[wita]

It doesn’t take three months to get to a moon orbit. So, where did it wander off too, after the third course correction? How and when was the Gee Whiz orbit supposed to be established to begin with and what was the time criteria?And last but not least why do the space folks want to go anywhere that has no atmosphere to support human life????

Seems to me we have sufficient challenges right here on planet earth to utilize their scientific abilities.

[DoubleNickle]

From Wiki:

CAPSTONE will use a ballistic transfer to the Moon instead of a more conventional direct Hohmann transfer.[15] While trajectories of this type take much longer to reach their destination (about four months in this case, compared to about three days using a traditional direct transfer) they significantly reduce the propulsion requirements, which can increase the delivered mass (of the order of 10-15% more mass).[16] After being ejected from Earth orbit by a series of burns of the Photon stage, the spacecraft will reach a distance of about 1.5 million kilometers, where perturbations from the Sun become important.[15] It will then fall back towards the Earth, intercepting the Moon’s orbit and finally entering the intended NRHO around the Moon on 13 November 2022.

[Delta 21]

The thing was probly half way to Jupiter by the time they got the valve closed. Dont worry we brought enough food for 8 or 10 weeks.

[Dr. Sivana]

And last but not least why do the space folks want to go anywhere that has no atmosphere to support human life????

There is no planet with such an atmosphere within a lifetime of space travel using current or near-future technology.


I think there is hope to establish a moon base that could be largely self-sustaining under a dome or whatever. I agree that the cost would be prohibitive.