The Ocho Cafe

Flying the Columban CriCri jet, an experimental aircraft even tinier than the Acrostar from Octopussy. (Hey that's almost The Ocho but with pussy.)

Remote-control dirt buggy racing.

The Trampoline Event, baby goat division. And this is from 12 years ago so it's not AI! (There are so many fake "cute animals on trampolines" videos I don't even click on them.)

Cat surfing.

World's longest alpine rollercoaster. Sitting is a sport at The Ocho, you know.

Racing down an Alp at 70mph on a skateboard.

Out-of-control kayaking down a drainage ditch.

I've linked this before, but: paragliding with your best friend.

The "Jetman Flying Suit" -- it's an engine and short stubby wings you wear on your back.

Obligatory Armored MMA fight: two-handed axes. One fighter enters the ring playing his two-handed ax like a guitar. The opponent puts his axe on his shoulder and fires it like a bazooka. I don't know why AMMA isn't on network TV every Sunday.

Another wingsuit glide through a canyon.

Is astronauting a sport? Well either way, Artemis II is scheduled to splash down in the ocean near San Diego at 8:07pm.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

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1
Hello

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

2

Ace,

Have a great weekend!!!

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Interesting strategy, Cotton.

Posted by: Roy at April 10, 2026 07:27 PM (1Cncb)

5 I wish they had painted one of the Jayhawks for the Artemis II recovery in the same scheme the SH-3 Sea Kings wore when retrieving Apollo capsules.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:27 PM (2GVsD)

6 I admit, watching dodgeball played by softball pitchers is very entertaining.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2026 07:28 PM (rbvCR)

7 Armored MMA with battleaxes?

So Whoopi and Joy have signed up for a bout?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 10, 2026 07:28 PM (0sNs1)

8
Service module separation in 5 minutes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (w6EFb)

9 No Eric Swallowell post?

His campaign is imploding.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (nyTxL)

10 Getting close now, separation in less than 5 min.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (Q/FnY)

11 So I guess they're returning without doing a full earth orbit. That's wild.
Posted by: gp

Gonna go in like a lawn dart.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (/lPRQ)

12 Integrity is now talking to the GPS satellites

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

13 Dodgeball was a PE activity I actually liked. I was always smaller than most of the guys, but I was nimble, and could catch and throw. But we called it battle ball. Wyoming thing, I guess.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)

14
If I just heard the call-out, Artemis II will just miss breaking Apollo 10's speed record. They changed the trajectory a bit, but they didn't for sure until it got close enough.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:30 PM (w6EFb)

15
So, Stafford, John Young, and Cernan will remain the fastest humans ever.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:31 PM (w6EFb)

16 Gonna go in like a lawn dart.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (/lPRQ)

That's always my goal.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:31 PM (Sco7b)

17 No Eric Swallowell post?
His campaign is imploding.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM

Pffffft.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA, Cuck-CCP, and the next Governor of California) at April 10, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

18

Alabama,

check the last thread

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 07:31 PM (3ek7K)

19 Better keep
Your eyes on the road, son
Better slow this vehicle down

Posted by: Artemis II Van at April 10, 2026 07:31 PM (wVcYX)

20 I remember when eclipse aviation had a tiny biz jet with small engines, not as small as the one in this video, but very small for even a Part 23. So light they had videos/photos of a couple guys holding the engine up in their hands I think. Well that didn't work out so well, couldn't reach performance targets and they had to do some tweaks. Late stage changes didn't work out so spiffy for them financially. Small weight, Part 23 biz jet business is brutal.

Honda Jet also has some adorably smol engines. But they also have a ton of money to throw at their pet project.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:32 PM (3uBP9)

21 Has anyone interviewed the six surviving Apollo astronauts about Artemis II?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:33 PM (2GVsD)

22 NASA just reminded me that we sent the first person of color, the first woman and the first non-American around the moon. NICE!! Guess which live stream I won't be watching?

Posted by: Max Power at April 10, 2026 07:33 PM (q177U)

23
Artemis II tracker:
https://is.gd/6Nv0zQ

rotate and zoom in from geocentric view to see the trajectory. Note the slingshot around the Moon was designed to change the return plane, cocking so it was coming in South, then turned up NW over Australia to line with the Pacific just right.

All that was done with TLI and minor course correction burns. That's some fancy orbital mechanics. The "no math" rule does not serve you well here.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:34 PM (w6EFb)

24 Well that looks nominal.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:34 PM (N8ZBc)

25
No Eric Swallowell post?

His campaign is imploding.

Will his heat shield hold up?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 07:34 PM (Cqx++)

26 Separation!

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:34 PM (2GVsD)

27 Obligatory Armored MMA fight: two-handed axes.
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Man, that looked really tame. All arm strength, not effort to power through the guard. I did SCA stuff, and the weapons were *technically* padded, but we had guys with glaives who would knock you clean off your feet, even if you got your shield in position. I don't know how they fight today, it's been 25 years, but damn we beat the hell out of each other, and I've got the x-rays to prove it.

After 20 years, the owies tend to come back and when I went into the sports medicine clinic, the doc was like, "So, looking at your elbow, did you do SCA in college?"
"How'd you know?"
"I'm seeing a lot of that these days."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (ZOv7s)

28 Unless I missed something... why does the Artemis II capsule look black when earlier it was silver-ish?

That's some serious tarnish.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (AkEZC)

29
26 Separation!
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:34 PM (2GVsD)

Like a trial divorce.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (nyTxL)

30 No Eric Swallowell post?
His campaign is imploding

"Deflating", the style-guide says

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (gKWVE)

31 >> Has anyone interviewed the six surviving Apollo astronauts about Artemis II?

Charlie Duke gave them a wake up call. They also played a pre-record message from the late Jim Lovell when they neared the Moon. He said, "Welcome back to my old neighborhood."

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (w6EFb)

32

awesome

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (3ek7K)

33
We usually had to play with that red rubber ball, slightly deflated 'cause the gym teacher was a fag. Made it easier to fake out a throw, though.

Had to play position which was suicide if you were assigned up front.

Posted by: Auspex at April 10, 2026 07:36 PM (Y8DZL)

34
David Janssen and the XR-V lifting body standing by!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 07:36 PM (tgvbd)

35 Half an hour to splash down

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:36 PM (OoFl2)

36 35 Half an hour to splash down
Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:36 PM (OoFl2)

An ironic term given all the plumbing issues...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (Sco7b)

37 No Eric Swallowell post?

His campaign is imploding.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (nyTxL)

sidebar

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (GD0B3)

38 How about a solo flight from New York to Paris?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (Cqx++)

39

If you were monitoring heart rates in MC and all that, you'd see they are entering pucker factor territory here.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (w6EFb)

40
Final CM RCS burn complete, putting Orion on just right the entry angle.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:38 PM (w6EFb)

41 Has to be wingsuit crash videos

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)

42 Dodgeball was a PE activity I actually liked. I was always smaller than most of the guys, but I was nimble, and could catch and throw. But we called it battle ball. Wyoming thing, I guess.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)
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I was one of the shortest kids in my grade, not great throwing strength, but it was hard to hit, so I'd draw fire and feed the big kids with the balls that missed. I have a very clear memory of going into a slide and watching two balls cross paths as they passed over my head.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:39 PM (ZOv7s)

43 They gonna splash it
At San Diego
Splashin it splashin it splishity splash

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)

44 An ironic term given all the plumbing issues...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (Sco7b)
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Emergency Depends status: filling.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (ZOv7s)

45 Armstrong was the calmest of all the astronauts. During emergencies, his heart rate never increased. He decidedly had the right stuff.

Posted by: Archer at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (wvc0i)

46 Surfin' cat is cooler than you.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (dK+Kv)

47 When it comes to extreme sports, it's hard to compete with the re-entry of the Integrity capsule...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (ESVrU)

48 Charlie Duke gave them a wake up call? That is awesome. And a message from Jim Lovell. So cool.

Now they got to ride a flaming capsule down, LOS, plus pyrotechnics and chutes working.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

49 Mission control has almost as many flat screen monitors running as I do. Good to see they got rid of the big metal consoles with CRTs cooking inside.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (N8ZBc)

50 After 20 years, the owies tend to come back and when I went into the sports medicine clinic, the doc was like, "So, looking at your elbow, did you do SCA in college?"
"How'd you know?"
"I'm seeing a lot of that these days."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:35 PM (ZOv7s)

Went to the Medieval Times dinner tournament a few times and they were banging each other pretty hard too. And the lances were pretty intense even if they always aimed only at the shield

Posted by: Oldcat at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (8avO+)

51 If you were monitoring heart rates in MC and all that, you'd see they are entering pucker factor territory here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (w6EFb)

My favorite part of Brad Pitt's character in Ad Astra.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (V4IXI)

52 If you were monitoring heart rates in MC and all that, you'd see they are entering pucker factor territory here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (w6EFb)
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Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (ZOv7s)

53 I find it strange they still haven't obtained some means to transfer data when the ship is enveloped in plasma.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (3uBP9)

54 37 No Eric Swallowell post?

His campaign is imploding.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:29 PM (nyTxL)

sidebar
Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:37 PM (GD0B3

Ah, there it is.

I can't be expected to look everywhere! Where's the little Indian kid you pay 500 rupees to tell you where everything is around here?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (nyTxL)

55 And from the rear a voice was heard
A brave young 'naut with a trembling word rang loud and clear
I gotta pee!

Posted by: Please, Mr. Commander at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (wVcYX)

56
John Young holds the record for the lowest heart rate. Low 70s during Saturn V launch, and low 90s when he was landing the LM on Apollo 16.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (w6EFb)

57 NASA just reminded me that we sent the first person of color, the first woman and the first non-American around the moon. NICE!! Guess which live stream I won't be watching?
Posted by: Max Power

Al Jizz is talking about the Muslims on board.
/

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (/lPRQ)

58 53 I find it strange they still haven't obtained some means to transfer data when the ship is enveloped in plasma.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (3uBP9

You'd think Musk could point a satellite at it or something.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (nyTxL)

59 I remember when they let that shuttle re-enter even though they knew it had a catastrophic shield failure.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:42 PM (3uBP9)

60
Mission control heart rates often greatly exceeded the astronauts themselves.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:42 PM (w6EFb)

61 I can't be expected to look everywhere! Where's the little Indian kid you pay 500 rupees to tell you where everything is around here?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (nyTxL)
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So very sorry. Memsahib had me bringing her another box of wine.

Posted by: Punjab at April 10, 2026 07:42 PM (ZOv7s)

62 "I find it strange they still haven't obtained some means to transfer data when the ship is enveloped in plasma."

Quantum entanglement comms, scheduled for Artemis 3?

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:42 PM (N8ZBc)

63 47 When it comes to extreme sports, it's hard to compete with the re-entry of the Integrity capsule...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (ESVrU)

I keep recommending curling but no-one believes me.

And we can still ALL be Olympians.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:43 PM (Sco7b)

64 I can't be expected to look everywhere! Where's the little Indian kid you pay 500 rupees to tell you where everything is around here?
Posted by: AlaBAMA

Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 10, 2026 07:43 PM (Q/FnY)

65 If you were monitoring heart rates in MC and all that, you'd see they are entering pucker factor territory here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

So they got the pneumatic butt probes employed?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:43 PM (/lPRQ)

66 Armstrong was the calmest of all the astronauts. During emergencies, his heart rate never increased. He decidedly had the right stuff.
Posted by: Archer at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (wvc0i)

I am over halfway through Mike Collins' Carrying the Fire. I am looking forward to his account of working with Buzz and Neil.

I read the biography of Neil. he really was preternaturally calm in dangerous situations. People hated riding in a car when he was driving.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:43 PM (0aYVJ)

67 Quantum entanglement comms, scheduled for Artemis 3?

Webb is already pointing to the possibility we are in a different universe, those babies will push it there.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD)

68 Surfin' cat is cooler than you.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVieCIyWO-U

Posted by: The Trashmen at April 10, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

69 Reminds me again how much I loved the movie Space Cowboys.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 07:44 PM (V4IXI)

70 55 And from the rear a voice was heard
A brave young 'naut with a trembling word rang loud and clear
I gotta pee!
Posted by: Please, Mr. Commander at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (wVcYX
You go first, m’am. I already peed during the re-entry.

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (LHPAg)

71 I think that is one of the most endearing things about Neil Armstrong, how much a private person he was. Unlike Dr. Rendezvous, Buzz Aldrin.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (2GVsD)

72 So they got the pneumatic butt probes employed?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

They'll have those ready for the Uranus flyby

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (gKWVE)

73 So they got the pneumatic butt probes employed?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:43 PM

NASA hasn't released that technology to us!

Posted by: Miss Lindsay at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

74
Neil was incredibly cool headed under pressure during an emergency. See the story of that crash with the LM test units. One of the reasons he was selected to be the first one to land and LM on the Moon.

His heart did hit 150 bpm during that landing. Of course, mine would've exploded, I would've had a heart attack right there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)

75 They ran out of windshield wiper fluid. Not mission critical.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:46 PM (N8ZBc)

76 Armstrong was a citizen unlike the other Astronauts who were military.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 07:46 PM (V4IXI)

77 Went to the Medieval Times dinner tournament a few times and they were banging each other pretty hard too. And the lances were pretty intense even if they always aimed only at the shield
Posted by: Oldcat at April 10, 2026 07:40 PM (8avO+)
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Anything involving horses is crazy dangerous. They crippled Superman on a trail ride. My aunt used to do jumping as a teenager, and by middle age, she would only ride the most worn-out, timid horse she could find. I don't think she rides at all now. You're fine and then that's it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:46 PM (ZOv7s)

78 Wapakoneta Ohio.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:47 PM (0aYVJ)

79 You think they'll get a NYC ticker tape parade? Probably not with this NYC. The current NYC would call them colonizers and have them arrested. But maybe the moon landing astronauts could get one if things change by them.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:47 PM (3uBP9)

80 "I think that is one of the most endearing things about Neil Armstrong, how much a private person he was. Unlike Dr. Rendezvous, Buzz Aldrin."

I'll plug the movie "First Man" here. I love that flick. Seen it maybe ten times.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:47 PM (N8ZBc)

81 Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!

Posted by: Neil Armstrong at April 10, 2026 07:47 PM (wVcYX)

82 Wasn't Shatner's latest injury because of a horse?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:48 PM (gKWVE)

83 Webb is already pointing to the possibility we are in a different universe, those babies will push it there.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD)
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Wait, Warhammer 40,000 was a documentary?!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:48 PM (ZOv7s)

84
From tracker, during final approach, earth's gravity is accelerating the hell out of then. 23K mph+ and climbing rapidly.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:48 PM (w6EFb)

85 BREAKING: President Trump Endorses Lindsey Graham Over “LUNATIC” Challenger

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 10, 2026 07:49 PM (abIsI)

86
FIDO says 6 minute comm blackout.

GUIDO says trajectory dead on the money.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:49 PM (w6EFb)

87 They should get a ticker tape parade in Huntsville AL

Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2026 07:50 PM (rbvCR)

88 I'll plug the movie "First Man" here. I love that flick. Seen it maybe ten times.
Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 07:47 PM (N8ZBc)

Dang. I just remembered that my son bought me that one, I have not seen it yet.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:50 PM (0aYVJ)

89 FIDO says 6 minute comm blackout.

GUIDO says trajectory dead on the money.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:49 PM (w6EFb)
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CHICO says pay him the money now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:50 PM (ZOv7s)

90
Now breaking 24K mph. They ain't feeling nothing until non-gravitational acceleration from re-entry forces.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:50 PM (w6EFb)

91 >>> Anything involving horses is crazy dangerous. They crippled Superman on a trail ride. My aunt used to do jumping as a teenager, and by middle age, she would only ride the most worn-out, timid horse she could find. I don't think she rides at all now. You're fine and then that's it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:46 PM (ZOv7s)

Ugh, my kid has had 2 hard falls to date, one probably a concussion. With all the helmet and gear still. But yes, very dangerous. Barrel racing. And the critical part there is in the fast turns, leaning, not matching the timing with whatever the horse decides they're going to do, and a kid goes down. I've seen the exact same thing happen with other girls.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (3uBP9)

92 Rory McElroy has a 6 shot lead in The Masters. He's in the process of doing what Woods did when he first won The Masters and win by a huge margin.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (gcUgZ)

93 Fucking cool.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (0aYVJ)

94 McIlroy. Whatever.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (gcUgZ)

95 But. Damn. the Murtha? Blech.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (0aYVJ)

96 I have a feeling there will be much more coming out about Swalwell.

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (GD0B3)

97 earth's gravity is accelerating the hell out of then. 23K mph+ and climbing rapidly.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:48 PM

Approximately 32.174.05 ft/sec**2

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

98 FIDO says 6 minute comm blackout.

GUIDO says trajectory dead on the money.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:49 PM (w6EFb)

Any news from MARIO or LUIGI?

Posted by: NES at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (wVcYX)

99 Godspeed to the Integrity crew.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (ceJ0R)

100 Barrel racing is basically Isle of Man motorsports, but on a horse. At least that's the way it feels when I'm watching.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (3uBP9)

101 Guy at the cigar store said we might get a sonic boom here (San Diego). Haven't been following this. Any substance to that?

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (U/Byj)

102 And from the rear a voice was heard
A brave young 'naut with a trembling word rang loud and clear
I gotta pee!
Posted by: Please, Mr. Commander at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (wVcYX
You go first, m’am. I already peed during the re-entry.

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM (LHPAg)

Imagine trying to hold it until you get home.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (dK+Kv)

103 "Where are the stars?"
- comment on the NASA feed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:53 PM (/lPRQ)

104 CNN, FoxNews and CBC all have coverage.

MS Now is airing commercials right now. How broke are they? Damn, this is a lot of commercials. Still going... Did someone die on air?

Hey MS Now is back! And they've done it. They have done it!
MS Now is NOT talking about President Trump.
That's amazing.

And we're into 'bringing people together' and Trump.

Back to CBC

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:53 PM (Sco7b)

105 Ugh, my kid has had 2 hard falls to date, one probably a concussion. With all the helmet and gear still. But yes, very dangerous. Barrel racing. And the critical part there is in the fast turns, leaning, not matching the timing with whatever the horse decides they're going to do, and a kid goes down. I've seen the exact same thing happen with other girls.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (3uBP9)
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She's only 14 years older than me, so I remember going to her events and of course the smell and stink of horses. Not impressed.

When Reeves was injured, she said that once you turn 40, the game changes completely. When you're a teen, you're made of rubber, heal quickly, and you can bounce back from really bad stuff. But the older you get, the more that stuff hurts.

At the same time, my 83 year old father bought a new motorbike last year and likes to putter around town in it, visiting his wife in the nursing home. I guess when you get that old, what the hell.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:53 PM (ZOv7s)

106 I think you could probably use the plasma to transmit data somehow. They should work on that.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (3uBP9)

107 runner: Nick Sortor on X has Swalwell running his mouth about being bored with his wife because he'd "rather fuck tens"
Swalwell is a disgusting creep, but if he's out of the race Porter might get into the top two which would be a disaster

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)

108 re: Neil Armstrong

He kept his own counsel so effectively that even his parents did not know what his philosophical or religious beliefs were.

pg. 244. We Reach the Moon. John Wilford Noble. Bantam Books. Published in 1969 within 72 hours of Apollo 11's splashdown.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (2GVsD)

109 13 minutes!

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (GD0B3)

110 Hey MS Now is back! And they've done it. They have done it!
MS Now is NOT talking about President Trump.
That's amazing.

And we're into 'bringing people together' and Trump.

Back to CBC
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 07:53 PM

Color commentary of the color commentary is pretty meta.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)

111
Ugh, my kid has had 2 hard falls to date, one probably a concussion. With all the helmet and gear still. But yes, very dangerous. Barrel racing. And the critical part there is in the fast turns, leaning, not matching the timing with whatever the horse decides they're going to do, and a kid goes down. I've seen the exact same thing happen with other girls.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (3uBP9)

I evented - jumping fences that don’t come down, and barrel racing scares me. I am sure it isn’t any more dangerous, maybe even less. But I never have and never will!

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (OoFl2)

112 Shouldn't NASA be displaying the astronauts clench readings?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (/lPRQ)

113 Why do they have comm blackouts ? is it planned ?

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (GD0B3)

114 Entry interface.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (2GVsD)

115 96 I have a feeling there will be much more coming out about Swalwell.
Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (GD0B3

Sorter just dropped another one. Said Swallwell may have illegally subpoenaed Melanie because 'she's fucking hot'. Also that he wanted a donor to get him some girls and that he 'only fucks 10s'.

Dude is toast.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (nyTxL)

116 I have a feeling there will be much more coming out about Swalwell.
Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:52 PM (GD0B3)
---
Do you mean fluids or pathogens, venereal diseases...?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (ZOv7s)

117 Yeah, the USS Murtha (!). Outrageous that corrupt vile POS has a ship named after him.

Had two crewmen at the range 2 years ago from that ship. When they told me their ship, I laughed, and they asked me to explain, so I did. I asked about morale. They said, poor. I asked about DEI "training" - they assured me everyone went through the motions but all thought it was idiotic (one of the guys was in charge of it on that ship).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (U/Byj)

118 Now in the blackout period.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (Q/FnY)

119 Guy at the cigar store said we might get a sonic boom here (San Diego). Haven't been following this. Any substance to that?
Posted by: rhomboid

You might.

Get them when boosters return to Cape.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (/lPRQ)

120
FIDO = Flight Dynamics Officer
GUIDO = Guidance Officer.

That's from the Apollo days.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (w6EFb)

121 Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)

How can someone be more of a disaster than Swallow? I'm not familiar with Porter.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 07:56 PM (V4IXI)

122 Comms. Blackout

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:56 PM (OoFl2)

123 runner I think blackouts during re-entry has always been the case due to interference with radio.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 07:56 PM (U/Byj)

124 Sorter just dropped another one. Said Swallwell may have illegally subpoenaed Melanie because 'she's fucking hot'. Also that he wanted a donor to get him some girls and that he 'only fucks 10s'.

Dude is toast.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM (nyTxL)

there is also an audio that never came out of him saying crazy stuff

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (GD0B3)

125 Six minutes of silence, which is more than anyone has had with Doll Eyes Alex.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (2GVsD)

126 Swalwell is a disgusting creep, but if he's out of the race Porter might get into the top two which would be a disaster
Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

Posted by: Katie P. at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)

127 @123 ah, ok

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (GD0B3)

128 I find it strange they still haven't obtained some means to transfer data when the ship is enveloped in plasma.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 07:41 PM (3uBP9)

Carrier pigeons with asbestos feathers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (utfVc)

129 McIlroy. Whatever.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (gcUgZ)

The Bob and Tom Show talked about McIlroy, when asked about why his chosen meal did not feature more Irish cuisine, and he said, because I would like to actually enjoy my meal.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (0aYVJ)

130
They're pulling some g's now. 4G supposed to be the peak.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:57 PM (w6EFb)

131 122 Comms. Blackout
Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:56 PM (OoFl2)

What kind of pants are those?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (xcxpd)

132 In case someone needs it. Artemis II live.

https://www.youtube.com/live/nfhDuOHMp0A

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (dK+Kv)

133
Looking out their windows, the crew sees they are riding a fireball.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (w6EFb)

134 Ionization of the air from the re-entry heat I think is why.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (2GVsD)

135 121 Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)

How can someone be more of a disaster than Swallow? I'm not familiar with Porter.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

It's California. The answer is always yes.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (gcUgZ)

136 >>>Neil was incredibly cool headed under pressure during an emergency. See the story of that crash with the LM test units. One of the reasons he was selected to be the first one to land and LM on the Moon.

His heart did hit 150 bpm during that landing. Of course, mine would've exploded, I would've had a heart attack right there.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:45 PM

--

"First Man" is a really good exposition of the way he handled four big problems, any one of which would have been catastrophic for a lesser pilot. The X-15 bounce, Gemini 8, the LEM trainer, landing the Eagle. The Gemini spinout was the most harrowing.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (NYInA)

137 FIDO = Flight Dynamics Officer
GUIDO = Guidance Officer.

That's from the Apollo days.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 07:55 PM

###

Sarducci = Catholic Priest.

Posted by: From the SNL days at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (2Ez/1)

138 Navy P-3 already has visual on the capsule. EO visual.

So do others.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 07:58 PM (AkEZC)

139 129 McIlroy. Whatever.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:51 PM (gcUgZ)

The Bob and Tom Show talked about McIlroy, when asked about why his chosen meal did not feature more Irish cuisine, and he said, because I would like to actually enjoy my meal.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

I saw that. Pretty funny!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 10, 2026 07:59 PM (gcUgZ)

140 Gemini 8. Him and Scott. And the thrusters misfired.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 07:59 PM (2GVsD)

141 Swallwell out probably only is insurance that a Dem wins the governorship. Jungle primary with a Dem = Dem victory in November. Pretty obvious that the Dems are behind this torching, which could have occurred at any time in the past.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 07:59 PM (U/Byj)

142 My kid is so in to this! It’s fun!

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:59 PM (OoFl2)

143 My kid is so in to this! It’s fun!
Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 07:59 PM (OoFl2)
----
Gotta admit, I'm glued to my computer screen right now.

Makes it awkward to type.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 08:00 PM (ESVrU)

144
Speed is dropping like a rock. They are pulling g's big time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (w6EFb)

145 integrity is back on coms

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (3uBP9)

146
And they've got contact. They made it!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (w6EFb)

147 During the Korean War, Armstrong was flying a combat mission when a cable sheared off part of the plane's wing. He nursed that jet to friendly territory and then safely ejected.

A tumbling Flying Bedsted or Gemini 8 was probably nothing compared to that pucker factor event.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (2GVsD)

148 Comms check good.

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (8sD0/)

149 Anything involving horses is crazy dangerous. They crippled Superman on a trail ride. My aunt used to do jumping as a teenager, and by middle age, she would only ride the most worn-out, timid horse she could find. I don't think she rides at all now. You're fine and then that's it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 07:46 PM (ZOv7s)

I don't think they ever did a fall from a horse, if they got hit they would lie back across the back, then get the horses apart and dismount to fight hand to hand.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (8avO+)

150 CBC - NASA regains contact

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (Sco7b)

151 >>> Comms check good.
Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM (8sD0/)

5x5

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:02 PM (3uBP9)

152 We welcome the astronauts back to this wonderful world of trans, Jew haters, commie scumbags and tofu!

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 10, 2026 08:02 PM (REq0p)

153 Plenty of risks still. I'll be happy when everybody, astronauts and recovery crews, are all back ashore safe.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 08:03 PM (N8ZBc)

154 Comms check good.
Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:01 PM

"10-4, good buddy!"

Posted by: Integrity at April 10, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

155 50,000 ft

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:03 PM (/lPRQ)

156
Cover jettisoned, drogues good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:04 PM (w6EFb)

157 drogue chutes

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:04 PM (3uBP9)

158 Hope they nail the landing

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:04 PM (nyTxL)

159 mains deployed

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:05 PM (3uBP9)

160 WB-57 still flying!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2026 08:05 PM (u82oZ)

161
Main chutes good!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:05 PM (w6EFb)

162 gliding like butterfly

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:05 PM (3uBP9)

163 Three good chutes! YES!

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:06 PM (2GVsD)

164 From a certain angle, those parachutes almost look like they are smiling!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 08:06 PM (ESVrU)

165 When you've lost Pelosi and Schiff...

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:06 PM (nyTxL)

166 CBC asked a former lady astronaut what she thinks as the chutes deploy.

"I'm just happy to see them."

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:06 PM (Sco7b)

167 I guess B&W camera is thermal.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:07 PM (/lPRQ)

168 thrusters? fireworks? bad gas?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:07 PM (3uBP9)

169 Splashdown!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:07 PM (Sco7b)

170 America, fuck yeah!

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:07 PM (8sD0/)

171 SPLOOOOSH

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (gKWVE)

172 Splashdown! Don’t need to pee now. Thank you very much!

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (LHPAg)

173 Woo!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (wVcYX)

174 splash down

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (3uBP9)

175 They made it!!

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (REq0p)

176
Splashdown!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (w6EFb)

177 seems to be floating.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (3uBP9)

178 A little bit of sunshine for the country.

Welcome home, 'nauts.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (nyTxL)

179 Wow. Well done.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (ceJ0R)

180 NASA NAILED IT!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (ESVrU)

181
Parachutes come in handy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:08 PM (tgvbd)

182 Blokes on the water.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:09 PM (Cqx++)

183 They should open up to jump out and swim around with the whales like Kirk and Spock at the end of IV.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:09 PM (3uBP9)

184
WB-57 still flying!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2026 08:05 PM (u82oZ)

___________

Used to see them flying out of Ellington. Very striking plane.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (tgvbd)

185 I'd be popping the lid on that outhouse as soon as we hit the water.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (/lPRQ)

186 i made sure to poast "america fuck yeah" in a science fiction discord i may or may not frequent

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (gKWVE)

187 Well done!

Posted by: Jules Verne at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (wVcYX)

188
Beautiful

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (3ek7K)

189 "Everyone remember where we parked!"
-- Artemis II mission commander

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (ESVrU)

190 Is Jeff Bezos there to let them out?? Someone get a wench!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (nyTxL)

191
The hatch just blew! It just blew!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (tgvbd)

192 NASA has three WB-57Fs. But one did a wheels up landing earlier this year.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (2GVsD)

193 Who gets to clean the defective space toilet?

Posted by: Not Me! at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (oftw2)

194 Parachutes are going to look so primitive 100 years from now after we invent transporters and calorie free pizza

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (REq0p)

195 Woohoo!

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (Wmg4n)

196 Anna Puma

Thanks. Long in the tooth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2026 08:12 PM (u82oZ)

197 We skipped a couple of generations, but this one made it happen again. Nicely done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 08:12 PM (Fbc0I)

198 191
The hatch just blew! It just blew!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:10 PM (tgvbd

Too many nickels!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:12 PM (nyTxL)

199 b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 08:12 PM (RIvkX)

200 The network of SCIENCE! MS Now sucked at covering this.

Not enough potential coersion and oppression I guess.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:12 PM (Sco7b)

201 That was pretty darn cool.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (A5RD0)

202 JV league. I land the entire rocket on a floating dinghy
and reuse them. Fucking wasteful.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (abIsI)

203 193 Who gets to clean the defective space toilet?
Posted by: Not Me! at April 10, 2026 08:11 P

The person with the smallest hands.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (Sco7b)

204 202 JV league. I land the entire rocket on a floating dinghy
and reuse them. Fucking wasteful.
Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (abIsI

NASA nerds hate you.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (nyTxL)

205 JV league. I land the entire rocket on a floating dinghy
and reuse them. Fucking wasteful.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (abIsI)

Get your ass to Mars.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 10, 2026 08:14 PM (dK+Kv)

206 193 Who gets to clean the defective space toilet?
Posted by: Not Me! at April 10, 2026 08:11 P

The person with the smallest hands.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (Sco7b)

Nah. Flamethrower time.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 10, 2026 08:14 PM (wVcYX)

207
Number of manned European Space Agency launches: 0

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:14 PM (tgvbd)

208 I just watch the live NASA feed on YouTube, very little commentary and no poofsie dingaling commies getting in shots at Trump

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 10, 2026 08:14 PM (REq0p)

209 My Grandpa would have loved this. Boeing/NASA engineer in the Apollo missions.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 08:14 PM (0aYVJ)

210 So they flew non-stop from Brevard County, Florida to San Diego, California. I wonder how much those tickets are? Best tickets I see are about $300. I wonder what theirs cost.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:15 PM (3uBP9)

211 05 JV league. I land the entire rocket on a floating dinghy
and reuse them. Fucking wasteful.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:13 PM (abIsI)

Get your ass to Mars.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

Keep it up and I'll be circling Uranus.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:15 PM (abIsI)

212

So wonderful!!!!

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 08:15 PM (3ek7K)

213 Now we hang the guy in the Betty Page pinup t-shirt?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:15 PM (nyTxL)

214 My kid just said “and then the megalodon comes from the left”

Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 08:16 PM (Wmg4n)

215 >> Keep it up and I'll be circling Uranus.

You'd better get Starship HLS working and a test landing on the Moon before you worry about that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:16 PM (w6EFb)

216 We helped Georgia from being completely taken over by Russia and now I read they have been assisting Iran to bypass embargoes and have helped in resupply of arms.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 08:16 PM (V4IXI)

217 Crew needs to put on their Elon Musk shirts.

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 08:17 PM (LHPAg)

218 216 We helped Georgia from being completely taken over by Russia and now I read they have been assisting Iran to bypass embargoes and have helped in resupply of arms.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 08:16 PM (V4IXI)

We should burn Atlanta again!!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:17 PM (nyTxL)

219 My kid just said “and then the megalodon comes from the left”
Posted by: Piper at April 10, 2026 08:16 PM (Wmg4n)

Ha! Sounds like my kids...about 30 years ago.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 08:17 PM (0aYVJ)

220 Reminds me again how much I loved the movie Space Cowboys.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Steve Miller was in that, wasn't he?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (cYBz/)

221
I see no curve on the ocean horizon. Earth is obviously flat.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (w6EFb)

222 Okay now time for Musk to land all the supplies needed to build a base on the moon.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (V4IXI)

223
Was i the only person who half expected something to go wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (tgvbd)

224 At least Musk gets it within 10 miles of the LZ

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (/lPRQ)

225 It's all fake. Fake and ghey.

They were just dropped from a C-130!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (nyTxL)

226 We haven't seen anything like this since Apollo-Soyuz.

Savor it, cherish it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (2GVsD)

227 I bet those astronauts are looking for a nice meal and a good poop.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (A5RD0)

228
Who gets to clean the defective space toilet?

José Jiménez

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (Cqx++)

229 Who's in the mood for 'Prometheous?'

Which really wasn't that bad....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (Sco7b)

230 Too bad Gen Sherman isn't around to take Georgia

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (Ia/+0)

231
Some minor comm glitches with the divers/recovery team.

Looks like they got in fixed or worked-around, crew is in contact with "master diver".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (w6EFb)

232 Fast boats just got there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:20 PM (/lPRQ)

233 223
Was i the only person who half expected something to go wrong?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (tgvbd)

My heart was in my throat, and I'm fighting tears. I'm such a girl, sometimes. This was amazing.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 08:20 PM (h7ZuX)

234 José Jiménez
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:19 PM (Cqx++)

Alan Shepard?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 08:20 PM (0aYVJ)

235 concur??? it's AFIRM

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:20 PM (3uBP9)

236 The National Debt in 39 Trillion and we spend taxpayer money on this? I hope they had a nice ride.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:21 PM (abIsI)

237 Are you pushing the right button on the radio?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:21 PM (/lPRQ)

238 My uncle worked Apollo with his slide rule.

When he retired he became a D & D dork. Hah!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 08:21 PM (Fbc0I)

239
Fast boats just got there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:20 PM (/lPRQ)

____________

Yamato task force was coming over the horizon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:21 PM (tgvbd)

240 Teams approaching.

Pop hatch and find four sentient apes!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (kpS4V)

241 the NASA announcer just stated that the next phase is,

erection

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (3uBP9)

242 LOL, Eris!

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (GD0B3)

243 Ummmm
Rebooting the radio.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (/lPRQ)

244
Fast boats just got there.

With John Kerry.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (Cqx++)

245 Would like to get a clear look at the boats. Several kinds used by the special boat units here.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (U/Byj)

246 USS Murtha? How many ships are named for ex-Marines?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (kpS4V)

247
They're trying a "backdoor approach" for comms....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:23 PM (w6EFb)

248 Pop hatch and find four sentient apes!

Better that than four Space Balls.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:23 PM (2GVsD)

249 He said erecting. Heh.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:23 PM (nyTxL)

250 Would like to get a clear look at the boats. Several kinds used by the special boat units here.
Posted by: rhomboid

They should use those cigarette boats that the big time coke dealers tool around in.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:23 PM (/lPRQ)

251
If I ever end up with a pet baby goat, I'm going to name him "Mutton".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 10, 2026 08:24 PM (JoTi8)

252 Semi-rigid fast boats it looks like.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:24 PM (2GVsD)

253 Would like to get a clear look at the boats. Several kinds used by the special boat units here.
Posted by: rhomboid

They should use those cigarette boats that the big time coke dealers tool around in.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Trump blew them up. What a loser.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 10, 2026 08:24 PM (glnUu)

254 Mutton?

Keep it simple, Rations.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:24 PM (2GVsD)

255 They caught some space acne. Big red pimples on top.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (nyTxL)

256 I wonder if NASA has enough space in the Orion capsule for StarLink transceivers? If there is, and they're willing to use SpaceX tech, they could keep telemetry and, perhaps voice comms, throughout reentry.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (S/Y4j)

257 We went to the Moon on only 14 hours of welfare spending. Just imagine what we could do if we used 72 hours.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (2GVsD)

258 They caught some space acne. Big red pimples on top.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (nyTxL)

Andromeda Strain?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (wVcYX)

259 Four billion dollars per flight is what NASA’s Office of Inspector General calculated as the operating cost of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for a single Artemis mission.

We know they lie about all things money.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (abIsI)

260 >>> Fast boats just got there.

With John Kerry.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:22 PM (Cqx++)

You got a fast boat.
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Maybe we can get out of this capsule.

Posted by: Tracy Chapman at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (3uBP9)

261
Isaacman is aboard the Murtha!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (w6EFb)

262 Did they let her try to parallel park it?

Posted by: davidt at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (Q+gd/)

263 Is that thing still airtight and waterproof?

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (LHPAg)

264 Artemis... we have sharks in the AO... and they've go fricking lasers on their heads!

Stand by.....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 08:26 PM (AkEZC)

265 The USS John P Murtha(facepalm)

Posted by: JROD at April 10, 2026 08:27 PM (PLgLU)

266 258 They caught some space acne. Big red pimples on top.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (nyTxL)

Andromeda Strain?
Posted by: Count de Monet

Face hugger hatchlings.

Posted by: E Musk at April 10, 2026 08:27 PM (abIsI)

267
How many learing centers could have been funded with the money wasted on this extravaganza?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:27 PM (tgvbd)

268 JROD

At least it ain't the Harvey Milk. Think positive.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (2GVsD)

269 Maybe the real adventure was the alien entity friends we made on the way.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (3uBP9)

270 Where are the sea otters? The rule is you can't start to party until the sea otters arrive.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (glnUu)

271 They caught some space acne. Big red pimples on top.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (nyTxL)

Andromeda Strain?
Posted by: Count de Monet

Face hugger hatchlings.
Posted by: E Musk

I do like that they are on top... so it doesn't sink all the way.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)

272 JROD

At least it ain't the Harvey Milk. Think positive.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (2GVsD)

Had the same thoughts. Heh.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (0aYVJ)

273 267
How many learing centers could have been funded with the money wasted on this extravaganza?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:27 PM (tgvbd

Maybe two.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (nyTxL)

274
That Flat earthers and the other space hoaxers all say they fake splashdowns by dropping dummy capsules out of cargo planes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)

275 Where's Rocky?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (nyTxL)

276 Ugh, this is not an accomplishment for humanity. It's an accomplishment made possible by western civilization, and specifically America.

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (8sD0/)

277 Pop hatch and find four sentient apes!

Better that than four Space Balls.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:23 PM (2GVsD)

Or 4 corpses while they fuck around.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (snZF9)

278 If we cut funding to Ukraine, the EU, the UN and NATO, we could do a couple of more moon shots.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (Fbc0I)

279 Didn't they change the name of the Harvey Milk?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (CNl8/)

280 Maybe the real adventure was the alien entity friends we made on the way.
----

Xenomorph hugs are the best!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (kpS4V)

281

I'm amazed we can do this.

The technology is incredible.

America!!!!! We are the best!!!!

Posted by: four seasons at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (3ek7K)

282 Well, we had a Canuke on board, and Italians designed the TP holder, huge international effort...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (/lPRQ)

283 Moonbase? will it be safe ??

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (GD0B3)

284 >>> That Flat earthers and the other space hoaxers all say they fake splashdowns by dropping dummy capsules out of cargo planes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)

Then sometimes the Russians drop their ball looking things so hard over land that they make a big smoking hole in the ground on oopsie.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (3uBP9)

285 Isaacman strikes me as a highly competent guy. I'm so very glad the mission has gone so well.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 08:30 PM (N8ZBc)

286 271 They caught some space acne. Big red pimples on top.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:25 PM (nyTxL)

Andromeda Strain?
Posted by: Count de Monet

Do you think Captain Kirk ever went back for that healing empath so she could cure his space STDs?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:31 PM (Sco7b)

287 Was i the only person who half expected something to go wrong?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:18 PM (tgvbd)

My heart was in my throat, and I'm fighting tears. I'm such a girl, sometimes. This was amazing.

I almost feel sorry for these guys, though. If something goes wrong, well, that sucks for them obviously. If everything goes right, people my age (29) will feel a bit like "I've seen this before".

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:31 PM (Riz8t)

288 We are the moon's First Nation! Suck it, world!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 08:32 PM (h7ZuX)

289 Or 4 corpses while they fuck around.

==

didn't it happen to the Soviets ? they got back , but were all dead??

Posted by: runner at April 10, 2026 08:32 PM (GD0B3)

290 Powered down so divers don’t get their dicks knocked in their watch pockets.

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 08:32 PM (LHPAg)

291 >>> That Flat earthers and the other space hoaxers all say they fake splashdowns by dropping dummy capsules out of cargo planes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:29 PM

++++

We meet Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Elks Lodge.
Come join us.

Posted by: The Flat Moon Society at April 10, 2026 08:32 PM (2Ez/1)

292 283 Moonbase? will it be safe ??
Posted by: runner

As long as Barbara Bain is there to greet you, who cares?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (abIsI)

293 Soyuz 3 IIRC, they had an air leak during re-entry. All the Cosmonauts died.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (2GVsD)

294 Isaacman strikes me as a highly competent guy. I'm so very glad the mission has gone so well.

He clearly understands that business as usual won't cut it in the age of Space X. He's trying to get an old, hidebound bureaucracy to learn new tricks, and that would be the biggest achievement of them all.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (Riz8t)

295 Meanwhile, they are still trying to reboot the MS Windows 11 powered ground comm so they can pop the hatch.

Can they at least crack a window?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (/lPRQ)

296 @268 Anna Puma-lol

Posted by: JROD at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (PLgLU)

297 Barbara Bain?

Catherine Schell

Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:33 PM (2GVsD)

298 The Soviets had one mission where the capsule was recovered but the cosmonauts were reduced to charcoal briquettes.

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (8sD0/)

299 Baggage claim is gonna be a bitch....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (AkEZC)

300 "My heart was in my throat, and I'm fighting tears. I'm such a girl, sometimes. This was amazing."

It's been decades since I followed a mission this closely. Today feels like it did in grade school classrooms when we watched Mercury missions on TV.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (N8ZBc)

301 I wonder if Russia even has flat earthers? I guess with enough alcohol you can have anything. But space is maybe a bigger national pride for them and I bet it is very very frowned upon.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (3uBP9)

302 I wonder what sort of meal the crew gets on return. Hope it's a big ol' steak and baked potato instead of some scientific swill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (gm9Sb)

303 Rachel Corrie is a flat earther.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (2GVsD)

304 >>> The Soviets had one mission where the capsule was recovered but the cosmonauts were reduced to charcoal briquettes.
Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (8sD0/)

Well, unfortunately we had one of those without even taking off.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (3uBP9)

305 Soyuz 3 IIRC, they had an air leak during re-entry. All the Cosmonauts died.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Too much pressure in the pneumatic rectal probe will do that, sometimes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)

306 303 Rachel Corrie is a flat earther.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (2GVsD)

And an easy lay...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (Sco7b)

307 Hurry up and wait.

Posted by: Union Rules at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (2Ez/1)

308 Meanwhile, they are still trying to reboot the MS Windows 11 powered ground comm so they can pop the hatch.

Can they at least crack a window?

Imagine if you had to fart right now.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (Riz8t)

309 It's all AI generated.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM (nyTxL)

310 If everything goes right, people my age (29) will feel a bit like "I've seen this before".
Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:31 PM (Riz8t)

I don't recall seeing it the first time. I was certainly alive, but we didn't have this kind of coverage.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 08:36 PM (h7ZuX)

311 Milling about smartly.

Posted by: Standard Navy Practice at April 10, 2026 08:36 PM (2Ez/1)

312 It'd be funny if they pop the hatch and thousands of Tribbles start falling out.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 10, 2026 08:36 PM (abIsI)

313 It's all AI generated.

The correct Monty Python reference is - "It's only a model."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:37 PM (2GVsD)

314 272 JROD

At least it ain't the Harvey Milk. Think positive.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:28 PM (2GVsD)

Had the same thoughts. Heh.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic

I thought they renamed the USS Harvey Milk.

Yes, the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) was renamed to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson (T-AO-206) in June 2025 by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The renaming is part of an initiative to remove the names of political figures from Navy vessels, with the ship instead honoring a World War II Navy Chief Petty Officer and Medal of Honor recipient

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 10, 2026 08:37 PM (Q/FnY)

315 You know that capsule probably smells like an over-full Port-a-John on a hot summer day.

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:37 PM (8sD0/)

316 I hope the astronauts checked the seatbacks and overhead compartments for personal belongings while they stand and wait for the cabin's door to open.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 10, 2026 08:38 PM (wVcYX)

317 I switched over to C-SPAN and one of the chatterers is named Teasel Muir-Harmony. That is straight out of a Jane Austen fanfic. Ha! Actually she's a Smithsonian A&S Museum curator.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:38 PM (kpS4V)

318 Sheesh. Hope they loaded up on Dramamine.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 08:38 PM (ceJ0R)

319 How many Rachel Corries does it take to change a light bulb?

Posted by: eleven at April 10, 2026 08:38 PM (aTgV0)

320 Comedy skit on how conservatives view California: https://tinyurl.com/4pdr62pm

Pretty funny, but missed a few points. I give it a 7.5 out of 10.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 10, 2026 08:38 PM (ycI94)

321 >>> Baggage claim is gonna be a bitch....
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 08:34 PM (AkEZC)

Baggage claim logistics would be really bad with high speed travel or near singularities. Either you or your stuff could go through some time dilation and you'd be centuries off. Imagine having to wait 300 years for your packed underwear and socks.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (3uBP9)

322 >>>Meanwhile, they are still trying to reboot the MS Windows 11 powered ground comm so they can pop the hatch.

>The Chinese hacked the system that pops the hatches so you're going to have to endure sniffing more Canadian ass.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (Fbc0I)

323 And then they find a couple bags of Buc-ee's beaver nuggets and jerky that weren't there at launch.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (gm9Sb)

324 Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?

Posted by: fd at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (vFG9F)

325 We are the moon's First Nation! Suck it, world!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Are we though? According to the comments regarding the Three Wolfes Howling at the Moon t-shirt, they may have first claim.

https://t.ly/Tvz-P

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (cYBz/)

326 Imagine if you had to fart right now.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:35 PM

I believe I have shared some wisdom regarding that situation.

Posted by: Chairman Mao at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (0sNs1)

327
Now they're back home, all the full resolution picture and video is back.

No telling how long it will take them to get up on the public sites, but I'm looking forward to it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (w6EFb)

328
Since the mission succeeded, it's a great international triumph. Had it failed, it would have been Trump's fault.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (tgvbd)

329 Teasel Muir-Harmony???

What do they identify as? Krikkit? Vogon? Pierson Puppeteer?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (2GVsD)

330 Remember when Ben Stiller was in like 5 different movies at the multiplex?

Posted by: eleven at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (aTgV0)

331 This is taking too long... I'll be dropping a deuce on the lid of our so-called toilet.

- they are all thinking it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (/lPRQ)

332 NASA has three WB-57Fs. But one did a wheels up landing earlier this year.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (2GVsD)
---
Damn! My wing flew RB-57s in the black and white film era.

They used black powder cartridges to start the engines.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (ZOv7s)

333 I switched over to C-SPAN and one of the chatterers is named Teasel Muir-Harmony. That is straight out of a Jane Austen fanfic. Ha! Actually she's a Smithsonian A&S Museum curator.

After a quick Google search on that name, I'd say I know why you were curious. Well, except for the obvious. Pretty girl.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)

334 >>> You know that capsule probably smells like an over-full Port-a-John on a hot summer day.
Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:37 PM (8sD0/)

I've heard that space generally smells like burnt hair, or that is a common description over the ages from astronauts.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:40 PM (3uBP9)

335 This is like the beginning so many years ago. Except now I am adult with a stout drink in front of me, not like hearing JFK say we’d go to the moon in 10 years. We can do some things, can’t we?

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 08:40 PM (LHPAg)

336 >>My heart was in my throat, and I'm fighting tears. I'm such a girl, sometimes. This was amazing.

I almost feel sorry for these guys, though. If something goes wrong, well, that sucks for them obviously. If everything goes right, people my age (29) will feel a bit like "I've seen this before".
Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:31 PM (Riz8t)

--

This was the first time I'd ever seen the main chutes deploy. Had no idea how close to splash this occurred -- 5000 ft. I'm going "open! Open!" I've had 54 years of being insulated from what a circus act a splashdown is.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 10, 2026 08:41 PM (NYInA)

337 324 Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?
Posted by: fd at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM

++++

Duct tape.

Posted by: It's Science! at April 10, 2026 08:41 PM (2Ez/1)

338
They're all wearing their space diapers as part of the reentry suit up protocols.

I just don't want to think too much about that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:41 PM (w6EFb)

339 Since the mission succeeded, it's a great international triumph. Had it failed, it would have been Trump's fault.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Either way the Year of the Linux Desktop peeps get to feel smug about Outlook going fubar.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 10, 2026 08:41 PM (glnUu)

340 " Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?
Posted by: fd"

China?

Posted by: eleven at April 10, 2026 08:41 PM (aTgV0)

341 In space no one can hear your release of pressure.

Posted by: zombie Chairman Mao at April 10, 2026 08:42 PM (0sNs1)

342 You know that capsule probably smells like an over-full Port-a-John on a hot summer day.
Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:37 PM (8sD0/)

No, it smells like a wet dog in here.

Posted by: Victor Glover at April 10, 2026 08:42 PM (CNl8/)

343
Seasickness

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (tgvbd)

344 I switched over to C-SPAN and one of the chatterers is named Teasel Muir-Harmony. That is straight out of a Jane Austen fanfic. Ha! Actually she's a Smithsonian A&S Museum curator.
---
After a quick Google search on that name, I'd say I know why you were curious. Well, except for the obvious. Pretty girl.
Posted by: Archimedes
==

Had to look.
Recommended searches were for cone flowers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (/lPRQ)

345 >>> NASA has three WB-57Fs. But one did a wheels up landing earlier this year.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:11 PM (2GVsD)

They should buy more U-2s. They're very nice. Everyone likes more U-2s.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (3uBP9)

346 Minnesota gave Somalia more that this space ride

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (Ia/+0)

347 https://t.ly/Tvz-P
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (cYBz/)

Haha! Looks like amusing reading. I'll save that for later.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (h7ZuX)

348 " Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side? Posted by: fd"

China?
Posted by: eleven

Nah, everybody knows you have to drill through the earth to get ChicomLand.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (glnUu)

349 Since the mission succeeded, it's a great international triumph. Had it failed, it would have been Trump's fault.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

This just in; Judge Boasberg has ordered Integrity and the astronauts to return to space.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (Riz8t)

350 Guess I can always re-read Andrew Chaikin's A Man on the Moon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (2GVsD)

351 >>> After a quick Google search on that name, I'd say I know why you were curious. Well, except for the obvious. Pretty girl.
Posted by: Archimedes
==

Had to look.
Recommended searches were for cone flowers.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (/lPRQ)

She looks ~15% alien dna.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (3uBP9)

352
They're also testing some "orthostatic" something or another whatsit test undergarment that is supposed to mitigate any BP control problems after return to 1g.

That can be a problem. Body forgets how to control blood pressure when you change position in normal gravity.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (w6EFb)

353
They're also testing some "orthostatic" something or another whatsit test undergarment that is supposed to mitigate any BP control problems after return to 1g.

That can be a problem. Body forgets how to control blood pressure when you change position in normal gravity.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (w6EFb)

354 In space no one can hear your release of pressure.
Posted by: zombie Chairman Mao

But you can feel the vibrations.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (/lPRQ)

355 U-2?

I'll pass on more Bono.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM (2GVsD)

356 Flat? No, Earth is large and round, like my O-Cup breasteses.

Posted by: Summer Robert, 28-O cups, 55 lbs on my 4' 9" frame at April 10, 2026 08:45 PM (wVcYX)

357 328
Since the mission succeeded, it's a great international triumph. Had it failed, it would have been Trump's fault.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (tgvbd)

--

Now comes the "Despite Trump" angle.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 10, 2026 08:45 PM (NYInA)

358
You know that capsule probably smells like an over-full Port-a-John on a hot summer day.
Posted by: PabloD

Woodstock!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 10, 2026 08:46 PM (Cqx++)

359
That double post thing happened there was some glitch here when I hit post. I don't think I hit it twice, and I thought Pixy filtered that anyway.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:46 PM (w6EFb)

360 NASA is overly scared of something, at this rate it will be dark before they secure them.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (Q/FnY)

361 "She looks ~15% alien dna."

Are we talking about Anya Taylor-Joy again?

Posted by: eleven at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (aTgV0)

362 You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (2Ez/1)

363 Pretty sure no sonic boom here. Sad!

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (U/Byj)

364 Ok, enough of watching them float around in the water.

Posted by: PabloD at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (8sD0/)

365 340 " Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?
Posted by: fd"

Penguins!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (A5RD0)

366 But you can feel the vibrations.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:44 PM

The music video for tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apBWI6xrbLY

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (0sNs1)

367 >>> Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?
Posted by: fd at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM (vFG9F)

There are some pachyderms involved, also amphibians,... look it's really complicated.

Posted by: Terry Pratchett at April 10, 2026 08:47 PM (3uBP9)

368 Is the Earth flat like a pancake? What's on the other side?
Posted by: fd at April 10, 2026 08:39 PM
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I saw a post about how the flat earth and the moon truthers are basically people who either are immune to reason, or shitposters seeking attention. You can ask them what they would accept as proof, give it to them, and then they come up with a new requirement, which you meet, and then there's another requirement, and the game is just to make you waste time arguing with an idiot who has nothing else about them to draw attention.

But by being flat earth or moon truth, maybe someone will waste their time with you for a while.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:48 PM (ZOv7s)

369 Evening, folken,

I'm on my own again this evening. Miss Linda was feeling terrible, dizzy for some reason, and even some four-cheese pizza and lemonade did not help. So here I is, with two furry thugs trotting about, Pacific Heights on the Movies! Channel, winding down. Howzabout you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 08:48 PM (wzUl9)

370
Now they'll suffocate trapped inside there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:48 PM (tgvbd)

371 NASA is overly scared of something, at this rate it will be dark before they secure them.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen?

They are establishing a security perimeter now.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (/lPRQ)

372 buy more U-2s. They're very nice. Everyone likes more U-2s.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM

This man. He gets it!

Posted by: Bono at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (0sNs1)

373 The crew gets sick of waiting, pops a hatch and breaks out a couple Zebcos to pass the time.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (gm9Sb)

374 But by being flat earth or moon truth, maybe someone will waste their time with you for a while.

You sound like the kind of person who would use a crossbow.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (Riz8t)

375 While waiting for them to pop the hatch, I'm thumbing through "Visions of Space: Artists Journey Through the Cosmos" by David A. Hardy. Lots of ship porn and bitchin' planetscapes.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

376 Hazardous gases must come from what's left of the heat shield? Or off the surface of the capsule - though I can't see how anything wouldn't dissipate instantly.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (U/Byj)

377 Oopps.

Not Soyuz 3 but Soyuz 11. Sudden air leak just before re-entry.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:50 PM (2GVsD)

378 Ground control to Major Tom....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2026 08:50 PM (nESHF)

379 ut by being flat earth or moon truth, maybe someone will waste their time with you for a while.

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You sound like the kind of person who would use a crossbow.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM

Or 9mm. Or put beans in chili.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 10, 2026 08:51 PM (0sNs1)

380 I'm surprised they don't just have a big ship that picks the whole thing up with a crane. Isn't that how they bring people back from the ISS?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 08:51 PM (3uBP9)

381 While waiting for them to pop the hatch, I'm thumbing through "Visions of Space: Artists Journey Through the Cosmos" by David A. Hardy. Lots of ship porn and bitchin' planetscapes.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)
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I assume John Berkey gets prominent attention? I have his "Painted Space" compilation.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:52 PM (ZOv7s)

382 I'm sure there is a protocol to this recovery but it kinda looks like the Keystone Cops out there. Heh.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 08:52 PM (ceJ0R)

383 Any of Alan Bean's work in there Eris?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:52 PM (2GVsD)

384 So, I'll just repeat my prognostication.... mankind's biggest challenge will be figuring out how to go pee or poop in zero G. Nothing moves forward, not to the moon, not to Mars until that's figured out.

We're not even close. And you'd think taking a space dump would be... sorta' important for a multi-day/week/month/year trip.

Sad.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 08:53 PM (AkEZC)

385 >> Isn't that how they bring people back from the ISS?

Yep, they back the recovery ship up to the capsule and hoist it aboard. Then they open the hatch.

NASA wants to get the crew out while floating, then fly them back to the recovery ship. The Murtha has some "well deck" I think I saw, and they will float the Orion right into that and then lift it aboard.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:53 PM (w6EFb)

386
Remain calm. All is well!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 08:53 PM (tgvbd)

387 I assume John Berkey gets prominent attention? I have his "Painted Space" compilation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:52
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I checked -- nope. This is Bonestell-rich and McCall-heavy.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (kpS4V)

388 We've heard a rumor from ground control.

Posted by: eleven at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (aTgV0)

389 You sound like the kind of person who would use a crossbow.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (Riz8t)
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Well, you know, I am a man of many facets. I have a crossbow, hand crossbow and a recurve bow. I'm a complicated man, no one understands me but my woman...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (ZOv7s)

390 "you can't bribe the door on the way to the sky"

Posted by: gKWVE at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (gKWVE)

391 They flew TR-1's out of Al Kharj years back.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (nESHF)

392 Had to look.
Recommended searches were for cone flowers.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:43 PM (/lPRQ)

She looks ~15% alien dna.
Posted by: banana Dream

But no link? Here: https://tinyurl.com/e8p8rj28

I'm thinking more the 15% alien, and yet...I'm intrigued...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (ycI94)

393 'm sure there is a protocol to this recovery but it kinda looks like the Keystone Cops out there. Heh.
Posted by: Notorious BFD

"OK, who has the key to unlock this thing? Well? It is in your other wet suit? Oh jeezh..." Rubber Boat Commando Honcho

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (glnUu)

394 No Alan Bean, Anna.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (kpS4V)

395 I checked -- nope. This is Bonestell-rich and McCall-heavy.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 10, 2026 08:54 PM (kpS4V)
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Rodney Matthews?

I'm really surprised about Berkey, because he illustrated a National Geographic book on space. Seems kind of mainstream. Did movie posters as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (ZOv7s)

396 "OK, who has the key to unlock this thing? Well? It is in your other wet suit? Oh jeezh..." Rubber Boat Commando Honcho

lol

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (ceJ0R)

397 Folgers Crystal narrator - "We secretly changed the passcode to 654321"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (2GVsD)

398 My time to shine. My beeper just went off.

Posted by: NASA's IT Tech On Call at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (wVcYX)

399
The frogman who first opened the hatch on Apollo 8 after splashdown said it smelled like a septic tank inside.

Read about Frank Borman's "loose stool" episode. Yep, it floated all over everything. They just didn't talk about that back then.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (w6EFb)

400 I'm watching the capsule bobbing in the ocean and thinking "I'd probably be puking in there". Young me used to think space exploration would be cool, but I'd miss the horses too much for a long mission like to Mars. Old me likes to stay on land.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 10, 2026 08:55 PM (+89TD)

401 What the hell... while waiting let's just spin this thing around like a merry-go-round

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (Nhdgn)

402 Teasel Muir-Harmony???

What do they identify as? Krikkit? Vogon? Pierson Puppeteer?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026

***
Wunderlander. If she were male she'd be sporting an asymmetrical beard.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (wzUl9)

403 This current commentator sounds like Kermit the Frog.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (ceJ0R)

404
They have opened the hatch.

Pewwww!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (w6EFb)

405 The Luck of Teasel Muir-Harmony

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (2GVsD)

406 Nood. But not ONT

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 10, 2026 08:57 PM (nESHF)

407 A CG cutter arrives on the scene, and the Skipper tells the Zodiac crew that they're overloaded and wants to see the boat registration.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 10, 2026 08:57 PM (gm9Sb)

408 ... and he vaults back out puking...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 10, 2026 08:57 PM (Nhdgn)

409
Just imagine. You blast off, go around the Moon, and never have a hint of space sickness, then splashdown and get seasick and puke all over the place.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

410 Nobody needs to be electrocuted jumping out of a space capsule in splashdown.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 08:58 PM (Fbc0I)

411 404
They have opened the hatch.

Pewwww!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 08:56 PM (w6EFb)

Mr. Dmlw! is on about a three minute delay. Are they out?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 08:59 PM (h7ZuX)

412
Nobody is out yet, but a recovery team guy has entered the capsule.

Protocol will be to carry then out onto the raft, which they haven't set up yet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 09:00 PM (w6EFb)

413 ‘Who needs clean skivvies?’
- first rescue dude

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 09:01 PM (LHPAg)

414 Amazing!! God bless America and these brave men and woman

Posted by: LASue at April 10, 2026 09:01 PM (lCppi)

415 >>> So, I'll just repeat my prognostication.... mankind's biggest challenge will be figuring out how to go pee or poop in zero G. Nothing moves forward, not to the moon, not to Mars until that's figured out.

We're not even close. And you'd think taking a space dump would be... sorta' important for a multi-day/week/month/year trip.

Sad.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 08:53 PM (AkEZC)

My feeling has always been that the chief hurdle with time travel is that at some point in the past there will not be toilet paper and I'm not sure if multi cellular organisms can exist without toilet paper to wipe their various digestive system holes. I strongly feel it is probably impossible.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 09:01 PM (3uBP9)

416 412
Nobody is out yet, but a recovery team guy has entered the capsule.

Protocol will be to carry then out onto the raft, which they haven't set up yet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 10, 2026 09:00 PM (w6EFb)

Whew! Thanks!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 10, 2026 09:02 PM (h7ZuX)

417 This is were the Alien who took over their bodies starts a Zombie Apocalypse

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 09:19 PM (Ia/+0)

418 The crew gets sick of waiting, pops a hatch and breaks out a couple Zebcos to pass the time.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 10, 2026 08:49 PM (gm9Sb)

The Popeil Pocket Fisherman!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2026 09:27 PM (utfVc)

419 I was doing 70 on a skateboard back in 82. Got a ticket from a Charleston SC cop going 68+ on the Cooper River bridge at 2am , the bars closed & there was nothing else to do. Still have the ticket.

Posted by: Bob at April 10, 2026 10:44 PM (cNhbl)

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