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After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

As opposed to Blue Origin's solution, which was to be assembled from three different spacecraft in orbit? Or the Dynetics solution, which was over its own mass budget?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It's wild that the crazy overbuilt and overcomplicated SpaceX lander is the best option.

    The Blue Origin lander, which won the 2nd place consolation contract, changed to be more like Starship than their original 3-part proposal. They also rely on orbital refueling now.

    I wish Dynetics could have made their mass margins work. I liked the size and shape of that lander.

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