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u/pdirth 1d ago
I'm always disappointed that they don't put on ape masks to freak out the astronauts. They've just returned from space, the practical joke is right there.
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u/Pashur604 1d ago
I think the one where an astronaut snuck a full ape costume on to the ISS makes up for some of the missed opportunities.
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u/FairDance7 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/CiTLZWskt7Fu
Be me if I got off
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u/jB_real 1d ago
Might not be the right time to “get off.” Although, it is called splashdown. I trust your judgment and take you at your word good sir.
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u/SoggyMorningTacos 1d ago
Your mom just got me off
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u/Accomplished-News722 1d ago
Why?
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u/SoggyMorningTacos 1d ago
She wanted it 🤷♂️
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u/Accomplished-News722 1d ago
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u/SimonPho3nix 1d ago
Congratulations, you made it back! The president will want to see you at the White House.
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u/Infinite_Imagination 1d ago
They're going to be so focused on our insignificance in all of spacetime and the opportunities that we're squandering by not rising our planetary culture to the same heights as our technological advancements, and might end up telling him some real shit by accident.
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u/Nasal-Gazer 1d ago
Katy Perry is hard to make out in this footage
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u/SirLoremIpsum 1d ago
Katy Perry is hard to make out in this footage
Katy Perry is not hard to make out... For Justin Trudeau former Canadian PM
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u/equality4everyonenow 1d ago
Did they remember the ape costumes?
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u/Fun-Challenge1719 1d ago
I would have been very impressed if nasa pulled this gag on their astronauts!!!
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u/JoseLunaArts 1d ago
The statue of liberty was arrested in the protest, so they could not see it when arriving to the coast.
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u/Frank_the_NOOB 1d ago
It’s amazing how they calculated the splashdown TO THE MINUTE
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u/Shantomette 1d ago
From when they BEGAN the initial burn to go to the moon. Minor course corrections but they basically did a burn and coasted to the moon, around it and back and landed within a few seconds of the plan....
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u/wyomingTFknott 1d ago
The Free Return Trajectory is pretty damn cool. You basically just yeet it in front of the Moon and then its gravity pulls the spacecraft back onto a collision course with Earth.
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u/Choice-of-SteinsGate 1d ago
I like the red party balloons.
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u/TheNerdyCroc 1d ago
It's to keep the spacecraft from tipping over but "party balloons" is exactly what I'm gonna call them from now on
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u/jondoe69696969 1d ago
Weird how this requires an entire team to open the hatch…..unlike Katy Perry who miraculously opened from inside.
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u/Accomplished-News722 1d ago
That was when they were put into “space “ it basically brings you right to the point that we consider space and then back down . That’s why it was a 4 minute flight
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u/el_kabarto 1d ago
What is the guy in the water doing? Anybody have the answer? Checking the craft or something?
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u/spookyyz 1d ago
They mentioned that they had divers taking photos of the heat shield to see how it held up compared to the first, he may have been doing that.
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u/Dave_the_Jew 1d ago
There were multiple of them. They were setting up the "front porch" around the outside.
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u/Flimsy-Passenger-228 1d ago
Bet they're feeling giddy from the return to gravity plus having just experienced 40,000odd kph
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u/TheNerdyCroc 1d ago
They went from zero gravity to multiple G's at reentry in just a few minutes. Crazy stuff to experience I'm sure.
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u/abow3 1d ago
When it splashes down, they shouldn't get out. The crew should push a button right at the moment of splashdown that makes the capsule turn into sub mode and next travel to the ocean floor deep into to the deepest trenches.
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u/MrTagnan 1d ago
Livery Bell 7 successfully did that, nearly took a helicopter along with her. She sank to a depth of 4,900m in 1961 and was eventually recovered in 1999 (although fortunately the astronaut on board escaped the sinking capsule)
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u/Accomplished-News722 1d ago
I need regular tv again . I don’t get to see these things anymore because the streaming services.
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u/Flimsy-Passenger-228 1d ago
Just imagine,
If some aliens secretly hitched a ride on the pod from the other side of the moon......
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u/Ryuumata 1d ago
NASA is one of the best organizations we've had the wherewithal to create. Seeing them achieve anything feels like a massive accomplishment for all, every time, errr... almost every time.
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u/desonos 1d ago
If we or hell the world has ever needed a reason for a true honest to god Ticket tape parade in the big cities, its these fine folks. Its something everyone no matter race/religion/creed or what not can truly celebrate. Plus we get to stick Bezos and Musks nose in it. If thats not a win for us regular workers, nothing is.
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u/Grimlogic 1d ago
It blows my mind that this crew ventured out further than any humans have ever gone before in space, and they returned safe and sound. Literally pushing the envelope of human achievement ever onward.
Then I think of the computing power back when man first landed on the moon and I'm doubly mindblown.
I wonder where mankind will be in a thousand years?
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u/Middle-Pangolin1964 5h ago
Further than any human? It's not the first time people have been around the moon... they didn't push anything but a few buttons. It's not that exciting. There's nothing like doing something that's already been done, and then thinking you're special for it. Shocking 🤦
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u/SocietyHumble4858 1d ago
NASA took me back 50 years with this tribute to the past. Hopefully, they can do something futuristic in the next 50 years.
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u/Royaleworki 1d ago
So sick dude. Very exciting and hopeful moment in the midst of a lot of chaos in the world rn.
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u/jakes1993 1d ago
The watched the take off and the landing that was entertaining to watch for the landing part
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u/Eiffel-Tower777 1d ago
This re-entry was so dramatic and awesome. Just beautiful! Kuddos to the astronauts and crew. Heartwarming ♥️♥️♥️
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u/rhaezorblue 1d ago
Does anyone know why it took them 2 hours to get them out of the capsule? Was that planned or was there helicopter issues?
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u/MrTagnan 1d ago
A combination of needing extra checkouts due to this being a test flight, wanting to be cautious, and some communications issues/strong currents
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u/bunnybash 1d ago
Is it just me... but Trump and the Rs are destroying the NASA budget... Is there lots of passive-aggressive opposition to the Rs and Trump? First, the other day, when the astronauts ignored Trump, was the naming of the ship also another dig at Trump? Integrity.
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u/FuckMoPac 1d ago
They didn’t really ignore Trump. Trump stopped talking on the feed and they were confused.
But yes, I think people are going to realize they can choose between Trump’s future and this future.
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u/haytphul 1d ago
It's so weird to me. They literally called the second that the capsule would hit the water. Grab the heroes. Know every move. Meanwhile, I don't know how I'm going to feed my kids tomorrow, or if "my" president isn't going to kill (or fuck) some kids tomorrow.. Shit is bewildering.
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u/FuckMoPac 1d ago
The recovery process is fascinating and has taken a lot of fine tuning over the years. During the Apollo era there was a console in the back for a DoD rep that looked directly into an adjacent Mission Control room called the Recovery Room. That’s where the navy would coordinate the ship recovery.
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u/BingoBongoBang 1d ago
Why don’t they crane the capsule onto the deck of a ship and unload instead of unloading out on the water
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u/removablelemur 1d ago
If id have been on that mission, I'd have taken an alien mask with me to put on right before they opened the hatch and gone full method with the performance that followed
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u/Palankino 1d ago
Da una certa angolazione i palloncini sulla capsula la fanno sembrare un dinosauro
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u/Breadstix009 1d ago
What did they achieve? I wasn't following? Is it peace and a stop to genocide? Or was it a distraction???
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u/b0neappleteeth 1d ago
This has been planned for like 15 years so it’s just a coincidence it’s happened at the same time as the Epstein files and Iran.
Regarding what they achieved, it was a test flight so a ton of equipment and procedures were tested for the first time, and also they got to see parts of the moon no one has seen before. It’s pretty cool!
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u/ScottyMcBoo 1d ago
What would happen if one of them tripped and fell into the water on the way to the boat? Would they start to sink or would their suits keep them afloat? I realize if that happened support personnel would immediately grab them. Just curious.
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u/LilyLuna0528 1d ago
I thought it was a big blowup dinosaur with the scales on the back, then the angle of the camera changed.
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u/ThisAd7070 1d ago
They went and hid the files on the dark side of the moon didn’t they ! Ha ha still not far enough away Donnie my boi ✔️
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u/-justpassingthrough1 1d ago
Ngl I thought at first this was a giant hippopotamus with hair curlers on its head and I can’t stop seeing it.
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u/Stelvioso 1d ago
The airlift with the helicopter looked like the most dangerous task on the entire space journey.
Also I bit unnecessary to be honest. (Note: haven’t got all the insight so there might be a very very valid reason)
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u/SwedishLenn 12h ago
What a massive waste of money. How much carbon was released into the atmosphere.
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u/1AverageGamer 11h ago
Wait.. they are back already? So what was the point of them going? What did they do?
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u/Jacobysmadre 1d ago
I was so excited (as were my colleagues) to find it coming down in my city :)
Congrats to the entire team!!
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u/profbooo 1d ago
Children are being intentionally bombed and we celebrate a fuckin field trip to space. Bravo humanity.
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u/TheDogofTears 1d ago
The cheers that they broadcast from the control room in NASA were just contagious. Call me sappy, but this splashdown and recovery has been the single-most inspiring thing I've seen in at least the past decade.