April 1 is an in interesting choice for a big event that will be news if it goes well and bigger news if it goes badly
jedberg21 hours ago
They don't really have a choice. The launch window is small and they either make it or they don't.
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hypeatei20 hours ago
"April fools, your space shuttle just disintegrated!"
mikkupikku21 hours ago
Can't they just schedule it for March 32nd?
AverageSavage21 hours ago
They are snip hunting that day.
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la3lma21 hours ago
Surely they are joking?
pfdietz21 hours ago
The whole program is a joke.
AverageSavage21 hours ago
Operation: Sike! is a go! ;)
edgyquant21 hours ago
“As early as April 1” is a weird way to describe something that is two months behind schedule
NitpickLawyer21 hours ago
That's probably a "layman's terms" translation of a more technical term NET April 1, which would be "Not Earlier Than" and is widely used in the industry.
StableAlkyne21 hours ago
Being a few months behind schedule is forgivable for human space flight.
If a SpaceX Falcon blows up on the pad, that's one thing. It's expensive but they accept that risk to move faster. At least they gain knowledge of what failed, to do better next time.
You can't apply that mentality once a human is piloting it however. That's how you get Columbia, Challenger, or Apollo 1.
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bcraven21 hours ago
As it's currently March, April seems very close to me. I didn't know there was a moon flight planned so this is a great headline to me.
bombcar21 hours ago
I didn't even know we were within years of putting people around the moon, so I was surprised!
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dylan60421 hours ago
Seeing how the last test at the beginning of Feb found hydrogen leaks, it does sound very early to me
Then we just have to see if SpaceX can pull off orbital refueling at scale.
Starship 3 first launch will be in April as well https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2026/03/11/spacex-st...
Lunar surface?
Fly-by
Imagine riding in a vehicle that has been tested zero times. I would be terrified. Best of luck to the team.
Have the vehicles not been tested? It seems a strange premise to make.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_Flight_Test-1
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April 1 is an in interesting choice for a big event that will be news if it goes well and bigger news if it goes badly
They don't really have a choice. The launch window is small and they either make it or they don't.
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"April fools, your space shuttle just disintegrated!"
Can't they just schedule it for March 32nd?
They are snip hunting that day.
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Surely they are joking?
The whole program is a joke.
Operation: Sike! is a go! ;)
“As early as April 1” is a weird way to describe something that is two months behind schedule
That's probably a "layman's terms" translation of a more technical term NET April 1, which would be "Not Earlier Than" and is widely used in the industry.
Being a few months behind schedule is forgivable for human space flight.
If a SpaceX Falcon blows up on the pad, that's one thing. It's expensive but they accept that risk to move faster. At least they gain knowledge of what failed, to do better next time.
You can't apply that mentality once a human is piloting it however. That's how you get Columbia, Challenger, or Apollo 1.
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As it's currently March, April seems very close to me. I didn't know there was a moon flight planned so this is a great headline to me.
I didn't even know we were within years of putting people around the moon, so I was surprised!
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Seeing how the last test at the beginning of Feb found hydrogen leaks, it does sound very early to me
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Messaging is everything!
Six day launch window April 1-6.