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madamesilverspurs

(16,513 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2026, 02:58 PM Wednesday

Watching Artemis launch prep, godspeed Integrity

On Cspan, live -- As the astronauts are being "seated", my claustrophobia winces. Incredible prep crew, all pieces and parts accounted for. This is going to be a fascinating journey to watch, the launch especially conjuring grainy black and white memories of Alan Shepard and John Glenn.

And I'm trying, with little success, to believe that the timing of trump's speech is not intended to steal some of that attention for himself.

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Watching Artemis launch prep, godspeed Integrity (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Wednesday OP

Well, of course it is. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #1

He'll probably say he put the Artemis program together single-handedly! llmart Wednesday #4

He wanted his face and name on that rocket BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #5

I thought the same thing about the speech myself immediately Walleye Wednesday #2

You can watch it here also. llmart Wednesday #3

Launch is at 6:30 PM EDT, maxsolomon Wednesday #6

Horribly ironic that this maladministration should be associated with a craft named "Integrity". eppur_se_muova Thursday #7

mwmisses4289

(4,223 posts)

1. Well, of course it is.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 03:12 PM

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Gods forbid anything should take one iota of attention of the idgit.

llmart

(17,626 posts)

4. He'll probably say he put the Artemis program together single-handedly!

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 03:19 PM

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And then the astronauts came up to him with tears in their eyes saying "Sir, we couldn't have done this without you."

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,300 posts)

5. He wanted his face and name on that rocket

Reply to llmart (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:04 PM

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Walleye

(44,898 posts)

2. I thought the same thing about the speech myself immediately

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 03:13 PM

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It’ll be the most powerful manned rocket ever sent up

llmart

(17,626 posts)

3. You can watch it here also.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 03:18 PM

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I'm getting updates from my son who's at KSC in the room next to the launch room! He's been part of the Artemis program from the start as a software engineer and he said he was able to see the crew's vehicle drive by and that there are American and Canadian flags everywhere!

Crossing my fingers that everything will go as planned.