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Volume 40What do you think of the upcoming Artemis missions?
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Joshua Felty on Facebook, who asks, What do you think of the upcoming Artemis missions? And how do you think they’ll compare to SpaceX and other private space companies?
I did a full episode on the Artemis program back in August of 2022.
If/when Artemis missions actually launch, it will get a lot of attention on the news, and it will be pretty cool if they can make it back to the moon, or even orbit it like Apollo 8.
However, the entire program is a one-off. Like the Apollo Program, it is using incredibly expensive disposable rockets, and it isn’t creating anything that can be built upon in the long term.
The Artemis Program is the last disposable rocket program in history. It makes no financial sense and isn’t sustainable for long-term programs. The problem is, Starship isn’t ready for prime time quite yet, so we might be a few years away before we can really make long-term progress on establishing a presence on the moon.
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