WillWeEverBeGoodAgain
Johnny nice-tits
Use the Moon as a staging area for flights further and further away
Obviously Mars and then Titan is the end game
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The Space Thread
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Obviously Mars and then Titan is the end game
Another human moon landing in 2028. After a robot landing in 2027. All about a) viability of setting up a base there in the future and b) using that base as a stepping stone for Mars (way in the future obviously).
WillWeEverBeGoodAgain
Johnny nice-tits
Artemis III (planned ~2027) — Docking & landing system test
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What it will do:
- Fly astronauts in Orion to Earth orbit
- Test docking with lunar landers (e.g. SpaceX Starship HLS or Blue Origin lander)
- Trial spacesuits (AxEMU) and EVA systems
- Rehearse everything needed for a real Moon landing
Important update:
- Originally planned as the first landing, but now mainly a technical demonstration mission due to delays
This mission is about making sure the landing architecture actually works.
Artemis IV (planned ~2028) — First Moon landing of the program
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What it will do:
- Send astronauts to lunar orbit
- Dock with a lunar lander already waiting in orbit
- Land 2 astronauts on the Moon (likely south pole)
- Conduct:
- Moonwalks (EVAs)
- Scientific experiments
- Surface exploration
- Return crew safely to Earth
Why it’s huge:
- First human Moon landing since 1972
- Starts real surface operations and science
This is the mission where humans actually go back to the Moon.
Artemis V and beyond (late 2028+) — Building a Moon presence
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What comes next:
- More Moon landings
- Begin building a long-term lunar base
- Support:
- Resource use (like water ice)
- Long-duration stays
- Prep for Mars missions
This phase turns Artemis from exploration into sustained presence
Imagine being on a flight and seeing this. Amazing.
ricky2tricky4city
Paul Stewart
ricky2tricky4city
Paul Stewart
4,000 extra miles....have they seen the price at the pumps?
Rorschach
Mel Hopkins
Totally worth it. Besides the cheese, which is very important, pushing the scientific boundaries is a goal in and of itself. The argument that we should focus the money here at home only has merit if that expenditure has some alternative altruistic future, which it doesn't.Totally worth it then
SteveAWOL
Willie Hall
Will we finally open up the Cheese Room at nWHL when Vinai announces that we have exclusive global rights to fromage lunaire
MartyFunkhouser
Terry Dyson
I think it does, the issue is no one seems to agree what that looks like.
Lemonade Money
Colin Calderwood
If you look closely, you can see the string.
Rorschach
Mel Hopkins
The scientific community know where the money should be spent. It is the reactionary third of America that doesn't want this. This American administration is very anti science. Trump has been trying to cut the nasa budget but Congress has rejected the cuts so far (i think - have to check this). If he got his way that the money would end up being used for military toys, tax cuts for rich white dudes or maybe in his pocket.
MartyFunkhouser
Terry Dyson
Yeh, exactly this, my point but made better. You get loads of weirdos who think that the green strategy is bogus.
WillWeEverBeGoodAgain
Johnny nice-tits
WillWeEverBeGoodAgain
Johnny nice-tits
NASA: Artemis II
Artemis I will be the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to build a sustained human presence at the Moon for decades to come.
www.nasa.gov