4 ms·
It spreads money, jobs, and expertise around the country. The goal of the program is not to be the most nimble, reusable, most cost-effective way to space. Thi
by multiplegeorges 4y ago
It spreads money, jobs, and expertise around the country. The goal of the program is not to be the most nimble, reusable, most cost-effective way to space.
This page illustrates that it is very successful at the true goal: https://www.nasa.gov/content/artemis-partners https://www.nasa.gov/content/artemis-partners
- defterGoose 4y ago
- systemvoltage 4y agoThink a little less cynically. SpaceX is a vendor of NASA and whole bunch of people work for each other: https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/489058main_ASK_40_space_x.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/489058main_ASK_40_space_x.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/as-artemis-moves-forward-nasa-picks-spacex-to-land-next-americans-on-moon https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/as-artemis-moves-forward-...
- nine_k 4y agoI wish the capable society found a way to build a reusable rocket, now that it had been amply demonstrated as doable. Very expensive expendable rockets is a guarantee that only the military, colossal communication companies, and a few lucky science projects get access to space. Imagine that ocean ships were expendable, only good for one ocean crossing. How many geographic discoveries would have been made?