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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Koloth" data-source="post: 9891779" data-attributes="member: 6706231">Turned the TV on in time to see the capsule free falling just before drogue chute deployment.  Those main chutes took a long time to open.  Interested in how the heat shield performed with the different re-entry profile.  Seems they had some com problems once they were on the water.  Glad everyone is back safe and looking forward to the high high res pictures.   I was a kid when Apollo 11 happened.  My mom and I were visiting friends that lived in Houston.  Normally, we could have toured the NASA complex but due to the landing, it was on security lock down.  The night of the walk, everyone but me went out to eat as the astronauts were scheduled to take a several hour rest.  I wanted to stay and watch the coverage anyway and leaving a 10 year old alone wasn't the crime it is today.  The astronauts decided to skip the planned rest and go to the walk shortly after landing.  I got to watch it live.  Everyone else came back later and got to watch replays.  I was worrying that I might not see folks on the moon again.  Not optimistic about the 2028 date but at least there is a plan now.  NASA admin Isaacman was willing to speak truth to power and get buyoff on a simpler plan.  I think one lander is undergoing vacuum testing at NASA and the other one is still mostly a paper drawing.  The EVA spacesuits are another big question.  Plus there is only one upper stage for SLS left.  The larger one was canceled.  A different upper stage is under development but....  Hope SpaceX can get Starship V3 working soon as I think the current lunar landing plan uses Starship is some capacity as the current Orion CSM doesn't have the oomph to get into and out of lunar orbit.  But I keep telling myself that at least there is a plan.</blockquote>

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