alt Hacker NewsIt is a bit chilling to watch these astronaut profiles having just read yesterday about the heat shield issues observed on the prior mission, and that this will be the first time we can test the heat shield in the actual pressures and temperatures that it will have to endure.
Godspeed crew of Artemis II.
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Truly. I'm not sure why anyone needs to be on the rocket at all, let alone our best and brightest.
I had to watch "go at throttle up" on replay on the news in 1986 for the entire year, like almost every newscast
I was only a teenager and it burned into my brain badly
To this day cannot watch any launch with people onboard live
I mean, that's how these heat shields work. They aren't reusable, you can't test them and then use them again. Or do you mean the design? We already did Artemis I.
That was the intent of the piece. It is impossible to assess the true intent of such a piece when it so blatantly is asking for attention.
It'll probably turn out fine (in the same way that you'll probably survive one round of Russian roulette.) I am quite nervous about this though.