Holy god this is terrifying. I mean, I <3 NASA and the Artemis project is awesome... but it's just super clear from this video that they're FALLING FROM SPACE. You literally cannot fall from any higher.
I could never be an astronaut. Watching this alone makes me want to hurl. Amazing that we have people willing and awesome enough to visit space for us.
Wow that's wild. So I guess there were *two* periods of flame/friction? That would seem to indicate that they did do the "skip" in the atmosphere - I thought they weren't going to do that though!
They had such speed they needed to bleed off that this sequence started above India - over half the planet away - and ended off the west coast of thr states. WOW.
They did a skip, but only barely. They only gained a few thousand feet of altitude so that the heatshield stayed hot. Its believed the second heat cycle cause problems with the heat shield
We're both right. The theory on why the heat shield had spalling before is that is got very hot, then when it bounce high again, it gave time for the overall temperature to fall, then on second heating, the core of the heat shield had begun to offgas, and that gas had no place to go, which is why the chunks got knocked free. Keeping it warmer the whole time eliminates this problem
I remember the person talking to the astronaut's before the communications blackout saying they lost this camera feed and wouldn't be able to watch the parachutes deploy from the flight center, so this must have been a recording from the capsule. We would have missed the interesting part anyway because of the communications blackout.
It puts into perspective how fucking fast they're going. Mach 33 at one point. 40,000km per hour. That's the circumference of the earth every hour. And there's so much space debris up there that they won't even register the impact until after they're dead. Jfc no thank you
Debris is tracked tightly, but also it's _very_ unlikely to actually hit a piece. The ISS sometimes maneuvers to keep a generous distance from an object.
While I'm completely convinced this is real, I wish the Artemis missions happened before AI became so prevalent, because we all know a shocking amount of people will say this it's all AI.
I'm having a real hard time with Artemis 2 for this exact reason.
I can't believe a single thing this administration says. What if they say they found aliens up there - would you believe them? What if they really did - would they tell you?
Hell, did it even happen? Or did Trump just pocket the money and release some clips? Is that even far fetched anymore? 🤦♂️
This is flawed the same way as Apollo conspiracy theories: there's too many people involved in this for too long.
Also it's not hard to track the radio signal from Earth with a small dish antenna: https://dxzone.com/listening-to-spa">y-radio">https://dxzone.com/listening-to-space-how-to-follow-artemis-ii-and-the-iss-by-radio https://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/2026/artemis-ii/
With space, it's too hard to get everyone on board with the lie, since the evidence is available for anyone with good telescopes. China in particular both has a keen eye on space and no incentive to cover for American bullshit.
amatte
I want an altitude meter showing how rapidly they descend
feelymcfeel
Something something firmament CGI
purpledd
Very cool!! Is there any similar video for the whole Artemis trip?
NorrinxRadd
Love being in an age to see this
ElectricLeprechaun
Rewind! I think I saw my car keys.
shameofslate
“Are we there yet?“
SploogeMcDuck316
In rod we trust
shorey66
It's an inanimate carbon rod!
AlmostClever
shehdbeuebw738373
I don't think you're ready for the SPLASH DOWN break you into pieces in a world of pain 'cause you're all the same, Yeah, it's the SPLASHDOWN
jimpapadimitrios24
this was Artemis 1 not the recent #2. you'll notice it did a skip and re-entry that damaged tiles so they changed it this time
5v4297j9fj1
Just saw Apollo 13. Pretty good movie
allnewuserforyou
Holy god this is terrifying. I mean, I <3 NASA and the Artemis project is awesome... but it's just super clear from this video that they're FALLING FROM SPACE. You literally cannot fall from any higher.
SedatedSl0th
That’s more wobbly than I expected. Where is science side of imgur when you need them.
mytruepersonality
At the beginning when you see what looks like light flare buts its actually the atmosphere is amazing.
Thorketil
Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Aaaaah...
ShitsNGiggelz
Uh……Houston, I’m smelling a sulfur leak somewhere. Maybe more than one.
AdultsOnlyMinecraft
Wait … how did a bird shit on the window? This was obviously filmed in a studio backlot, sheeple!
tinyfootprints
Early on, the horizon looks kind of angular, not a smooth circular arc with equal curvature everywhere. What's up with that?
ihugpeople
The window is rounded, so distortion there, plus there might have been a fisheye on the camera.
lazybuthappy
KawaiiInari
I could never be an astronaut. Watching this alone makes me want to hurl. Amazing that we have people willing and awesome enough to visit space for us.
Flode78
so this is from the unmanned Art1? insanely cool, thanks for sharing!
schrodingerscatfood
Bouncy-bounce-bounce. This might not be comfortable at all. Hey dr. Erickson, how is that transporter development coming along?
factcheckmate
Dr Kleiner’s pet Lamarr broke it
nefroye
Wow that's wild. So I guess there were *two* periods of flame/friction? That would seem to indicate that they did do the "skip" in the atmosphere - I thought they weren't going to do that though!
SpaceForGold
They had such speed they needed to bleed off that this sequence started above India - over half the planet away - and ended off the west coast of thr states. WOW.
RagnartheCat
They did do a skip, but they changed the trajectory slightly from artemis 1.
Shewy92
This IS Artemis I tho.
RagnartheCat
Oh, I just assumed it was from yesterday's landing, but if it's from Artemis 1 that makes sense cause it did a skip as well.
THUB
They did a skip, but only barely. They only gained a few thousand feet of altitude so that the heatshield stayed hot. Its believed the second heat cycle cause problems with the heat shield
Neywiny
In my reading it's the cooling cycle. By staying low they kept a more optimal temperature range
THUB
We're both right. The theory on why the heat shield had spalling before is that is got very hot, then when it bounce high again, it gave time for the overall temperature to fall, then on second heating, the core of the heat shield had begun to offgas, and that gas had no place to go, which is why the chunks got knocked free. Keeping it warmer the whole time eliminates this problem
phantomIimb
I didn't know this view was available, but of course there's a recording of the craft view during the comms blackout. So cool
FDelacongo
I remember the person talking to the astronaut's before the communications blackout saying they lost this camera feed and wouldn't be able to watch the parachutes deploy from the flight center, so this must have been a recording from the capsule. We would have missed the interesting part anyway because of the communications blackout.
heironymousBonk
ooo I'll have to check that out! the comms blackout live was a white-knuckle experience
JapanesePizza333
This is Artemis 1
Bobbobbobobbananafanafobob
It puts into perspective how fucking fast they're going. Mach 33 at one point. 40,000km per hour. That's the circumference of the earth every hour. And there's so much space debris up there that they won't even register the impact until after they're dead. Jfc no thank you
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Debris is tracked tightly, but also it's _very_ unlikely to actually hit a piece. The ISS sometimes maneuvers to keep a generous distance from an object.
Calicious
While I'm completely convinced this is real, I wish the Artemis missions happened before AI became so prevalent, because we all know a shocking amount of people will say this it's all AI.
Dakemesh
I mean, knuckleheads didn't need AI to say all the previous space missions were fake.
Idsertian
You should have seen the Twitch and YouTube chats on the livestreams. Those idiots were out in force.
leechdemon
I'm having a real hard time with Artemis 2 for this exact reason.
I can't believe a single thing this administration says. What if they say they found aliens up there - would you believe them? What if they really did - would they tell you?
Hell, did it even happen? Or did Trump just pocket the money and release some clips? Is that even far fetched anymore? 🤦♂️
Glad it was uneventful, but ugh. 😑
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
This is flawed the same way as Apollo conspiracy theories: there's too many people involved in this for too long.
Also it's not hard to track the radio signal from Earth with a small dish antenna: https://dxzone.com/listening-to-spa">y-radio">https://dxzone.com/listening-to-space-how-to-follow-artemis-ii-and-the-iss-by-radio https://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/2026/artemis-ii/
PTKrieg
With space, it's too hard to get everyone on board with the lie, since the evidence is available for anyone with good telescopes. China in particular both has a keen eye on space and no incentive to cover for American bullshit.
slack3rdav3
we sure as fuck launched the rocket.
KidShenck
Boy, those NASA guys really learned a lot of from Kerbal Space Program, huh?
michiyl
They definitely brought snacks!
raminagrobis
Hopefully they don’t leave Jebediah on the Mun
Quebeker
That’s his faith
7hatsBollocks
My Jeb was never left behind, but often very crispy.