Hi there

Well I thought I'd start a new thread, just read an interesting exchange
about the supposed demise of nz.general but saw Crash and Gordon chatting
away and figured I'd get this one underway :)

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly :)


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Kerr Avon <avon@bbs.nz.invalid> wrote:

Hi there

Well I thought I'd start a new thread, just read an interesting exchange >about the supposed demise of nz.general but saw Crash and Gordon chatting >away and figured I'd get this one underway :)

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly :) Watched it yesterday, Nothing much has changed sine 1969 except for

the technology., I'm sure they took a lot longer with this one
than the Apollo moon landing to retrieve the astronauts from the
capsule.

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Mutley <mutley2000@hotmail.com> wrote:

Kerr Avon <avon@bbs.nz.invalid> wrote:

Hi there

Well I thought I'd start a new thread, just read an interesting exchange >>about the supposed demise of nz.general but saw Crash and Gordon chatting >>away and figured I'd get this one underway :)

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly :) >Watched it yesterday, Nothing much has changed sine 1969 except for

the technology., I'm sure they took a lot longer with this one
than the Apollo moon landing to retrieve the astronauts from the
capsule.

Good watch though.
Interestingly there are still a surprising number of "Flat Earther's" who think
it is all fake. At least they will keep the rest of us amused. Tinfoil hat anyone?

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On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:08:46 +0000, Willy Nilly wrote:

Just hunkering down for the cyclone. Radio NZ (RNZ) website has an
article "What can you do if weather forecast terrifies you" -- well, I'd
stop reading RNZ.

Golly there's been a lot of crazy and disruptive weather as of late, poor
old Wellington just got whacked :(

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly

Yep, some timelines say a permanent manned Moon base in 5 years, call it
10. Think China is planning one, too. Will be interesting.

I agree, the fact that NASA just changed it's Artemis schedules and time
lines will be one to watch. I thought it was a bit nutty to go from a
mission around the moon to land on it the next mission..


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On Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:01:50 +1200, Mutley wrote:

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly
:)

Watched it yesterday, Nothing much has changed sine 1969 except for
the technology., I'm sure they took a lot longer with this one than
the Apollo moon landing to retrieve the astronauts from the capsule.

It did seem to take a long time, I'm also not sure why that was.

The cadence of the missions look like they will pick up.


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On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:23:47 +0000, Tony wrote:

Just watched the landing of Artemis II which (thankfully) went smoothly >>>:)

Watched it yesterday, Nothing much has changed sine 1969 except for
the technology., I'm sure they took a lot longer with this one than
the Apollo moon landing to retrieve the astronauts from the capsule.

Good watch though.
Interestingly there are still a surprising number of "Flat Earther's"
who think it is all fake. At least they will keep the rest of us amused. Tinfoil hat anyone?

Yeah it's sad, must be getting harder to argue the flat earth line in
2026 :)

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