Yesterday NASA published more details on its Artemis plan to return to the moon, to stay.

It's a *very* aggressive schedule, with a budget stratospheric enough to give Congress heartburn at a minimum; they might balk. The SLS rocket has been fraught with delays, problems, and extreme budget overruns - and it still isn't ready.

But this plan has momentum behind it, and the active participation of SpaceX, Blue Origin and other private companies - who are going to push ahead with or without NASA.

Will we put boots on the lunar ground in 2024? I honestly don't know. It might slip a year or two. But I believe this WILL happen. And when it does, we damn well better build a base and an orbital station, then see about getting ourselves to Mars. #footstomp

Much more here: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-publishes-artemis-plan-to-land-first-woman-next-man-on-moon-in-2024/

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