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News & Current Events Apr 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM

Artemis II crew splashes down safely in Pacific Ocean, ending historic moon mission

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Artemis II crew splashes down safely in Pacific Ocean, ending historic moon mission
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Artemis II crew splashes down safely in Pacific Ocean, ending historic moon mission
NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off the Southern California coast.
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dpezpoopsies Apr 11, 2026 +1303
And promptly having themselves a zoom moment with the comms 😂 "Can you hear me?" "I think you're on mute"
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PiersPlays Apr 11, 2026 +345
There was a point when they were trying to get the comms working where ground control asked them "are you pushing the button?" and there wasn't a reply for a while.
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_Proverbs Apr 11, 2026 +89
haha yea I noticed that too, but Reid came back on and confirmed they were in fact using the PTT button(s).
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terlin Apr 11, 2026 +28
I liked how you could tell they were getting steadily more and more irritated.
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svestus Apr 11, 2026 +16
And also said they they were about to try resetting the radio unit, which felt to me like "don't you dare ask us to turn it off and turn it back on again, we're trying that"
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AlanFromRochester Apr 11, 2026 +36
Annoyed by Zoom? (and Outlook). Apparently I'm somewhat of an astronaut myself
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West-Run-1262 Apr 11, 2026 +7
You can fly all the way around the moon, but you still can't escape basic IT issues.
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DarkLordofDownvotes Apr 11, 2026 +3538
Predicted down to the minute. Really awesome and inspiring as hell.
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Netolu Apr 11, 2026 +1060
They did the maths! Well done, crew and team.
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Repulsive_Layer1597 Apr 11, 2026 +554
All I could think was I guess they are pretty smart over there at NASA.
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A1BS Apr 11, 2026 +219
They’re smart but they’re hardly rocket scientists
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SixSixTrample Apr 11, 2026 +135
I mean it’s not brain surgery…
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NaziAbuser Apr 11, 2026 +16
It's...rocket surgery.
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KrypticAndroid Apr 11, 2026 +69
For the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/THNPmhBl-8I?si=fcN2vJGpimCaGPZ9
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ImNotTheBlitz Apr 11, 2026 +19
They've got the brains, but have they got the touch?
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KMCobra64 Apr 11, 2026 +11
Don't get me wrong I think they're alright
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DarkLordofDownvotes Apr 11, 2026 +40
I'm wondering if it was simple math for them over there. Blows my caveman mind.
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OoglieBooglie93 Apr 11, 2026 +22
The math for this is very not simple, especially during reentry when you're going around Mach 30.
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cinnawaffls Apr 11, 2026 +18
Yeah honestly that part blew my mind more than anything about today. I saw on the screen that at one point that they were going over 23,000mph. I always knew things hurdling down through the atmosphere go fast af, but I didn't realize they went THAAAAAAAT fast. And you're telling me there are HUMANS in that thing?!?! And their bladders are NOT being pushed up to their brains by the g forces?!?! Hats off to those engineers that designed the ship and suits because I feel like they'd be astronaut pudding otherwise
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OoglieBooglie93 Apr 11, 2026 +15
You don't necessarily need high acceleration to reach high speeds, just enough time accelerating. There's only about 3 or 4 Gs according to a mashable article from google. The world record for roller coasters is 5.5 Gs. Stunt planes can go past 10 Gs. The forces they're dealing with shouldn't be anything special, even though the situation is special.
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Wahayna Apr 11, 2026 +28
They probably had a computer run simulations and do the calculations. And then verified by engineers/astrophysicists.
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Dima110 Apr 11, 2026 +23
They did the *NASA* maths!
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Awwesome1 Apr 11, 2026 +13
It was a galactic SMASH
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CO420Tech Apr 11, 2026 +51
Remember when we cratered a mars probe because one team used imperial measurement and another used metric? Pepridge Farm remembers.
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Dynamar Apr 11, 2026 +47
It was just the one that used imperial. It was one piece of software from Lockheed that reported in pound-force seconds when it should have been Newton-Seconds.
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valeyard89 Apr 11, 2026 +16
I want slugs per fortnight
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512165381 Apr 11, 2026 +180
They predicted 5:07:07pm about an hour before splashdown. Actual splashdown was 5:07:27pm. Mission elapsed time was 9d1h32m15s.
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colinroberts Apr 11, 2026 +183
Idiots
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Obi_Wan_Benobi Apr 11, 2026 +39
Are they stupid?
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DarkLordofDownvotes Apr 11, 2026 +49
Right, down to the *minute*
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ZolaThaGod Apr 11, 2026 +66
Yeah Math is almost like a superpower
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the_humeister Apr 11, 2026 +62
It'd be funny if the people picking them up were wearing ape suits.
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Hee-hoes_Mad Apr 11, 2026 +28
My thought was when they regained signal after going behind the moon, CAPCOM should have answered their com check with "wait, did you say *Integrity?* Integrity, you vanished *20 years ago!*"
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truupe Apr 11, 2026 +12
Get you hands off me you damn dirty ape!
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Lord_Halowind Apr 11, 2026 +60
I love how routine this whole thing was. Nothing bad happened and everyone made it safely home. The future of the Artemis program and humanity eventually setting foot back on the moon and then Mars is very positive. Proud of everyone involved and those astronauts making history!!
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Whiterabbit-- Apr 11, 2026 +8
its a huge leap to go from going to the moon to going to mars.
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North_Activist Apr 11, 2026 +21
Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, described saying “we went to the moon, now let’s go to mars” as the same as “if we walked to the corner store, let’s go to Australia” - it’s a much more monumental feat.
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larisa_tarasova23c61 Apr 11, 2026 +24
The orbital mechanics required to hit an exact reentry window after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles is just staggering. It really puts into perspective how brilliant the teams behind this are.
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kaisadilla_0x1 Apr 11, 2026 +11
One thing I love about science is that sometimes banal things are impossible to predict correctly, and other times you can predict gargantuan events with almost perfect precision.
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The_Patocrator_5586 Apr 11, 2026 +6639
Finally some great news for humanity. Very good NASA and company.
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SLR107FR-31 Apr 11, 2026 +1502
What a great day for NASA, and therefore the world
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What-a-Crock Apr 11, 2026 +331
It was surreal to witness. Just delightful
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caitie_did Apr 11, 2026 +125
I watched it with my five year old. He was riveted which is unusual for him, I really hope this will become a core memory!
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Tawkeh Apr 11, 2026 +50
I hope that inspires every little guy or gal watching like you guys were
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hairballcouture Apr 11, 2026 +18
A lady from NASA was talking after the crew got off the helicopters that she learned of the Apollo missions when she went to Houston as a 7 year old and was inspired to become an astronaut, it made me tear up it was so awesome!
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Less-Project9420 Apr 11, 2026 +14
Same with my boy. Can never sit still, he loved every moment of this
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canadave_nyc Apr 11, 2026 +8
It will, I'm sure. My wife was a little girl back in the Apollo era and she says she distinctly remembers watching the astronauts' return and splashdown. Enjoy the shared memory with your son in 30 years! (hopefully when we're all watching the first manned mission to Saturn!)
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dufusmembrane Apr 11, 2026 +8
I remember watching Apollo 11 land on the moon. I was 9 years old Space is cool and kids need something cool
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Podo13 Apr 11, 2026 +47
How quickly they slowed down after the main chutes deployed was insane.
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jt121 Apr 11, 2026 +20
I am normally emotional, but seeing Artemis get to the chute stage just made me let loose. It's amazing how much science can do for humanity, and having witnessed past catastrophies (challenger on ascent, Columbia on reentry) this reentry had me holding my breath. So glad the crew is safe.
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Atharaphelun Apr 11, 2026 +68
As is tradition.
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makethislifecount Apr 11, 2026 +6
Hey listen now buddy!
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Kinetiks Apr 11, 2026 +7
Amaze amaze amaze 👎!!
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patrickgg Apr 11, 2026 +9
well done NASA, now here’s some budget cuts for your great work
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theinternetisnice Apr 11, 2026 +194
It fascinates me that we can pull that off. That shit was dangerous! They were in SPACE. In a big CAN. F***. I need to hide under a blanket even thinking about it
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Alphabunsquad Apr 11, 2026 +10
A big can going 35 times faster than an airplane
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sscreric Apr 11, 2026 +38
how the F*** does gravity even work ??
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Rhinoserious95 Apr 11, 2026 +31
Big mass = big pull Simple as
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pittaxx Apr 11, 2026 +15
Just some casual bending of space AND time. What is there to even be confused about...
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Pieking9000 Apr 11, 2026 +12
Big distance = small pull
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pspahn Apr 11, 2026 +1613
That was the coolest thing I've ever seen. Watching with my son. Hot damn. That was just so awesome. Welcome Home Heroes!!!
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tehbantho Apr 11, 2026 +1251
These are the people we all should idolize. Doing science for humanity in the most extreme conditions imaginable. Going where no people have gone before....just inspiring. Hope lives on in moments like this.
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CO420Tech Apr 11, 2026 +159
Yeah, people who do just pure science. But all the functionally illiterate people in the country believe they're just making it up to get rich on government grants. They can't understand scholarly papers, and they see a report about a $5m grant and think it is like a private company where most of the money goes to the leadership and don't realize that most of those PhD's and post-grads are barely scraping by on what they get because the government doesn't really give *more* than what the science costs.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 11, 2026 +61
Yep. They make middle class salaries, nobody at NASA is getting rich.
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CO420Tech Apr 11, 2026 +11
Or in other academic research
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PhantomNomad Apr 11, 2026 +17
I know people that actually think this was all a hoax just like the moon landings. They don't believe that the ISS is actually in space but a movie set. You just can't fix stupid.
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CO420Tech Apr 11, 2026 +13
You can't reason someone out of a belief that they didn't reason themselves into at all.
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zogolophigon Apr 11, 2026 +50
Was holding my breath, so cool watching it fall and splashdown!
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Squirll Apr 11, 2026 +39
My butt puckered a bit when the final chutes deployed for those few seconds before they fully caught air.
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justWMthings03 Apr 11, 2026 +16
The one was pissing me off for a bit lol
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BiggyBiggs Apr 11, 2026 +18
I don't like the descent on an airplane, I can't imagine what their descent felt like.
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Cimexus Apr 11, 2026 +22
Must be weird going from 10 days of zero G to 6 minutes of ~4 G. Ugh.
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space_force_majeure Apr 11, 2026 +9
Hit the water at 19mph, that would feel like a shock after 9 days of weightlessness
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xxMOxx78 Apr 11, 2026 +5
Probably pretty "swallow thy stomach" with that deceleration. Feeling like braking hard AF for like 6 minutes
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Raintitan Apr 11, 2026 +23
Love your enthusiasm and to share it with your son - epic. I am similar memories of the first shuttle launch with my father.
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pspahn Apr 11, 2026 +9
Man that was just the best. I was certainly a little nervous. I was just a bit older than him for Challenger. What a fantastic mission this was. This is what humanity is capable of when we focus on the things that bring us all together.
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xixoxixa Apr 11, 2026 +2013
Reid Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Koch Jeremy Hansen Well done, welcome home. Sincerely, Earth.
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TheJoshider10 Apr 11, 2026 +231
History makers. Hopefully the start of a new era of space travel.
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Mrevilman Apr 11, 2026 +168
Hate to throw cold water, but [Trump proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for NASA would cut the agency's overall funding by 23% and slash its science programs by nearly half.](https://www.space.com/astronomy/deja-vu-trump-proposes-cutting-nasa-science-funding-by-47-percent-again) Sooooooo
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Thick_Goose7742 Apr 11, 2026 +187
They tried that last fiscal year too, resulting in one of the few bipartisan rejections of Trump policy that still exists.
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technocraticTemplar Apr 11, 2026 +46
Yeah, and he did the same for basically every year of his first term too, all of which also got rejected. The real test is going to be what the NASA Administrator does with it, last year the temp administrator caused a lot of damage in response to the proposal despite it not being law yet. The new guy has said he agrees with it, but he has to say that to keep his job, so right now it's a waiting game to see if he just gives it lip service or actually causes problems.
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Caleb902 Apr 11, 2026 +45
Artemis missions are funded already though
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Redgen87 Apr 11, 2026 +25
I wish more people knew this and paid attention to this comment.
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Whaines Apr 11, 2026 +11
I wish Trump wouldn’t come up in every conversation ever.
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Soliden Apr 11, 2026 +7
Also, it's a proposed budget. Congress still has final say in the matter regardless - not that I have any particular faith in the current congress mind you.
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Dauntless_Idiot Apr 11, 2026 +8
They were saying NASA is at 80+% approval rating partway through a successful mission. Its now fully completed, we might see a budget increase.
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PENGUIN_WITH_BAZOOKA Apr 11, 2026 +23
I’ll bet you he funds it again if he thinks doing so will make people like him. At his core he is, after all, a man driven by vanity and massive insecurity. Let him slap his logo on the next one and watch the budget increase by 200%
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kaisadilla_0x1 Apr 11, 2026 +5
If it's any consolation, Trump will never see the lunar colony you and I probably will.
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Whiterabbit-- Apr 11, 2026 +4
I am not confident in a permanent lunar colony within 40 years. It took us, 50 years just to get back to the moon. unless there is a military or economic exploit, I don't see it happening.
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Expert_Put_7492 Apr 11, 2026 +12
The guy hates experts. It's a core part of his personality.
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millysoilly Apr 11, 2026 +55
The joy when we finally heard Reid’s voice again. What legends of humanity! I can’t wait to hear everything they have to share with us.
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WhyAmINotStudying Apr 11, 2026 +22
There are now ten people alive on earth who have been to the moon. Four have landed on it.
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mfb- Apr 11, 2026 +5
For a while it wasn't clear if we get someone to go around the Moon before everyone from Apollo died. That question has been answered, now it's a race to land again before these four (aged 90, 90, 93, 96) die.
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robodrew Apr 11, 2026 +16
I still cannot get over that the crew of *FOUR* included a guy named Reid and a guy named Victor
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seancbo Apr 11, 2026 +50
A commander, a pilot, a mission specialist, and a Canadian. Truly an incredible moment.
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arabacuspulp Apr 11, 2026 +20
A commander, a pilot, a mission specialist, and a Canadian walk into a bar....
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Rocketeer006 Apr 11, 2026 +23
...and they never paid for a drink ever again.
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Bloodflowisking Apr 11, 2026 +406
Boy oh boy did I do a big breath hold for those first parachutes to open! Amazing stuff to watch live
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TheUnseenHobo Apr 11, 2026 +98
When the three main chutes deployed, it looked like they didn't want to open for a couple seconds there. Got me a bit scared.
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YeetedApple Apr 11, 2026 +87
Thankfully I've played enough kerbal and knew that was normal. Crazy how good that game is as a teaching tool if you are interested in space travel
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Purplociraptor Apr 11, 2026 +10
I'm glad "I've played enough Kerbal to know..." is back.
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PiersPlays Apr 11, 2026 +9
*That's* why I was thinking "I've seen them do this and it's normal."
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Recent-Result2852 Apr 11, 2026 +29
They have to open gradually to not rip apart or break any backs.
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Tyaedalis Apr 11, 2026 +16
They partially deploy first to reduce shock and slow the craft further before opening up entirely.
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IHop_Waitress Apr 11, 2026 +12
That's what they're designed to do. Nasa has used that parachute for decades. They don't fully open until it's slowed enough.
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medicalmystery1395 Apr 11, 2026 +44
I started crying like a baby when they deployed and the ship safely landed. Amazing. Just amazing.
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felix-xx Apr 11, 2026 +22
I told my husband not to be surprised if I cried and he looked like me I was crazy but like… how can you not? What a beautiful thing!
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Hee-hoes_Mad Apr 11, 2026 +6
I was watching the reentry with my parents, and when they made the first successful com check after the LOS, my mom broke down in tears. I didn't realize that I had barely breathed for six and a half minutes.
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Whaines Apr 11, 2026 +9
I like how they didn’t mention that the first set of chutes were about to be cast aside so it looked like they just disconnected randomly. Felt my stomach drop with them haha
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tecoon101 Apr 11, 2026 +8
I was terrified! I was screaming for the parachutes, worrying that they were late!
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Whole_Maybe5914 Apr 11, 2026 +297
Another happy landing.
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AmierSingle Apr 11, 2026 +56
*happy Obi Wan noises*
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juaydarito Apr 11, 2026 +14
This is where the fun begins.
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Silverblade_21 Apr 11, 2026 +159
Incredible mission.
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digidave1 Apr 11, 2026 +275
I was so nervous watching this. To think of the sheer level of planning, calculations and science to make every second of this mission possible is astounding. Props to everyone who made it happen ✊🏼🇺🇸🇨🇦
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Terry_WT Apr 11, 2026 +78
Yeah I was getting uncomfortable hearing the altitude ticking away before the chutes opened. Also the service module that flew them to the moon and back was the European Service Module. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🤝
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crazykiwi1 Apr 11, 2026 +212
Amaze, Amaze, Amaze!
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cperdue Apr 11, 2026 +63
Fist my bump!
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blackcain Apr 11, 2026 +106
Damn I feel like that was one fast trip!
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attilayavuzer Apr 11, 2026 +23
I did so little this week...
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boo_lion Apr 11, 2026 +5
why you gotta come at me like that?
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ScaredEfficiency399 Apr 11, 2026 +8
Agreed!
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SirKillsalot Apr 11, 2026 +136
The comms blackout was nerve wracking as hell.
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IM_OSCAR_dot_com Apr 11, 2026 +92
The irony of them now having trouble with the sat-phones
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dreamerlilly Apr 11, 2026 +98
“Yes we are pressing the push-to-talk button" was hilarious after all the impressive feats they just accomplished
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TheGreatGenghisJon Apr 11, 2026 +14
I didn't hear that part. Love it, though. "yes, we're not idiots" hahahha
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Hee-hoes_Mad Apr 11, 2026 +8
One thing to note when listening to capsule communication, there is a *lot* of "listen, this is really obvious, and it feels like an insult to say, but *as a reminder*"
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NumeralJoker Apr 11, 2026 +11
It's like the second they touched the surface again, all the remnants of modern corporate incompetence came right back into play again!
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ThunderChaser Apr 11, 2026 +7
The comms blackout was expected, it’s just a result of the immense heat produced during reentry.
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TBTrpt3 Apr 11, 2026 +6
I admit that I cried when they came back into contact and reported they were okay.
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RelegatedRick Apr 11, 2026 +116
5 million viewers live across YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Fantastic excitement about space is alive once more!
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tribefan89 Apr 11, 2026 +11
Crazy to think that an estimated 1 billion people watched Apollo 8s Christmas Eve broadcast where the astronauts read from Genesis and 650 million people watched as the Apollo 11 astronauts landed in July 1969 long before cell phones, YouTube, and streaming services. An amazing mission and glad I got to watch it with my kids. Looking forward to the next Artemis missions.
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PiersPlays Apr 11, 2026 +8
If the Artemis 4 landing has anything remotely as low as 5 million viewers I'm gonna be upset.
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Anotherspelunker Apr 11, 2026 +25
Glad to hear a jolt of good news every person can agree on in the myriad of so many negative things happening elsewhere. Great to be able to experience this with the detailed coverage NASA has provided
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ChanelNo50 Apr 11, 2026 +19
I really appreciate all the coverage from NASA.
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Every_Damned_E Apr 11, 2026 +4
Me too! I love that we all get to share in this!
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SamuelHorton Apr 11, 2026 +18
The splashdown was beautiful to watch. That being said, I am disheartened to realize just how large of a portion of the population believe that we haven't been to the Moon - let alone outer space.
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redsoxfan_goboston Apr 11, 2026 +127
Incredible... For those of us that believe in science and know this was real! Welcome back to earth!
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TheWalkinFrood Apr 11, 2026 +42
There was a person in the megathread who said he just found out that most of his coworkers think this is a hoax. I really hope they don't work in the white house....
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sullyball008 Apr 11, 2026 +12
Yeah, a new generation of idiots that think this is fake. An older generation of idiots believed that we didn’t land on the moon six times. This mission was a great accomplishment!
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personalhale Apr 11, 2026 +11
Funny thing about science, you don't have to believe it for it to be true.
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slim-picking Apr 11, 2026 +15
Watching it live was amazing. I can't wait until we go back for a lunar landing.
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JoshuaZ1 Apr 11, 2026 +60
Sometimes things feel bad, and one is disappointed in where humanity is going. Right now is not one of those times. This is awesome.
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Duckworthdiet Apr 11, 2026 +39
How do Conspiracy theorists explain them getting the craft into the ocean with them in it if they didn't board it in the 1st place
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JoshuaZ1 Apr 11, 2026 +22
Put it on an airplane and drop it from high up. This might convince some people on the edge that things are real, but it isn't going to convince most of them. I've already seen an apparently serious claim that this mission proves that Apollo was a hoax since this mission didn't *land* on the moon.
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NoCard1571 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Unfortunately logic or reason of any kind just doesn't work on conspiracy theorists. If it did, they wouldn't be conspiracy theorists in the first place. No matter what proof you provide, they will always bend over backwards to claim it was somehow a hoax. it's effectively impossible to convince them without actually shoving them into the rocket before takeoff.
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Mogar505 Apr 11, 2026 +11
Either AI or it’s all filmed in Hollywood or some dumb shit.
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chug_lyfe Apr 11, 2026 +11
Finally some good news in the world
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Antique_Order_549 Apr 11, 2026 +18
It's incredible to see these milestones happening in real time. Artemis II is a massive step forward for human space exploration and international cooperation.
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Vihurah Apr 11, 2026 +19
in spite of all the war, poverty, and horror, we got an ACTUAL indomitable human spirit moment. maybe the world is worth saving
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nefarious_angel_666 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Well said 🥹
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aquafool Apr 11, 2026 +8
Something to be proud of.
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asforyou Apr 11, 2026 +15
Just like Artemis I, I am just so impressed that the NASA missions are going off without a hitch
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TipperOfTheFedora Apr 11, 2026 +16
Feels good that tax money can go to cool shit like this
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Thirty2wo Apr 11, 2026 +21
Amaze amaze amaze 👎🏼👎🏼
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MileHigh_FlyGuy Apr 11, 2026 +8
The longest way out of the way to get from Florida to California
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totallyRebb Apr 11, 2026 +7
This is the type of shit humanity should be doing. Not the wars and all the other utter BS that greedy billionaires are pushing on us, who have no positive vision for the world.
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jugger_naughtyy Apr 11, 2026 +7
That's was out of this world!! What a ride that must have been! Must have been an incredible feeling mobbing in like that and the multiple chutes pulling and tugging. Holy c***!
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NaiveBreadfruit2058 Apr 11, 2026 +6
Incredible achievement
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MaidMarian20 Apr 11, 2026 +6
Man, if I had to sit in that capsule bobbing in the ocean for this long, I’d be so seasick! Oh well. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Guess I’ll never be an astronaut. 👨‍🚀
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Jerminkus_Silverbeef Apr 11, 2026 +5
Space News ROCKS!
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IrahX Apr 11, 2026 +4
Good to see that the faulty heat shield held.
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AdventurousTime Apr 11, 2026 +5
Great job airbus, Lockheed, Boeing and all the other contractors that made this happen.
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Shudnawz Apr 11, 2026 +5
Watching the recovery live right now, the fastboats have just reached the capsule.
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surge9609 Apr 11, 2026 +6
Of only we could fund NASA a bit more with some war funds mabe >.>
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Sobeman Apr 11, 2026 +6
good news in an ocean of shit
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WhiskyAndWitchcraft Apr 11, 2026 +5
Watching it at NASA in Moffet Field, Ca. Pretty spectacular.
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veevoir Apr 11, 2026 +5
This is actually the way to Make America Great Again. This is what is inspiring awe and uniting people. Not all the other shit that was sold under MAGA banner.
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Loose-Message8770 Apr 11, 2026 +5
Those are real astronauts. Katy Perry is not.
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ResistiveBeaver Apr 11, 2026 +45
Imagine if Biden were still president. For the whole of the last two weeks the world would have been captivated by this mission and the future of human space exploration. America could have been the star of the show. Instead this mission is relegated to page two by massive dumpster fires of shit emanating from the putrefying shitlord.
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wetburritoo Apr 11, 2026 +11
Anyone else holding their breath the whole time Artemis II was flying back down to earth, phew!!!
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shayKyarbouti Apr 11, 2026 +4
That should confirm that the moon is real and not made of cheese
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Annual-Reason2970 Apr 11, 2026 +4
wonder if US will survive long enough to get 3 and 4 launched.
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StatementCareful522 Apr 11, 2026 +4
Welcome back to Earth! It still sucks here, unfortunately. 
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Ian_Hunter Apr 11, 2026 +4
Fuckin' A! This is *awesome!*
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ccalabro Apr 11, 2026 +3
There are really smart people out there.
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kreton1 Apr 11, 2026 +5
It is refreshing to hear that at least something good worked flawlessly this year.
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Anxious_General_3296 Apr 11, 2026 +5
The flat eart propaganda machine promptly posted on FB a ton of brainrotting, stupid, attack content right after.
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thiefofalways1313 Apr 11, 2026 +7
It’s always nice to remember that there still is big and cool things going on in the world right now. Even though it’s overshadowed with daily bullshit.
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The_Oregon_Duck Apr 11, 2026 +6
Aaaaaaaaaaand there’s already crackheads on Twitter claiming this was faked. Anyways, hooray! New horizons in space travel!
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Mundane_Existence0 Apr 11, 2026 +7
There have been multitudes of dipshits saying it's fake/AI/CGI every day. It really makes one wonder about how humans can progress with such widespread collective stupidity.
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PennywiseEsquire Apr 11, 2026 +8
About 80% of the time I look up at the moon I’m struck by the sheer audacity of seeing the same moon and thinking, “I’m going to go there.” It’s such an insane undertaking.
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oneusualsuspect Apr 11, 2026 +6
what a victory for humanity
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goodluck_babe1 Apr 11, 2026 +6
Watching at work, that was incredible!
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furryfrog02 Apr 11, 2026 +3
Congratulations to the crew and everyone who made this happen. Flawless. Looking forward to going back to the moon.
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chaosuniverses Apr 11, 2026 +3
I watched with my 10 year old daughter who was excited to see this historic event. It was so amazing to see them predict everything so accurately and see the safe splashdown.
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Tinman_ApE Apr 11, 2026 +3
Great news
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Gamelove0I5 Apr 11, 2026 +3
Can't wait for the movie in 20 years.
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WeakBlueberry5071 Apr 11, 2026 +3
I wonder what Pythagoras would think of his maths being central to all this space stuff.
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LaChicaGo Apr 11, 2026 +3
Amaze amaze amaze. Welcome home explorers.
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StickAFork Apr 11, 2026 +3
It certainly was a nice change of pace in the news.
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mberrong Apr 11, 2026 +3
I always feel incredible sliding into my own bed that first night back from a long road trip. I can only imagine how good it’s going to feel for all of them.
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boostlee33 Apr 11, 2026 +3
That went by much faster than I thought
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cloudy07120 Apr 11, 2026 +3
So happy for them!
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jimjim975 Apr 11, 2026 +3
Very cool to watch history.
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zip222 Apr 11, 2026 +3
How do they fit all those parachutes in that capsule? Plus the inflatables. Crazy.
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Aeseld Apr 11, 2026 +3
Heat shield held apparently. Well, I was pretty sure it would.
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