuvers to pilot the spacecraft as would be required in docking maneuvers.

They are going to undock from the ICPS (the first stage) and then approach the ICPS as if it were something they were actually docking with, coming close (15m) from the ICPS.

Edit: Incredible!!!

Edit2: What a great spacecraft! He is reporting how responsive, precise and smooth the maneuvers are.

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@AkaSci

Spacecraft is performing great.

Now they are going to move in to 10m...

@AkaSci

Whew. That was crazy.

For about 10 minutes they lost comms with the spacecraft.

They rebooted the ground communications system, and are now talking with the spacecraft again.

Apparently the astronauts could hear mission control, but mission control could not hear the astronauts. Some bidirectional data comms were never lost.

@AkaSci

At 30 meters...

@AkaSci

10m arrival...

@AkaSci

Zoomed in fine maneuver control...

@AkaSci

They have now backed away from the ICPS and are going to turn the ICPS and perform some docking maneuvers with the side of the ICPS...

@AkaSci

Working great! Test complete!

Edit... Glover: "This flies very nicely."

@mastodonmigration
Big thumbs up from the crew for the maneuverability of the Orion spacecraft.

It's amazing how they can make small precise transversal and rotational movements in free space.

@AkaSci

Anyone who has ever played Kerbel Space Program knows how important a good maneuvering spacecraft is.

So pleased Orion is working so well!

@AkaSci

Press conference on right now.

Super interesting and informative.

Just want to comment on how refreshing it is to watch dry uncensored straightforward public agency reporting versus the type of PR and boosterism coverage we get from private space corporations who carefully restrict information and even cut off if things don't go well.

Kudos to NASA!