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Artemis probably is a boondoggle, but the headline isn’t necessarily an indication of that. The Apollo spacesuits were manufactured by Playtex, by the same seam
by philwelch 2y ago
Artemis probably is a boondoggle, but the headline isn’t necessarily an indication of that. The Apollo spacesuits were manufactured by Playtex, by the same seamstresses that made their bras at the time, supposedly because they were the most qualified to do the work.
When it comes to manufacturing small quantities of high quality textiles (which is, in part, exactly what a spacesuit is), this is exactly the kind of business partnership that makes sense.
- ls612 2y agoReally most of Artemis is well run. They got Starship to provide their lander, they are aiming for Shakleton Crater where there is likely ice in the permanent shadows, they are just stuck with SLS for their human lifter because Congress said so. It will be comical seeing the little Orion spacecraft docking with the HLS, really a testament to how new space is leaving old space in the dustbin of history.
- philwelch 2y agoI’m not really convinced with the Lunar Gateway either, but we’ll see.