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A Lunar Gateway still sort-of-makes-sense, as an outpost near the moon, using ISS-derived hardware, makes it hard for Congress to argue cancelling something tha
by NortySpock 6y ago
A Lunar Gateway still sort-of-makes-sense, as an outpost near the moon, using ISS-derived hardware, makes it hard for Congress to argue cancelling something that is (a) new and (b) we know will work.
That being said, a few small LEO orbital depots makes more sense than Gateway. Or perhaps small LEO and Lunar gateways might make the safety-officer at NASA happier.
- 7952 6y agoI don't think these stations really do make sense from an exploration perspective. If you are not saving much delta v then what is the point? However, I think having permanent orbital stations is just as philosophically justified as going to the moon or mars etc. Living in space is amazing and we will learn a lot from it. So why not?