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NASA keep calling SLS block 1 a moon rocket and it can't land anything on the moon either. All it can do is transfer crew to a halo orbit and back. And Orion cl
by shirro 5y ago
NASA keep calling SLS block 1 a moon rocket and it can't land anything on the moon either. All it can do is transfer crew to a halo orbit and back. And Orion clearly isn't a very capable vehicle for satellite refurbishing. Without an airlock EVAs would require depressurising the whole vehicle and it can't carry any big payloads or a robotic arm.
My guess is after mass is added for all the capabilities shuttle had for spacecraft servicing you probably do need a real moon rocket.