First live view of Nasa's Artemis II crew since arriving in space. #Nasa #Artemis #BBCNews
NASA's Artemis II crew provides their first live communication from space, describing their current activities aboard the Integrity Spacecraft. The crew reports on preparations for a rendezvous demonstration, suit procedures, and expresses amazement at the views of Earth and moon rises during their mission.
Summary
The transcript captures the first live communication from NASA's Artemis II crew since arriving in space aboard the Integrity Spacecraft. The communication begins with a standard communication check between the crew and Houston mission control. Crew member Reed provides a status update, explaining that he and Christina are positioned in seats one and two preparing for an upcoming rendezvous demonstration. Meanwhile, other crew members Victor and Jeremy are engaged in different tasks - Victor is completing the process of getting out of suits and initiating suit drying procedures, while Jeremy is working on cabin configuration tasks. The crew expresses their awe at the experience, particularly noting the spectacular views they've witnessed during their journey. They mention observing two moon rises since arriving in space and describe circling Earth completely, emphasizing how the beauty of looking down at the planet from space had exceeded their expectations or reminded them of something they had previously experienced but perhaps forgotten.
Key Insights
- Reed reports that he and Christina are positioned in seats one and two preparing for a rendezvous demonstration
- Victor is completing the process of getting out of suits and initiating suit drying procedures
- Jeremy is actively working on cabin configuration tasks
- The crew describes their launch experience as an amazing ride uphill
- The crew has witnessed two moon rises and completed a full orbit of Earth, expressing amazement at the planet's beauty
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Transcript
[0:00] All right, Houston, I just want a quick com check. Can you hear this transmission? >> Loud and clear, Reed. >> All right, Amy, welcome on board the Integrity Spacecraft. We got right now myself and Christina are in seats one and two getting ready for rendevo demonstration. Uh, Victor's just finishing up getting out of suits and getting suit drying going and Jeremy is hard at work in cabin configuration. It was an amazing ride uphill. The views, we've got two moon rises that we've had. So far and the views of planet Earth uh [0:32] we've circled it completely and uh we forgot how beautiful it is to look down on
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