| > is a very good speech, very courageous Really? It’s eye opening. But Destin seems to miss the point. We’re not trying to go back to the Moon, one and done. That was Apollo. We’re trying to build a system that reduces the repeat cost of Moon access, with medium-term plans for permanent settlement. (Like in Antarctica. Not The Expanse.) His criticism of Artemis is on point. But his anchoring to Apollo is bewilderingly blind. If we’re just redoing Apollo, the programme should be defunded. (If a NASA administrator set that as a goal, I’d argue the NASA manned spaceflight programme might need to be overhauled.) > everyone in the room is hesitant to say yes This is like Trump complaining his generals won’t laugh at his jokes. These are senior NASA scientists. They’re listening to a talk, not a rally. |
Does anyone expect were going to launch Artemis rockets over and over for decades? Aren't they extremely expensive?