{"id":2180,"date":"2022-11-16T06:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T11:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2023-02-02T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:50:13","slug":"artemis-sls-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/artemis-sls-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis SLS Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After several tries, starting in August, NASA was finally able to launch SLS (Space Launch System) with the unmanned Orion capsule as part of the Artemis program (Artemis I). The capsule will orbit the moon and return in a shake-down run for sending astronauts there in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2186\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/artemis-sls-launch\/attachment\/s72-55070\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1041,646\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s72-55070\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070-1024x635.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2186\" width=\"512\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070-1024x635.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070-768x477.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s72-55070.jpg 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 85vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apollo 17 &#8211; December 19, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I watched the last Saturn V rocket with Apollo 17 launch at night 50 years ago. My girlfriend&#8217;s father got us to Kennedy Space Center to view it. It was delayed but finally went up in the early morning hours. It lit up the sky and the roar was deafening. It was fantastic to see the successor launch all these years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artemis SLS Launch\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/biQkOhZU6CE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Splashdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I watched the splashdown and did some screenshots as it landed off the coast of California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.77454%\"><figure 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Splashdown&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Orion Splashdown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Orion capsule splashdown off California&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-1024x1024.jpeg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 5 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1072 1072w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1072\" data-id=\"2222\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/artemis-sls-launch\/attachment\/orion-splashdown\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-2-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-3-1024x1024.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2223\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/artemis-sls-launch\/attachment\/orion-splashdown-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1077,1077\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Orion capsule splashdown off 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Orion capsule splashdown off California&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image 5 of 5 in full-screen\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=600 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=900 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg?strip=info&#038;w=1280 1280w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1280\" data-id=\"2225\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/life\/artemis-sls-launch\/attachment\/orion-splashdown-4\/\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Orion-Splashdown-4-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the splashdown occurred on the same date as the last lunar lander on Apollo 17 landed on the moon &#8211; 50 years later &#8211; during my senior year in high school \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several tries, starting in August, NASA was finally able to launch SLS (Space Launch System) with the unmanned Orion capsule as part of the Artemis program (Artemis I). The capsule will orbit the moon and return in a shake-down run for sending astronauts there in the coming years. 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