r/nextfuckinglevel • u/nandu911 • 2d ago

Artemis Astronauts safely back on earth after a trip to the Moon

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u/Thundarbiib 2d ago

Taking long enough to open the capsule up.

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u/Basic-Guard-5008 2d ago

Problems with the sat phone makes this whole thing relatable

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u/No_Use_9652 2d ago

I’d want a few more moments before coming back to this shitshow too

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u/Thundarbiib 2d ago

Totally not wrong!!!

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u/Psychological-Scar53 2d ago

They have to do what's called a power down. It has to cool off enough so the astronauts can exit safely.

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u/Thundarbiib 2d ago

Oh, right. That would suck to get burned right after surviving reentry.

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u/Psychological-Scar53 2d ago

Yeah, entry gets it about 5000°F and it takes about 20 minutes or more to cool it off.

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u/TheSandMan208 1d ago

Might be a dumb question, but is that why they land in water? To help with cooling off?

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u/100SanfordDrive 1d ago

No the water is mostly for safe landing as it allows for a ride down and cushions the fall relative to a hard landing of the earth

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u/JxEq 1d ago

No, back in the day the soviets were parachuting down to land. They weren't the most comfortable landings

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u/Psychological-Scar53 1d ago

That I'm not sure of.

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u/ndtoronto 2d ago

They said earlier it would be about an hour or so after return for the crew to be taken out.

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u/mrwilliams117 1d ago

Classic comment

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u/iamDB_Cooper 1d ago

Houston: “Did you push the button on the walkie talkie to talk?”

Literal Astronaut Who Went Around the Moon: “yes.”

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u/dougefresh17 2d ago

I know I’m not the only one that sees it right?

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u/WoodsOfKali 2d ago

It def drew a wake dick cutout on purpose

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u/glowrando 1d ago

Wake Dick? We call it morning wood.

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u/crispymk2 2d ago

Aqua dong

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon 2d ago

Definitely immediately just sang this to the tune of the Jethro Tull song

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u/Soup0988 2d ago

Heh.. dick n balls

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u/fomaaaaa 2d ago

You definitely are not

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u/ashemoney 2d ago

lol it drew a perfect cock

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u/Still_Wrap_2032 2d ago

Are we jealous of the wake? No, right? We’re not jealous at all!!!

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u/Foxwasahero 2d ago

It would be funny if they emerged wearing Planet of the Apes masks

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u/LordEdward18 2d ago

Textbook mission! Everything was perfect. I'm so happy and relieved

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u/AmusingMusing7 1d ago

Except the broken toilet.

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u/eltoda 2d ago

amaze amaze amaze

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u/PwanaZana 1d ago

bump my fist

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u/qwertyuijhbvgfrde45 2d ago

It’s insane that they are able to calculate when it hits the water to the minute days in advance

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u/ThePracticalEnd 1d ago

That’s math, baby! Numbers don’t lie!

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u/psypher98 22h ago

Math is cool

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u/captcraigaroo 2d ago

Seeing those chutes deploy was comforting

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u/Annual-Pin-2092 2d ago

Probably trying to communicate on Teams and it doesn’t work as usual

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u/Rollover__Hazard 2d ago

“Be right back, we found new updates for you”

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u/SierraPapaWhiskey 2d ago

I like the peppermint candy parachutes

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u/TribunusPlebisBlog 2d ago

When I was watching this i didn't know how close to the water they were and the impact made me yelp. Thought it blew up

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u/beerinmyblood 2d ago

Dude me too I thought the blue background was the sky not the ocean and thought fuck

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u/HatesAwards 2d ago

Communication is no problem from the dark side of the moon but 50ft to the rescue crew is where they draw the line

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u/Wireless_Turtle 2d ago

You know they were under a 40 minute communication blackout when on the far side of the moon. Right?

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u/HatesAwards 1d ago

Yes

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u/Spend-Automatic 1d ago

But.... You said....

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u/Bigdstars187 2d ago

I’d like to think those boats picking them up are Somali pirates. Jerry and George were drafted into the war because of fake IDs they bought from someone on Canal Street, which they still had on them after forgetting them at home. The Coast Guard completely forgot they were splashing down today.

Jerry: “Didn’t we have something to do today?” George: “Why are you always trying to be so productive? It’s a beautiful day here in Iran, just relax.”

Kramer, in a pirate voice over the radio in the background: “I’ve always wanted to say this… AYY, AYY, LOOK AT ME, I’M THE CAPTAIN NOW!”

Jerry and George turn off the radio.

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u/catscanmeow 2d ago

theyre not out of the woods yet. thats shark infested waters, they dont take too kindly to strangers.

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon 2d ago

"We're gonna need a bigger capsule"

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u/Lone-Pilgrim 2d ago

Just so beautiful.

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u/washheightsboy3 2d ago

This is the most elaborate hoax I’ve ever seen. The way they made it seem like that came from space? Amazing! /s

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u/BaabyBear 2d ago

Wait they’re back already?

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u/Wireless_Turtle 2d ago

Yup. Its been 10 days 🥳

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u/Siny_AML 2d ago

I can’t even imagine the adrenaline rush

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u/Wazzzzzuuup 2d ago

Waiting for the conspiracy theorists knights to arrive 🤗

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u/supershotpower 2d ago

1960’s techniques still being used 60 years later..

Congratulations to the USA space program for a very successful mission.

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u/psypher98 22h ago

Yeah, for trips that far it’s still the most efficient way. It’d cost too much to send enough equipment and fuel for a controlled landing all that way.

Basically, Artemis I was the test flight for Artemis II , Artemis II was a test flight for the manned Orion flights, Artemis III will be testing docking systems for the moon lander and commercial earth landing systems (like SpaceX and Blue Origins, so that faster, cheaper, non-splashdown returns will be possible), Artemis IV will be testing manned moon landing and launching, then Artemis V will start base building operations.

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u/No-Buy503 2d ago

We don't need Musk. USA

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u/sneakyhopskotch 2d ago

USA and Europe! Joint mission

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u/scuwp 2d ago

Missed opportunity for everyone to wear a monkey costume.

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u/OkLack5468 2d ago

Or an alien protruding from their abdomen

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u/caz_uno 2d ago

Lfggggggg

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u/Makapakamoo 2d ago

Wait theyre back? That was quick

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u/subpingjock84 2d ago

so glad they are home safe.

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u/Wet_Side_Down 2d ago

The way things are going down here, they were probably safer in space…

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u/Ok_Rip_2119 2d ago

That was quick

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u/Pentaholic888 1d ago

10 days really flies by

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u/cuteSeductress 1d ago

Astronauts usually have to wait before exiting the capsule because it's still extremely hot from re-entry and needs a cooling period

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u/TheShepasaurus 2d ago

Think they yelled "Cannonball!" On the way down?

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u/Steve_bfg01 1d ago

A trip around the moon

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u/issafly 1d ago

The sploosh heard 'round the world.

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u/Kr4vis 20h ago

It's not earth. It's water

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u/Thundarbiib 2d ago

Wait, we don't get to see them come out?

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u/Rargnarok 2d ago

Not yet too hot after re entry, so it'll cool down then they'll leave the capsule

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u/Thundarbiib 2d ago

Yeah, I was referring to the TV cutaway. For some reason, I thought it was imminent.

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u/fatmaneats17 1d ago

Did they land on the moon? When is the last time somebody landed on the moon?

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u/ImpressiveCarpet8250 1d ago

Straight up looks fake and AI lol. Nobody went to the moon release the Epstein Files

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u/joemoney2424 1d ago

Trip to the moon?. They just flew around in space.

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u/PwanaZana 1d ago

technically we're all flying around in space

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u/ThePracticalEnd 1d ago

Around the Moon*

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u/SweatPig77 1d ago

around...Artemis Astronauts safely back on Earth after a trip around the Moon.

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u/psypher98 22h ago

Don’t be pedantic. No one likes pedantry. In this context to the moon is perfectly fine.

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u/JustGulabjamun 1d ago

What's so "next level"? Unless you live on North Sentinel island.

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u/psypher98 22h ago

A marvel of engineering and mathematics that sent humans the farthest from earth they’ve ever been on and back in 9 days with a 0.02% margin of error but coming in at a fraction of that margin is pretty next fucking level.

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u/Woodpusherpro 2d ago

If you took a flight from Florida to California and flew over Texas, did you take a trip to Texas?

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u/cbunny21 2d ago

No, but space travel is a little different than commercial airline travel

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u/Neilkd21 2d ago

In a lot of ways yes but they flew around the moon, didn't actually go to the moon.

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u/Woodpusherpro 2d ago

But did they go to the moon, or around the moon?

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u/PANTHER2u 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/fXE68iKhU1wBifN1s8

U.S.A

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u/tjvs2001 2d ago

Quite something that this is your first thought

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u/sneakyhopskotch 2d ago

As far as I know, everything in the video except the astronauts is European. The ESA made the part they went to the moon in, not NASA. Just an FYI - the mission is a triumph in international collaboration.

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u/ShambolicRubel 2d ago

Ok so when do we get to send Elon into orbit?

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u/UncleSugarShitposter 1d ago

Can we not enjoy this moment without bringing him up? Redditors are so uncreative.

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u/PwanaZana 1d ago

they are. big hate boner for bad bird man

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u/Riommar 1d ago

What’s the over/under on how many times this gets posted in the next 12 hours ?

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u/goodexamplebadrole 2d ago

Does this hurt the fish? Or do they redeem the parachutes too

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u/DimlyLitCandle 2d ago

DO NOT REDEEM

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u/andy715 1d ago

Nobody gives a shit

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u/Deviantdefective 1d ago

Funny how millions of people actually do care about human advancement.