Artemis launch footage worth watching

Included here are not only the closeups, but also a view from the public area showing just how brightly the exhaust lit the world.

 

3 responses to “Artemis launch footage worth watching”

  1. Jeff Wright Avatar
    Jeff Wright

    A beast of a rocket

  2. Skeptic Avatar
    Skeptic

    Wish they had launched during the day though. Don’t know why a moon rocket even needs a launch window, it’s not like the moon is going anywhere.

    1. scottlowther Avatar
      scottlowther

      But the Moon *is* going somewhere. The moon’s orbit is slightly elliptical: “the Moon’s center-to-center distance from Earth varies with mean values of 363,396 km at perigee to 405,504 km at apogee.” That’s non-trivial.