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> This is just PR to distract in its own small way from the SLS debacle. You're implying a degree of coordination which organizations the size of NASA just don
by Jtsummers 4y ago
> This is just PR to distract in its own small way from the SLS debacle.
You're implying a degree of coordination which organizations the size of NASA just don't have. Artemis has had two scrubbed launches, they didn't put out this announcement to distract from it. I doubt someone went over to SiFive and said, "Hey, help us distract from the Artemis I launch problems and we'll give you a nice contract."
- pinewurst 4y agoI don’t think coordination has to be explicit. Seeing meh PR and thinking, “hey maybe we should step up the advanced technology press releases” is enough. As for NASA contracts, it’s almost harder to name someone who doesn’t have even a tiny one, even cranks. Also it’s not like 2 Artemis failures are in a vacuum - it’s the culmination of a decade of failure and misspent funds.
- tablespoon 4y ago>>> This is just PR to distract in its own small way from the SLS debacle. > Seeing meh PR and thinking, “hey maybe we should step up the advanced technology press releases” is enough. As for NASA contracts, it’s almost harder to name someone who doesn’t have even a tiny one, even cranks. Except no one cares about the instruction set of space computers, except a small cadre of computer geeks. A story no one cares about is a bad thing to use as a distraction.
- pinewurst 4y agoI agree with you. I meant it as part of the flux of NASA tech press releases. It could be some CPU thing, it could be a magic space drive, it could be the official kitty litter of the moon base. ;)
- IgorPartola 4y agoYou are overthinking it.
- fijiaarone 4y agoDoes it stay crunchy in moon milk?
- ibrault 4y agoYes, it's a ridiculous claim. HSPC has been in the works for several years now, and is ran thru JPL which is completely unaffiliated with Artemis.