@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
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@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
It got old, but the right answer wasn't outsourcing. NASA used to build good stuff, and still does on the unmanned side. Outsourcing building new rocket and manned spaceflight technogy is a national security disaster.
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@mastodonmigration @lawyersgunsnmoney i mean, fwiw, orion is pretty good, we got trusted partners on both sides of the pond workin' on her! she's a damn fine machine, can tell you that!
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@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
Orion is amazing! The rest of the Artemis program is pretty nuts. Landing Elon's big rocket on the moon and taking an elevator to the surface...insane.
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@mastodonmigration @lawyersgunsnmoney yeahhh... HLS starship is... not optional for the task at hand, something i always say is that it's like using one of those big dump trucks you see at open pit mines to go to the grocery store (pic for reference)
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Don't agree with all of this, but the parts about Starship are on target.
https://idlewords.com/2024/5/the_lunacy_of_artemis.htm
Plus, refueling in space and landing such a behemoth upright in 1/6 G are going to be.... difficult.
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@mastodonmigration @lawyersgunsnmoney yeah, Artemis does have its flaws, that's for sure, SLS, she.. she's interesting, that's for sure, needless to say, there are things within the program that either need to be cut entirely or seriously refined if we are to succeed at sending people back to the moon.
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@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
Interesting discussion of just the fluid (refeuling) problem:
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@mastodonmigration @lawyersgunsnmoney oh yeah, the LH2, a real pain in the exhaust pipe to work with, that's for sure. that's why LVs like starship, vulcan and new glenn use methalox as their primary fuel source, it's easy to work with!
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@mastodonmigration @lawyersgunsnmoney oh wait, i just looked at it, not what I was expecting lol, but still, my point stands.
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@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
Easier, but not easy at 0G.
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@marcimallow @lawyersgunsnmoney
Thing is there seems a real 'Emperor's New Clothes' thing going on with SpaceX and Artemis. Experts seems to know it is crazy, but are afraid to speak out because it is sure death for their careers. In the linked podcast, just listen to how circumspect the Georgia Tech professor is. But you know he thinks it's bolox.