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I keep reading about how much refueling will be necessary for HLS to land on the Moon and I’m assuming that Blue Moon will have similar issues.
Why do we need such a big lander? Look, I get that we’re going for something bigger than the Apollo LM but there’s a massive size difference between the two proposed landers and the LM. Why hasn’t a middle ground been proposed?
The twelfth Starship flight test comes amid reports that SpaceX could file its IPO prospectus as soon as this week ahead of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in June. Can they proceed with its blockbuster initial public offering even if the 12th Starship test fails?
I heard a House committee, I think the House Committee on Appropriations, released a proposed fiscal year 2027 for NASA that didn’t include the Exploration Upper Stage or the Lunar Gateway. But I can’t find the proposal. So is this claim true, and if so, could you help me find it? And is Congress allowing for the Gateway and EUS to be cancelled (or for Gateway, ‘paused’)?
Hello all, I'm a first time poster, long time lurker. I didn't know where else to ask this so I hope it's okay to ask here? I included all the information I could find from NASA.
I made this 6 panel tiled scene of the earthset picture! It took over a week of solid sewing. I was inspired by seeing someone do a similar thing with 3d printing and I was like ooh i bet i could do that with thread. Not sure if I want to incorporate it into a bigger project or just maybe hang it on the wall.
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The agency intends to spare up their only left ICPS for Artemis IV and use a 1:1 dummy spacer on Artemis III.
Now, if they fly the spacer on Artemis III, they will need an LVSA to connect it to the core stage. But if they use it on Artemis III, what will they use to connect their last ICPS to the core stage of Artemis IV?
I‘m assuming they have only made three LVSA for three ICPS stages, so what am I missing? I couldn’t find any answer to my question elsewhere, so I hope it has its place here
It's been a month. It was a very expensive toilet so we all want to know why it didn't work as it was suppose to.
With gateway cancelled, I am not seeing how month(s) long stays on the lunar surface will be possible considering Orion only has 21 days of ECLSS. Orion can support 6 months of life support as long as it’s docked, but with gateway scrapped that is no longer in the picture. What in the world is the intention for the two astronauts that will be remaining aboard Orion??
Before reentering Earth's atmosphere at the end of Artemis II, the Orion spacecraft's crew module - carrying the astronauts - separated from the European-built service module that provided propulsion and power throughout the mission. This view of the separation was captured by cameras located on the service module's solar array wings.
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Isaacman said that by standardizing SLS, this will allow the rocket to fly with a much higher cadence. But now the new standardized SLS is only planned to launch once. It seems like this "standardizing" thing is just an excuse towards canceling the program.
I presume it shouldn’t be too long until it is announced. Obviously we know all the Artemis astronauts. Who do you think it will be?
Just for the sake of clarity, since it seems like some are still confused (which is understandable since there was a change), Artemis III is a mission that will take place in earth orbit and test docking procedures with the lunar lander(s). It WILL have a crew. I am not asking who will land on the moon (though if you want to offer thoughts on Artemis 4 as well, that’s fine).
And yes, it is not a requirement that all crew members be from the original 18, though Christina Koch and Victor Glover were, and yes, some crew on the different future missions will be from foreign space agencies as well.
Handmade Rise
I’m graduating high school this Friday. Artemis II has literally changed my life forever and I’m basing my cap decoration off of it. I’m doing Christina’s iconic braid photo with the Artemis path. I want to add a quote, but also might just add “One lifetime, endless possibilities” simply because I like it. I’m curious if anyone has any other ideas though-
