Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast
by dylan604 on Thursday April 02, 2026 @12:19AM
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I've never been to KSC. I've been to Houston a few times. I couldn't imagine trying to have a Saturn V permanently standing would be an easy feat with both locations susceptible to hurricanes and tornadoes. Walking the length of it is still pretty impressive.
I come from a construction family, so I'd put some of the famous sky scrapers in that category too. Especially thinking about the crazy beam walkers like that famous photo of the guys riding the I-beam up eating their lunch on the way up.
Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast
by dotancohen on Thursday April 02, 2026 @04:05AM
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A few years ago Spacex did a homage to that photo, with the crew working on the Starship. One of those amazing Human For Scale photos that emphasize just how huge that rocket is.
Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast
by apitman on Thursday April 02, 2026 @10:56PM
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I saw the one in Houston for the first time last week. It was so cool. My favorite spacecraft as a kid, but in real life it was about 4x as big as I expected.
Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast
by emiliobumachar on Thursday April 02, 2026 @01:51PM
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"size of a machine divided by the smallest critical engineered component of the machine"
Computer processors probably take that cake.
Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast
by dotancohen on Friday April 03, 2026 @02:16AM
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That's a great point. And it raises the question if we consider the nanometer scale features of the processor against the size of the rocket as a whole.
I saw that Saturn V as a child once, too. I think that the Saturn V really made me the person that I am today. Seeing something so huge, that is literally engineered down to every last tenth of a millimeter - that was profound for a young child. I could not believe how detailed that rocket was, yet so huge. There should be an engineering term for the size of a machine divided by the smallest critical engineered component of the machine. I don't think any machine would have beat that in the Saturn V's day - maybe some ocean liners?