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To: NorthMountain

Simmer down please.

The SLS managed to throw a payload around the Moon, while the bulk of the Launch System went to the bottom of the ocean as planned. Besides being years late and much more expensive, any plans to make it reusable are at best afterthoughts. This is literally as good as it is going to get for cost.

If the Artemis 2 mission actually takes place (slated for 2024) it’ll be a nice follow-on to the Apollo landings, other than the astronauts will be planting the rainbow flag on the lunar surface.


21 posted on 09/11/2023 10:05:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Get your head out of your ass, please.

SLS sent a spacecraft around the moon. Starship got terminated on a launch that was expected to not make orbit.

Those are facts, plain and simple.

As a long term “path to the Moon”, SLS sucks. It has a lot wrong with it, and not being inherently reusable is the least of its problems. Still, it actually works.

As a long term “path to the Moon”, Starship has a lot to prove. Being able to launch without breaking itself would be a good start.


24 posted on 09/11/2023 10:15:01 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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