Godspeed Artemis II! Our crew on the @Space_Station stayed up to watch the launch of our friends on their historic mission to the Moon. We were over the Northern Pacific Ocean at the time of launch, so we couldn’t see it directly (we watched it on NASA TV). However, about a half hour later, as we orbited a few hundred kilometers from Florida, I was able to catch a glimpse of the remnants of the trail the rocket made as it passed through the atmosphere! You can see the effect of the wind at different altitudes.
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Artemis II visibility map! St. Augustine could see it about 25+ seconds after launch, Jax 35+ seconds, Fernandina 40+ seconds, Brunswick 50+ seconds after launch. Current launch time is scheduled for 6:24pm!
It’s a great day to return humans to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in 50+ years! While we’re at it, let’s send the first person of color & first woman to deep space, too! I’ll be LIVE from the launch starting at 4pm on FCN+ & our newscasts, too. Hope you tune in!