Anyone else watching the launch? Despite all the horror in the world, science still forges ahead.

6 minutes to launch at time of posting.

NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/live/

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l00584bt/nasa-battery-sensor-issue-will-not-affect-artemis-ii-launch

And they're launched and away, now doing 10,000mph six minutes into the flight.

I was watching it was thing I never thought I would see in my lifetime

Saw it from my front yard. We live not too far from Cape Canaveral so our neighbors all came out in the street to watch - quite amazing to see.

I am glad NASA launched this for a test flight around the moon. Sucks that Outlook and the toilet had issues. But hey it is what it is.

I have to wonder if colonizing the moon is a good thing.

I really enjoyed listening to the audio feed. The sound of people who 'know their shit' doing such extraordinary things in such a professional, dignified and at times emotional and empathetic manner was such a tonic against what we usually hear coming out of the USA at the moment.

I'm glad something great and positive like this is going on for the sake of the younger generations to experience.

I know development budgets could be spent on other things, but seeing live pictures of our delicately veiled planet out in the dark void from afar has a value. There are some interesting claims of the usefulness of a presence on the moon would have. In some ways, it could be easier than keeping the orbiting space station going.