Plenty of people were interested in Spacex flights. People did sour after he stopped looking like iron man and started being lex luthor by opening his mouth more
Artemis is still not as impressive/envelope pushing to joe sixpack, since it’s “just” flying around the moon again. By this time, we are expecting moon bases or other advances of technology, since you know, actually LANDING on the moon started in the late 60s. It’s been 60 years.
since you know, actually LANDING on the moon started in the late 60s. It’s been 60 years.
Yeah, but that was just to beat the soviets. After that, everyone forgot about space travel.
Also, before building bases on the moon, it would make sense to build Lunar Gateway on a LaGrange point. It could provide a transport hub to/from the surface and orbit, and to/from lunar orbit to Earth’s orbit. That way there wouldn’t be need for one vehicle that can take off and land on the moon, and travel between the Earth and moon.
There could be one class of vehicle for each phase. Another class of vehicle would handle transport from Earth’s surface to orbit. So three classes of vehicle for three total stages. It would be more efficient this way.
Even to the space crowd, SLS doesn’t really introduce anything new.
But when the Falcon 9 landed, and then the heavy’s dual landing. That was hype.
I forgot that yeah, part of the hype was the re-useable rockets and their landing, which wasn’t going new places, but was doing something new.
Yeah, but that was just to beat the soviets. After that, everyone forgot about space travel.
Also, before building bases on the moon, it would make sense to build Lunar Gateway on a LaGrange point. It could provide a transport hub to/from the surface and orbit, and to/from lunar orbit to Earth’s orbit. That way there wouldn’t be need for one vehicle that can take off and land on the moon, and travel between the Earth and moon.
There could be one class of vehicle for each phase. Another class of vehicle would handle transport from Earth’s surface to orbit. So three classes of vehicle for three total stages. It would be more efficient this way.