I'm hardly arguing for equivalence. :) It's not one choice or the other. I'm not convinced that Artemis is feasible, much less desirable, in its current form. I

I'm hardly arguing for equivalence. :) It's not one choice or the other. I'm not convinced that Artemis is feasible, much less desirable, in its current form. It seems only to exist to justify specific launch vehicle capabilities/expeditures. If this were an Iain Banks book, the 1st expedition ship would be named "Sunk Cost Fallacy".