NASA's brave 'red crew' talks about going into Artemis 1 blast danger zone

NASA's 'red crew' were tasked to troubleshoot and fix a leak that occurred during the countdown to Artemis 1 launch. Members of the team talk about entering the rocket's 'blast danger zone' to do their work.

Credit: NASA

[MrTomannis]

That young man is my son. So proud of his bravery and expertise when under pressure.

[retiredguyadventures]

I worked at Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center between 1990 and 2011. In the early 90's I was working on the Delta pads and was on their "Red Team" during one of their launches. We were called to go to the pad to mop up some liquid that control had spotted on the launch pad "directly under the rocket". She was locked and loaded and ready to launch. I will never forget looking up and seeing that beast pulsing, breathing and swaying slightly in the ocean breeze. I was scared shitless...

[Leo.Wirabuana]

They definitely ARE the REAL SPACE MECHANICS 💪for sure. pardon me for the caps. Greetings and Congrats from Indonesia. 🙏🏽

[kevintang]

The true gigachads of the Artemis program.

[spaceflight]

Two things:
Not everyone gets to be an astronaut.
The most important person in a circus is the guy who follows the elephants.

[kevinmurtland]

Takes a lot of courage to walk up to possible explosion from 730, 000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellant, not to mention what is in storage tanks .👍

[jeffreyrivers]

Her hand gestures and self projection is so intense they were leaning away from her.

[aldrea]

These guys show that space flight isn't just about the scientists who get all the glory. All missions off our planet wouldn't happen without the work of highly skilled blue collar workers. Space exploration is for all

[wooddogg]

Great work guys! Alot of work ahead still but it's awesome she's off the ground finally!

[spaceflight]

Great job, guys. Grab a Klondike bar before you go home.
I used to do work like that, and I retired with everything intact.
Reminds me of the Babylon 5 ep titled "A View From The Gallery".

[MariaMartinez-researcher]

Most fortunately, they are the Red Crew and not the Red Shirts 😂

[solomonaerospace]

I gotta say, complete badasses. Brave men and national heroes.

[PostUp_Time]

*@**1:13** OMG THE TEETH ON THAT ASIAN HOST ARE SURREAL*

[PostUp_Time]

*WHY ARENT THEY WEARING UNIFORMS? THE GIRL NEXT TO HOST IS WEARING A NASA UNIFORM*

[mattkennedy]

Kid sounds like he couldn’t fix a flat tire on a Ford Fiesta. How the hell is he a rocket mechanic? Or maybe it’s all BS! Wake up people.

[thaddday]

Are we sure these guys even know what they were told they just did? Hired actors.

[kdmigloo]

Who told this chick that those teeth were an