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[Morrus]

Watching the recovery after splashdown. I’m finding the whole thing quite emotional. The best accomplishments of humanity in a time of darkness.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I don’t mean to speak for @trappedslider but my reading of his comment was that he’s hoping they’ve taken photos but we haven’t seen them yet because NASA is still reviewing them.

One of the astronauts before reentry mentioned they have a ton of images the public hasn't seen yet, because high res images going over narrow bandwidth really forced them to just share a few images, relatively speaking.

So lots more in the weeks to come as everything gets pulled off the drives on Orion.

 

[pukunui]

One of the astronauts before reentry mentioned they have a ton of images the public hasn't seen yet, because high res images going over narrow bandwidth really forced them to just share a few images, relatively speaking.

So lots more in the weeks to come as everything gets pulled off the drives on Orion.

Yeah I heard one of the NASA guys on the recovery ship mention that they were keen to get all the data off Integrity that couldn’t be transmitted wirelessly. I assumed that included high-res photos.

 

[Morrus]

I actually shed a tear as Artemis splashed down. Truly, the best accomplishments of the human race. I can think of no better calling than that of the astronaut. The Artemis mission shows the pinnacle of humanity in a time where such signs are needed. I feel privileged to have witnessed this. I talked to my dad yesterday about his memory of Apollo 11's moon landing. He was in a camp in France, and listened to it live on the radio. I'm 51, and humanity last went to the moon in 1972, two years before I was born. For me, this was really emotional. For the four astronauts aboard--they are the best of us. They have done what no Olympian, pop star, politician, actor, or influencer can even dream of. I enjoy actors and musicians; I admire Olympians; but I am in awe of astronauts. They are the tiny top of that pyramid of human achievement. No president, king, athlete, or entertainer can match what they have done.

2028 is the moon landing. I cannot wait.