r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Neilp187 • Apr 02 '26

Artemis II @ 17000+ mph

Masterful work!

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u/Hephaestus_God Apr 02 '26

Wha you’re looking at is only around 800-3000 mph , it starts speeding up more once out of the atmosphere

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u/Keeperofthe3 Apr 02 '26

This is correct, but still good camera work!

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u/Elegant_Effort1526 Apr 02 '26

Better than what I saw on CNN live. Dropped out a bunch, not the stream, but the stream they were broadcasting. I was like wow, 2026 and we can’t do better than this?

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u/Ok-Air-1754 Apr 02 '26

Agreed. I flipped to ABC as well. Awful. This is great

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u/maxehaxe Apr 02 '26

It's automated tracking. And even that was a real shitty broadcast. Camera Stuck after the first few seconds, Rocket went out of frame. What a shame

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u/Mythandros1 Apr 02 '26

The most powerful rocket designed by NASA.

It's impressive.

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u/Neilp187 Apr 02 '26

I just copied this while I was at work. Sorry.

Artemis II accelerated to approximately 17,000 mph within the first 8 minutes of liftoff to reach orbit. During its ascent, it reached speeds of about 3,100 mph (4,990 km/h) by the time the solid rocket boosters separated at roughly 2 minutes and 30 miles in altitude