Artemis Moon Mission 2026

[Mick West]

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo


Launching soon (hopefully). Human's first trip to the Moon (orbit only) for 50 years.

What will be interesting will be the reaction of the "space is fake", "Earth is flat", and to a degree "People never went to the moon" people.

 

[JMartJr]

They're off!

I suspect the "I don't understand this, so it must be fake" statements to begin within seconds.

(I was actually seeing them before the launch, but now they can be based on the current mission, so maybe we'll get some new claims.)

 

[purpleivan]

It was a great shot showing the separation from onboard, a shame that they quickly cut from it to the much less impressive looking, simulation view.

 

[jdog]

They're off!

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I suspect the "I don't understand this, so it must be fake" statements to begin within seconds.

(I was actually seeing them before the launch, but now they can be based on the current mission, so maybe we'll get some new claims.)

There are already two "orb" threads on /r/ufos, including a comment to look for them in this stretch of video... (A third one got whacked, probably for snark.)

 

[Mick West]

I actually clipped that bit of the video, as it's a great example of loads of ice particles zipping in different directions and at different distances - somewhat more violently that ISS examples, but still cool.

 

[John J.]

There appears to be a malfunction- hopefully it can be rectified.

BBC News 23:57 UTC, 02 April 2026, "'Great view': Nasa spacecraft orbiting Earth after spectacular launch on Moon mission", https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g4ygw0r02t

One hopes the crew checked there was no-one behind the privacy curtain before they took off.

"Well, I was doing last-minute checks on the capsule when I felt nature call, and it's a long way down the service tower, so I knew I shouldn't but didn't think it could do any harm... next thing I know, the crew were clambering in; I was hoping I might be able to creep past them but I didn't get the opportunity. Should've said something, I guess... It was all hushed up, of course, but yeah, I am kinda proud of being one of the five humans to have travelled furthest from the Earth.... I've boldly gone where no-one has gone before."