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Re: Artemis successful liftoff.

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Jack wrote:

> 6:43 p.m.
>
> Main engine cutoff of the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is
> complete, and the core stage has successfully separated from the interim
> cryogenic propulsion stage and the Orion spacecraft. This marks the end of
> the first major propulsion phase of the Artemis II mission and the
> transition to upper-stage operations.
>
> The next major milestone is the deployment of the spacecraft’s SAWs (solar
> array wings) scheduled to begin approximately 18 minutes after launch.
> Once extended, the four SAWs will provide continuous electrical power to
> the spacecraft throughout its journey, supporting life-support systems,
> avionics, communications, and onboard operations. Deployment is a critical
> step in configuring Orion for the remainder of its time in Earth orbit and
> for the outbound trip to the Moon.
>
> 6:38 p.m.
>
> The spacecraft adapter jettison fairings that enclose the service module
> and the launch abort system have separated from the Orion spacecraft. With
> the rocket and spacecraft now flying above the densest layers of Earth’s
> atmosphere, Orion no longer requires the protective structures that
> shielded it during the early, high-dynamic-pressure portion of launch.
>
> The next major milestone is core stage separation and Interim Cryogenic
> Propulsion Stage ignition.
>
> 6:37 p.m.
>
> The SLS (Space Launch System) twin solid rocket boosters have separated.
> The boosters, each standing 177 feet tall and generating more than 3.6
> million pounds of thrust at liftoff, provide most of the rocket’s power
> during the first two minutes of flight and separation reduces mass and
> allows the core stage to continue propelling the Orion spacecraft, named
> Integrity, toward orbit.
>
> With the boosters now clear, the SLS core stage remains the primary source
> of thrust.
>
> In about one minute, the spacecraft adapter jettison fairings that enclose
> Orion’s service module and the launch abort system will separate from the
> spacecraft.
>
> 6:35 p.m.
>
> NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with the
> Orion spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor
> Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency)
> astronaut Jeremy Hansen, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch
> Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT to begin its journey to deep
> space.
>
> The twin solid rocket boosters ignited first, delivering more than 75% of
> the thrust needed to lift the 5.75-million-pound rocket off the pad. Their
> combined power, along with the four RS-25 engines already at full thrust,
> generated an incredible 8.8 million pounds of force at liftoff. As the
> rocket rose, the umbilicals – which provided power, fuel, and data
> connections during prelaunch – disconnected and retracted into protective
> housings. This ensured the vehicle is free from ground systems and fully
> autonomous for flight.
>
> The approximately 10-day Artemis II mission around the Moon is the first
> crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign. It will help test the systems
> and hardware needed to continue sending astronauts on increasingly
> difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery,
> economic benefits, and to continue building toward the first crewed
> missions to Mars.
>
> Below are the ascent milestones that will occur leading up to core stage
> separation. Times may vary by several seconds.
>
> SLS clears launch tower; roll/pitch maneuver (Mission Elapsed Time MET)
> +00:00:07)
> SLS reached supersonic speed (MET +00:00:56)
> Maximum dynamic pressure (MET +00:01:12)
> Solid Rocket Booster separation (MET +00:02:09)
> Lauch abort system jettison (MET +00:03:13)
> Core stage main engine cutoff (MET +00:08:02)
> Core stage separates from interim cryogenic propulsion stage (MET
> +00:08:14)
>
> 6:25 p.m.
>
> The Artemis II countdown has entered terminal count, and the ground launch
> sequencer has taken control, orchestrating a precise series of automated
> commands to prepare the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion
> spacecraft for liftoff at a T-0 time of 6:35 p.m. EDT.
>
> https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-
> updates/

Left-wing assholes were so praying that it would explode on launch so
they could point their fingers at Trump and blame him.

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