This revision actually makes sense. The former timeline was outrageously optimistic given the capability of SLS + Orion, the new systems and tech, the state of the lander portion of the program (it exists on paper?).
One of the contributing factors to the success of Apollo was the relative simplicity, even by the standards of the time. The complexity of Artemis scares me.
I'm an outsider looking in so I could be totally off the mark.
No surprise. The administration is pretty heavily anti-science and not likely to prioritize anything that is for pure science beyond what brings direct profit to a friendly corporate contractor. Sad that the project likely will die off and lots of engineers and scientists will lose their jobs, but honestly there are better things that NASA should be doing like restoring the weather systems that DOGE forced them to scrap to avoid revealing more evidence of climate change or more pure science. This was always more a publicity stunt and pipe dream of Musk's to look cool rather than science driven, though it would have had some level of scientific benefit.
I’m still very excited to see NASA doing all of this.
Probably for the best under the current administration. They'd try to build an ICE detention center with Trump's face large enough to be seen from Earth. None of the astronauts would survive.
We are going to Mars Moon LEO Nowhere.... Nazism?
Führer Musk doesn't want any competition!
I guess killing the project outright is likely not an option without angering Congress. There has been so many issues and delays with this rocket that I really hope the capsule heat shield holds up during re-entry and the astronauts all survive.
Are we great again, yet?
A spacex ally is appointed chairman and guts a project that would've outshone them. Tired of the blatant corruption happening in this country.
I don't follow this subject, but I can only imagine this is in part due to the DOGE cuts?
Whatever the reason, I don't think that going back to the moon at this time is a good idea. Especially if all we're going there for is to exploit whatever resources it has.
They now aim to send them to the center of the Earth.
Im one of the types who feels its by and large pointless to send humans to space destinations. I think iss is a rare exception because of the experiments but I would mostly like to send machines to places to take readings and to work on making things remotely with machines. If we can setup a decent human habitation on the moon or such with them then I could see sending humans.
Wow. This is huge, and puts doubt on ever walking on the moon again. The original plan was obviously nuts with its weird orbits and mad refueling profile, but it was a plan at least! II was due to send astronauts the furthest into space EVER about now also. What is III to accomplish? When could IV fly, and will lunar descent then occur?
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