Artemis 1 will launch tomorrow and set a new record 8.8 Million lbs of thrust

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by CrownVic95

Saturn V was designed for and it known for its missions to the moon. "Into orbit" is one thing, to the moon is quite another.

It's a useful comparison. Whether the stuff you loft into LEO is expected to stay there or whether it's propellant for a TLI burn, it has to be brought to orbit first.

And Saturn V was indeed used for an orbital mission - Skylab.

[kell490]

Looks good for a lunch tonight live stream here


https://www.youtube.com/live/PrW8ifZ1iWc?feature=share

[howard555]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

Of course. But it was 1959. The long road of qualifications necessary to be selected was not filled with anything but white men. Even Chuck Yeager was not qualified because he had no college degree.
The last man to walk on the moon did so in 1972.

How easy was it to get men on the moon back then and the theories that we never went to the moon.

[SerlingHitchcockJPeele]

I was told at our local planetarium, that one of the main missions of Artemis is to establish a lunar colony and eventually launch missions from there to Mars. Very exciting, in my 40s now but I hope to live long enough to see a lot of this actually happen (knock on wood).

Hopefully, we don’t destroy the moon a-la HG Wells The Time Machine.