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1·13 days agoAlready been posted yesterday, sorry
That’s pretty cool!
As this has been widely speculated already, this is not a surprise. Super great to see this move forward at pace!
“Sanity prevails” Thank goodness
This was such a refreshing article to read. The NRHO requirement was so stupid. I’m so glad Jared is helping to move the program forward.
Cancellation of the Exploration Upper Stage and Block IB upgrade for SLS rocket
Artemis II and Artemis III missions will use the SLS rocket with existing upper stage
Artemis IV, V (and any additional missions, should there be) will use a “standardized” upper stage
Artemis III will no longer land on the Moon; rather Orion will launch on SLS and dock with Starship and/or Blue Moon landers in low-Earth orbit
Artemis IV is now the first lunar landing mission
NASA will seek to fly Artemis missions annually, starting with Artemis III in “mid” 2027, followed by at least one lunar landing in 2028
NASA is working with SpaceX and Blue Origin to accelerate their development of commercial lunar landers for Artemis IV and beyond
The openness with which this was presented has been so refreshing.
I have a feeling this is more about the launch than the meeting, which is fine. Personally I think that having relations with the Russians is a waste of time.
2·1 month agoHe basically says, “I’m happy to be here again, smelling the unmistakable scent of the ISS.” Must be some cosmonaut inside joke?
Again lol
Tough start to the year
Possibly just for bearing repairs, but we’ll see.
16 to 18 Vulcan flights
Idk man…
2·1 month agoWhat a boondoggle
Honestly can’t wait to see what the Chinese do. They move fast and I’m excited to see how they transform the industry.
The arcane approval process has consequences. Before this decision, the newest camera slated to fly on the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon was a 2016 Nikon DSLR, alongside GoPro cameras that were a decade old.
That’s crazy! So much talk about being on the bleeding edge and then this. Glad administrator Isaacman is pushing for change.
It will be fascinating to see what they come up with. $50 million for just the upper stage is so expensive compared to Falcon 9. According to the numbers in the article, SpaceX can launch 3 Falcon 9s for the price of that one upper stage.
Wow that was fast.
I wish them luck, seems like they’re going to need it!