[PA Engineer]

BTW, the astronaut next to the lander leg: male or female?

You never know these days.

It does seem to be Von Braun's original concept. I don't understand the Lunar space station concept (article). They're going leaving the lander first stage on the moon and then dock or dock and then land. I would think they may want to design a reusable lander and shuttle the astronauts to the space station. Doesn't make sense.

[NorthMountain]

I would think they may want to design a reusable lander and shuttle the astronauts to the space station. Doesn't make sense.

Article states that a fully reusable lander was the original design. That makes a lot more sense when the mission involves a permanent orbital station, rather than a single landing and ascent as in Apollo.