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> So four people would arrive at Lunar orbit in an Orion, board a huge prepositioned Starship, and fly that down to the surface? That's the idea, yes. [1] 1.
by nyokodo 2y ago
> So four people would arrive at Lunar orbit in an Orion, board a huge prepositioned Starship, and fly that down to the surface?
That's the idea, yes. [1]
1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/2021_Artemis_Banner_-_HLS_Starship_%28936168596045%29.pdf/page1-809px-2021_Artemis_Banner_-_HLS_Starship_%28936168596045%29.pdf.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/20...
- shmoe 2y agoBecause the SLS can't do anything close to what the Saturn V did, yup.
- dotnet00 2y agoUnfortunately Orion is stupidly heavy.
- Rebelgecko 2y agoIs that in addition to taking a pit stop at the lunar gateway?
- nyokodo 2y agoThat's where they transition from one to the other, yeah.