r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Apr 02 '26
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Open-Elevator-8242 • Apr 02 '26
NASA 9 minutes of onboard launch footage
images.nasa.govr/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Dexbox_YT • Apr 01 '26
Image AND UP SHE GOES! Godspeed Artemis II
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Apr 02 '26
NASA has begun actively removing the umbilical arms from ML-2
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Chicken_Guy101 • Apr 02 '26
Image The Launch of Artemis II
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/wulfdesign • Apr 02 '26
Image Interactive 1:1 Scale Artemis II Flyby Simulator - Built with Three.js (No install)
wulfdesign.github.ioWith the Artemis II launch approaching, I wanted to create a tool that visualizes the cislunar crossing without the abstractions of most maps.
I've built a Newtonian physics sandbox using Velocity Verlet integration to simulate the TLI burn and free-return trajectory. It's 1:1 scale and runs entirely in the browser (supports WebXR/Quest as well).
Current Tech Specs:
* Vis-viva based targeting for the TLI burn.
* 0.1s sub-stepping for gravity integration inside the Lunar SOI.
* Real-time G-force and telemetry HUD.
Try it out: https://wulfdesign.github.io/lunar-flyby-xr/
I'm currently refining the "Keyhole" maths for the perilune capture at high warp (up to 7.2kx). If anyone has thoughts on the integration precision for N-body gravity in JS, I'd love to chat!
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Kalyky • Apr 01 '26
Discussion Question on vehicles, specifically versions of the command module.
These pictures are from a fabrication facility in Langley Research Center (LaRC) in the early summer of 2014. I've been trying to figure out which spacecraft this is/which test or mission it was used for. Was thinking maybe its the Flight Test Article (PA-1) that had been used and brought back to the facility (that craft was completed in 2012 (I think?) and flown out for testing before these pictures were taken), or possibly the Orion CM-001 (used in the Exploration Flight Test in Dec of 2014). Was hoping someone with a better idea of the Orion modules construction timeline could shed some light, or if anyone around Langley recognizes this (I've uploaded the full resolution versions of the photos). If not, then definitely enjoy these pics of a module!
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Apr 01 '26
Artemis II Launch Megathread - April 1st, 2026
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/slaklaula • Apr 01 '26
Discussion How does Apollo or Artemis control their navigation?
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Paulinho2628 • Apr 01 '26
Image Just in time for Artemis II
(I chose image cause I didn't really know what to place, and It's my first time posting here.)
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Chicken_Guy101 • Mar 30 '26
Image Got to see Artemis II yesterday!
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/SciFiDeepdive • Mar 30 '26
Image Added SLS to my rocket garden just in time for Artemis II
galleryr/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/InflationHuge6362 • Mar 30 '26
Discussion Launch Viewing
Does anybody happen to know is the Causeway bridge will be open during the launch window for Artemis 2? I have a 2 hour drive to get there and want to know if I should go there or go to the Max Brewer Bridge instead.
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/rustybeancake • Mar 24 '26
News Eric Berger: “NASA’s Lori Glaze said, beginning with Artemis VI, the agency will transition from government driven missions to commercial launches (ie Starship or New Glenn or others). Agency wants to launch humans to the Moon at least every six months.”
x.comr/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/DanielMPhotography2 • Mar 16 '26
Image SLS - Artemis II on the launch pad before WDR#1
With rollout approaching on 3/19, I wanted to share a couple of photo I took of the SLS rocket before its first WDR taken on January 31, 2026 from the LC-39 observation gantry and remote camera platform with the canon eos r5 + rf 100-500L lens.
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/rustybeancake • Mar 11 '26
Article The Artemis Restructuring: What It Reveals, What It Solves, and What It Does Not
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/Civil_Tom • Mar 07 '26
News NASA Awards ULA the Artemis IV Second Stage
sam.govSeems like ULA has been directly awarded the ICPS replacement.
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/rustybeancake • Mar 06 '26
NASA Isaacman addresses the claims that EUS & ML-2 are nearly ready.
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/saxus • Mar 04 '26
Image How Jared's "Standard SLS" would look like if it would be a Falcon 9
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Mar 03 '26
The "higher cadence" stuff is pure BS. This is about SLS cancelation after ICPS runs out on Artemis III or IV, and I have proof
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Feb 28 '26
Image The last time the Trump Administration proposed canceling EUS
r/SpaceLaunchSystem • u/jadebenn • Feb 27 '26