No its not betting the farm on SpaceX anymore then they already have. The reality is, SLS/Orion don't do much that is useful while together consuming a huge pa

No its not betting the farm on SpaceX anymore then they already have. The reality is, SLS/Orion don't do much that is useful while together consuming a huge part of the budget. It has consumed huge parts of the budget for 10+ years and would do so for another 15-20 years. The real bet is on commercial launch in general. And that is a really good bet given how the launch market has developed. Its also a bet on staging in LEO so you can use existing vehicles to get there. > Starship probably isn’t getting to the Moon any faster than when it was part of Artemis. The goal should not be to rush somewhere. The goal should be to develop a space flight program that is best for the next couple decades.