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Better pad 39B weather data (sensor on the lightning tower at the pad) it got cold, 2.2°C now warming slowly...
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Better pad 39B weather data (sensor on the lightning tower at the pad) it got cold, 2.2°C now warming slowly...
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
Sun is out at pad 39B, hopefully bringing some warmth to the teams out at the pad, its chilly !
Currently ~3°C with the temperature advisory still active at KSC until 08:30 local.
#ArtemisII
Currently ~3°C with the temperature advisory still active at KSC until 08:30 local.
#ArtemisII
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Sun is out at pad 39B, hopefully bringing some warmth to the teams out at the pad, its chilly !
Currently ~3°C with the temperature advisory still active at KSC until 08:30 local.
#ArtemisII
Currently ~3°C with the temperature advisory still active at KSC until 08:30 local.
#ArtemisII
IFT-12 NET 9th of March....
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January 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM
IFT-12 NET 9th of March....
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It seems overnight the KSC team has fixed the NASA live-stream, excellent :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrP...
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM
It seems overnight the KSC team has fixed the NASA live-stream, excellent :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrP...
Per the NASA update, they were doing tests with the baskets and correcting the break settings
Nice video of the egress system here
#ArtemisII
Nice video of the egress system here
#ArtemisII
January 27, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Per the NASA update, they were doing tests with the baskets and correcting the break settings
Nice video of the egress system here
#ArtemisII
Nice video of the egress system here
#ArtemisII
So, per the NASA update, looks like they might attempt WDR as early as Saturday, as already mentioned below, cold weather might be an issue however.
Case in point, at KSC there is a temperature advisory in effect currently, for temps below 40 F (5 C)
#ArtemisII
Case in point, at KSC there is a temperature advisory in effect currently, for temps below 40 F (5 C)
#ArtemisII
January 27, 2026 at 9:38 AM
So, per the NASA update, looks like they might attempt WDR as early as Saturday, as already mentioned below, cold weather might be an issue however.
Case in point, at KSC there is a temperature advisory in effect currently, for temps below 40 F (5 C)
#ArtemisII
Case in point, at KSC there is a temperature advisory in effect currently, for temps below 40 F (5 C)
#ArtemisII
At least I have KSC getting back to me on the issue they are having with the pad 39B live-stream...
So I got that going for me.... Which is nice...
So I got that going for me.... Which is nice...
January 26, 2026 at 8:51 PM
At least I have KSC getting back to me on the issue they are having with the pad 39B live-stream...
So I got that going for me.... Which is nice...
So I got that going for me.... Which is nice...
Meanwhile at 39B, all the slide-wire baskets are back in place
Wondering about a possible WDR this weekend ?
Weather might be an issue, they are predicting cold weather and the LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) for tanking (for launch.. but still..) call for temps above 41.4 F (~5 C)
#ArtemisII
Wondering about a possible WDR this weekend ?
Weather might be an issue, they are predicting cold weather and the LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) for tanking (for launch.. but still..) call for temps above 41.4 F (~5 C)
#ArtemisII
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile at 39B, all the slide-wire baskets are back in place
Wondering about a possible WDR this weekend ?
Weather might be an issue, they are predicting cold weather and the LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) for tanking (for launch.. but still..) call for temps above 41.4 F (~5 C)
#ArtemisII
Wondering about a possible WDR this weekend ?
Weather might be an issue, they are predicting cold weather and the LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) for tanking (for launch.. but still..) call for temps above 41.4 F (~5 C)
#ArtemisII
January 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Shuttle Slow-Mo Sunday
RS-25
RS-25
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Shuttle Slow-Mo Sunday
RS-25
RS-25
Uhhhh, SpaceX testing Starship tiles on Falcon 9 fairings now ?
January 25, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Uhhhh, SpaceX testing Starship tiles on Falcon 9 fairings now ?
As we are getting closer to the Artemis II launch, go watch this excellent Apollo 8 documentary, as it has been a while since we last did this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Hw...
Apollo 8: Remastered [4K]
YouTube video by Homemade Documentaries
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
As we are getting closer to the Artemis II launch, go watch this excellent Apollo 8 documentary, as it has been a while since we last did this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Hw...
So in a nutshell, its building 1610 at Vandenberg, and they may have changed/painted the access door if you go by the 2023 satellite image...
And yes I'll stop nerding over the facility now 😇
#X37B
And yes I'll stop nerding over the facility now 😇
#X37B
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
So in a nutshell, its building 1610 at Vandenberg, and they may have changed/painted the access door if you go by the 2023 satellite image...
And yes I'll stop nerding over the facility now 😇
#X37B
And yes I'll stop nerding over the facility now 😇
#X37B
Interesting find, at Vandenberg the X-37B "hides" in this building (OTV-2 image left) it seems this building was used in 2008 for NOAA N Prime (right image), so now I have another image of the building
Side note: X-37B OTV-7 landed at Vandenberg, my guess is it is still using the same building...
Side note: X-37B OTV-7 landed at Vandenberg, my guess is it is still using the same building...
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Interesting find, at Vandenberg the X-37B "hides" in this building (OTV-2 image left) it seems this building was used in 2008 for NOAA N Prime (right image), so now I have another image of the building
Side note: X-37B OTV-7 landed at Vandenberg, my guess is it is still using the same building...
Side note: X-37B OTV-7 landed at Vandenberg, my guess is it is still using the same building...
Good to see @radiotelescoop.bsky.social on the list of Participants that NASA selected to track Artemis II
www.nasa.gov/technology/s...
www.nasa.gov/technology/s...
NASA Selects Participants to Track Artemis II Mission - NASA
NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to track the Orion spacecraft during the crewed Artemis II mission’s journey around the Moon.
www.nasa.gov
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Good to see @radiotelescoop.bsky.social on the list of Participants that NASA selected to track Artemis II
www.nasa.gov/technology/s...
www.nasa.gov/technology/s...
As these building handbooks have interesting information, however are slowly disappearing from the NASA website and not available on NTRS, I'm saving them to archive.org
Still missing:
K-STSM-14.1.2
K-STSM-14.1.3
K-STSM-14.1.4
K-STSM-14.1.6
K-STSM-14.1.8
K-STSM-14.1.9
K-STSM-14.1.10
Still missing:
K-STSM-14.1.2
K-STSM-14.1.3
K-STSM-14.1.4
K-STSM-14.1.6
K-STSM-14.1.8
K-STSM-14.1.9
K-STSM-14.1.10
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
As these building handbooks have interesting information, however are slowly disappearing from the NASA website and not available on NTRS, I'm saving them to archive.org
Still missing:
K-STSM-14.1.2
K-STSM-14.1.3
K-STSM-14.1.4
K-STSM-14.1.6
K-STSM-14.1.8
K-STSM-14.1.9
K-STSM-14.1.10
Still missing:
K-STSM-14.1.2
K-STSM-14.1.3
K-STSM-14.1.4
K-STSM-14.1.6
K-STSM-14.1.8
K-STSM-14.1.9
K-STSM-14.1.10
Here is a good view of the SRB TVC (Thrust Vector Control) (this is from a shuttle SRB aft skirt) showing the APU, reservoir, actuator etc.
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Here is a good view of the SRB TVC (Thrust Vector Control) (this is from a shuttle SRB aft skirt) showing the APU, reservoir, actuator etc.
Although difficult to see on the livestream, teams are loading hydrazine in the SRB TVC units at pad 39B currently
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Although difficult to see on the livestream, teams are loading hydrazine in the SRB TVC units at pad 39B currently
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
Shuttle Slow-Mo Saturday
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Shuttle Slow-Mo Saturday
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM