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Where we're going, we don't need the Imperial system.

That would be sweet.

So, if this were an episode of Doctor Who, something would have happened during this period. I wonder if any of them got to see the inside of the TARDIS?

Or be kidnapped by the aliens that live on the dark side of the moon.

I can't wait to hear the conspiracy theories about what they were "actually" doing when they lost signal.

Appropriate soundtrack youtu.be/P8LlUrT7MFo?...

“I can’t pay no doctor bills, but whiteys on the moon.”

I had to explain to a friend last night how the astronauts could take pictures of the "dark" side of the moon. I don't think he fully got it.

Wow!

It wouldn't have to be in lunar orbit. Orion could've deployed a small relay sat early in its mission. It could have enough propulsion to create an ever increasing gap following roughly the same trajectory so it'd be an hour behind Orion which would cover the blackout window. A 6U cubesat would do.

I picture the moon’s low orbit gravity field as sort of a Tilt-a-Whirl

I hope they chatted with Sam Bell on their way around, I heard he was getting lonely.

After blackout Artemis radio "Good news! The boon isn't haunted!" "You said 'boon'" "No I didn't" Rattling chain noises

You realize, of course, that this is the window of "most likely to get super powers."

Wouldn't it be the hoot if they came out of LOS wearing green alien head masks and were making random clicking sounds?

Greatest “I am unable to check email”auto respond of all time.

you’ll notice that the muskrat’s panoply of assorted exploding spacex junk is nowhere near a nasa mission that actually matters

They can check whether there's an alien spacecraft or a squad of Decepticons are back there. 😂

I wonder, if these flights start to become ’common’ (which seems like a weird word to use), would NASA look at putting a repeater satellite out at L2 to avoid the blackout?

That's when they are attacked by the moon aliens. Excited to hear how they were able to fight them off or not.

I’m watching too! I’m not nervous, you are

They should fire the burners manually so they are late coming out of the other side, would be the best joke ever!

is this when they all kiss???

I wonder if they'll be able to see the JWST, which is at the L2 point

So what happened during those 40 minutes?...

Not to be a downer but thats kinda how a space horror movie would start..

Goodnight Moon.

maybe last space trip for yrs with usa bankruptcy by trump

More info… bsky.app/profile/jthu...

Go! Is on my fire up track list.

I've been playing this regularly during the mission. open.spotify.com/track/1QOIvq...

I put this record on the minute radio silence hit. 😂

Was that the first earthset shown live on TV?

RIGHT? PERFECTION.

Picture of Dark Side of the Moon

When she just said “Artemis is technically on its’ journey home” just now. Feeling lump in throat. This has been such a great experience. Felt national pride and true joy for the first time in a long while.

I knew there was no reason to worry more in those 40 mins than any other 40 mins but I only sat on the edge of my seat during that.

Here in Englandshire the moon is still below the horizon for the next hour, so couldn't wave back 😂

They’re enjoying “earthrise”. Incredible

So, a lot of people just tied the record for holding their breath at 42 minutes and 42 seconds?

So hard to imagine the incredible distance they are from Earth and it's a brief moment of reprieve I'm giving myself from all the things happening here to feel a little bit of wonder knowing they're up there when looking up into the sky. Wish we all could feel what they're feeling right now.

The PERFECT time for the alien ship to grab them.