It will be Space X and not Artemis

[Robert W]

Space X will carry cargo to the moon. They have the spaceship that can bring materials to the moon to colonize it. Artemis is a toy by comparison. This deal is locked in and will happen in 2028.

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

www.spacex.com

 

[JanetTheGreat]

I would enjoy seeing SpaceX get people to the moon before NASA/Artemis does.

 

[Lockback]

I would enjoy seeing SpaceX get people to the moon before NASA/Artemis does.

I think they're frankly more capable.
NASA is now a multi-national program with all the complications that entails.

 

[JanetTheGreat]

I think they're frankly more capable.
NASA is now a multi-national program with all the complications that entails.

Unfortunately NASA is limited by budget. I think NASA needs fresh leadership and more funding - but overall, I prefer the market as it give better options.

 

[Lockback]

Unfortunately NASA is limited by budget. I think NASA needs fresh leadership and more funding - but overall, I prefer the market as it give better options.

Essentially, I'm in agreement, although the full power of a government agency and budget can do things that private enterprise can't always equal.
No question that private enterprise is much more efficient, though.

 

[JanetTheGreat]

Essentially, I'm in agreement, although the full power of a government agency and budget can do things that private enterprise can't always equal.
No question that private enterprise is much more efficient, though.

I would wish to see NASA get a large boost in budget so we can start colonizing the moon. Artemis II is the most impressive manned mission in decades, and we need more of it.

 

[1srelluc]

So what has Artemis II accomplished that wasn't accomplished by the Apollo missions back when I was a teenager?

I swear, all I'm getting out of it was they went out a bit farther and named some craters.

I must be looking at it all wrong.

 

[WorldWatcher]

It boils down to the Rocket Equation.

If SpaceX can prove orbital refueling, then it doesn’t change the equation. It changes how it is applied.

But physics is still physics.

WW

 

[Robert W]

I would wish to see NASA get a large boost in budget so we can start colonizing the moon. Artemis II is the most impressive manned mission in decades, and we need more of it.

Artemis sent up lookers, Space X will land on the moon with cargo and explorers.

 

[Robert W]

It boils down to the Rocket Equation.

If SpaceX can prove orbital refueling, then it doesn’t change the equation. It changes how it is applied.

But physics is still physics.

WW

Space X do better, it will carry fuel to the moon.

 

[egp320i]

Space X will carry cargo to the moon. They have the spaceship that can bring materials to the moon to colonize it. Artemis is a toy by comparison. This deal is locked in and will happen in 2028.

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

www.spacex.com

NASA has contracted SpaceX to provide the vehicle that actually lands the astronauts on the lunar surface. For the Artemis III and IV missions, SpaceX will use a modified version of its Starship rocket, known as the Human Landing System (HLS).

Artemis is just the name of the lunar mission, that is all

space x a private company [soon not to be] did what millions of taxpayer $$$$$ to NASA could not

Just another example at how government fails and wastes OUR money

 

[22lcidw]

NASA has contracted SpaceX to provide the vehicle that actually lands the astronauts on the lunar surface. For the Artemis III and IV missions, SpaceX will use a modified version of its Starship rocket, known as the Human Landing System (HLS).

Artemis is just the name of the lunar mission, that is all

space x a private company [soon not to be] did what millions of taxpayer $$$$$ to NASA could not

Just another example at how government fails and wastes OUR money

If they get it to work, it is just when it is done. The private side is the only way we can build a permanent presence on the moon with NASA directives. No one is reporting that Artemus is too expensive.

 

[1srelluc]

Not much of a return on 4b investment I'd say.

How much does Artemis II cost—and who pays for it? - BusinessToday

The bulk of Artemis funding comes from the US federal budget allocated to NASA.

www.businesstoday.in

 

[Robert W]

If they get it to work, it is just when it is done. The private side is the only way we can build a permanent presence on the moon with NASA directives. No one is reporting that Artemus is too expensive.

Kennedy was the president that directed the Government go to the moon and did not live to see it happen.

Trump set this landing up and will hopefully be alive to see men on the moon again.

President Donald Trump
The Artemis moon landing program was initiated by President Donald Trump in December 2017. This program aims to return American astronauts to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence there, with future missions planned for 2028.

abcnews.com+2

 

[Zincwarrior]

I would enjoy seeing SpaceX get people to the moon before NASA/Artemis does.

NASA is the only entity to put any human on the moon, ever.

 

[Robert W]

Not much of a return on 4b investment I'd say.

How much does Artemis II cost—and who pays for it? - BusinessToday

The bulk of Artemis funding comes from the US federal budget allocated to NASA.

www.businesstoday.in

I agree. Given the fact that 53 years ago, NASA landed on the moon, what is taking them so long now since they have far better rockets and proof it can be done?

 

[1srelluc]

I agree. Given the fact that 53 years ago, NASA landed on the moon, what is taking them so long now since they have far better rockets and proof it can be done?

We went in the wrong direction with the Space Shuttle fiasco.....You could see that one was a loser a mile away.

 

[Zincwarrior]

We went in the wrong direction with the Space Shuttle fiasco.....You could see that one was a loser a mile away.

Ideally at one shot a month it was designed to build stations and launch shit to other planets. They just couldn't match the plan and of course things went boom.

 

[Robert W]

We went in the wrong direction with the Space Shuttle fiasco.....You could see that one was a loser a mile away.

The space shuttle was actually the Earth shuttle to stations above the Earth. They carried cargo, removed waste and carried crews back and forth. A bus and truck rolled into one.

 

[Ringo]