Space - the final frontier (Misc.) II
- Thread starter Bazza
- Start date
- NASA's Artemis II mission: 3 NASA astronauts and a Canadian astronaut will venture around the moon and back during a 10-day flight, helping pave the way for future crewed lunar exploration missions.
- Launch: 6:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with a two-hour window
- Launch trajectory: East
- Launch location: Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Sonic booms for the Space Coast of Florida: No
We're gonna sit out by the lake to (hopefully) watch the launch this evening. I was less than six months old the last time we went to the moon, so as a space nerd I'm super excited (though not excited enough to fight the expected 400-500k large crowd...).
My friend who lives in Michigan but also has a place on Fripp Island, SC, messaged me he was planning on attending the launch back when it was first scheduled. I sent a reply "I will be watching from my driveway!"
I knew he was subtly suggesting we both go.
Now with the delays he's back in Michigan with 4 family birthdays - plus his - so is staying there for the launch.
I will still be on my driveway.....
As I said, video it for us space nerds.My friend who lives in Michigan but also has a place on Fripp Island, SC, messaged me he was planning on attending the launch back when it was first scheduled. I sent a reply "I will be watching from my driveway!"
I knew he was subtly suggesting we both go.
Now with the delays he's back in Michigan with 4 family birthdays - plus his - so is staying there for the launch.
I will still be on my driveway.....
Happy to - but my point and shoot camera won't provide much in quality. There will be plenty of videos on social media incl. You Tube.
I was a month late coming into the world for Apollo 11, LOL. But my Dad made sure I was up for the 1st shuttle launch in '81 on Sunday morning. We are nerds still. I texted him to remind him the live stream is on YouTube and the launch is at 5:20ish PM Central time. These are TOS Trekkie moments for all of us 
Just fantastic......so happy she got off OK!!! Godspeed to our astronauts!
Nice turnout from our neighbors to watch the launch:
Clouds cut our view off pretty quickly but it was still awesome. We're about 40 miles away here:
Clouds cut our view off pretty quickly but it was still awesome. We're about 40 miles away here:
Bucket list item for me is to see a launch. I want to know from those who have seen it live, even at a distance, can you feel it? It seems there’s a deep, powerful, rumbling bass coming from those engines that will rattle your bones
My cousin captured Artemis takeoff from his flight. So cool
I didn't hear Artemis today, but I hear launches fairly regularly (depending on launch trajectory). Takes about four minues from launch for the sound to reach us.
I was on a youth mission trip in Titusville, FL in 1981 when the Space Shuttle launched. It was a beautiful sight and sound. It sounded like a continuous roll of thunder the entire time, and even from that far away, the ground felt like it was vibrating. I will never forget it.
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