NASA Artemis II post-launch news conference

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NASA holds a post-launch news conference after the SLS rocket’s upper stage performs a burn to send Orion and its crew to high Earth orbit. This postlaunch news conference includes the following participants: Administrator Jared Isaacman Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate John Honeycutt, chair, Mission Management Team Norm Knight, director, Flight Operations Directorate 0:00 Administrator Isaacman's opening remarks 2:54 When do astronauts get their first meal? 5:27 How did you resolve the communications issue? 7:36 Why did the slide wire baskets deploy during launch? 9:23 How are you feeling about the proximity operations demo? 11:13 How is success defined for this mission? 14:02 How does it feel to see the launch through? 18:25 What was it like watching the astronauts enter space? 25:03 Will we see live images of later stage deployments? 27:49 Comparing Artemis II with Apollo 8 30:47 What significance does this launch have for US and NASA? 37:44 Do we have specifics on distance, altitude, or speed records? 40:47 Would you describe the launch as flawless? Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #ArtemisII #NASA #News

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