It mentions mk 2 for Blue Origin. Is Blue working on mk 1.5 or was that proposal never accepted?
sojuz151 on
While this mission might appear pointless, from logistical point of view it is brilliant and has the same scientific value as Artemis II
PotatoesAndChill on
>While some decisions are yet to be determined, astronauts could potentially enter at least one lander test article.
This was a big question mark for me. Seeing as Artemis I didn’t even have a functional life support system, I was afraid that Artemis III would merely dock with the landers without ever opening any hatches.
This means that SpaceX and BO are both expected to have a habitable HLS next year.
Significant-Ant-2487 on
Just a quick reminder that NASA landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, well over half a century ago. This is Apollo redux. Been there, done that. This time there’s the added promise that eventually there could be some kind of habitat for longer term stays, if future administrations keep pouring tens of billions of dollars into this program. We’re already $93 billion in the hole with each launch costing another $4 billion. Meanwhile space science projects are being gutted.
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It mentions mk 2 for Blue Origin. Is Blue working on mk 1.5 or was that proposal never accepted?
While this mission might appear pointless, from logistical point of view it is brilliant and has the same scientific value as Artemis II
>While some decisions are yet to be determined, astronauts could potentially enter at least one lander test article.
This was a big question mark for me. Seeing as Artemis I didn’t even have a functional life support system, I was afraid that Artemis III would merely dock with the landers without ever opening any hatches.
This means that SpaceX and BO are both expected to have a habitable HLS next year.
Just a quick reminder that NASA landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, well over half a century ago. This is Apollo redux. Been there, done that. This time there’s the added promise that eventually there could be some kind of habitat for longer term stays, if future administrations keep pouring tens of billions of dollars into this program. We’re already $93 billion in the hole with each launch costing another $4 billion. Meanwhile space science projects are being gutted.
Classic boondoggle.