Such a good-looking vehicle imo. I hope it works well!

I have a feeling it’s only a matter of time before someone escalates, but I really hope that isn’t the case.

Not quite: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

This site says “Booster 19 is expected to attempt a chopstick catch at the Starbase launch tower after stage separation, as has become standard procedure for Super Heavy.”

https://newspacetracker.com/articles/starship-v3-flight-12-guide/

I’m not sure this has been confirmed by SpaceX yet. Someone let me know, I really hope they go for it!

Edit: SpaceX says the booster will land in the Gulf of Mexico this flight

Ship 39 engines

Bro that’d be the coolest, craziest thing

I actually agree with you that NASA has been unproductive and wasteful for a while now. Not always, but certainly when it came to ambitious and inspiring projects. However, I see this as a course correction that puts NASA back on track. Certainly it’s a much better plan than they had before. But maybe I’m just being hopeful, or even naive? Time will tell.

I wish them luck, seems like they’re going to need it!

Already been posted yesterday, sorry

That’s pretty cool!

As this has been widely speculated already, this is not a surprise. Super great to see this move forward at pace!

“Sanity prevails” Thank goodness

This was such a refreshing article to read. The NRHO requirement was so stupid. I’m so glad Jared is helping to move the program forward.

Cancellation of the Exploration Upper Stage and Block IB upgrade for SLS rocket

Artemis II and Artemis III missions will use the SLS rocket with existing upper stage

Artemis IV, V (and any additional missions, should there be) will use a “standardized” upper stage

Artemis III will no longer land on the Moon; rather Orion will launch on SLS and dock with Starship and/or Blue Moon landers in low-Earth orbit

Artemis IV is now the first lunar landing mission

NASA will seek to fly Artemis missions annually, starting with Artemis III in “mid” 2027, followed by at least one lunar landing in 2028

NASA is working with SpaceX and Blue Origin to accelerate their development of commercial lunar landers for Artemis IV and beyond

The openness with which this was presented has been so refreshing.

I have a feeling this is more about the launch than the meeting, which is fine. Personally I think that having relations with the Russians is a waste of time.

He basically says, “I’m happy to be here again, smelling the unmistakable scent of the ISS.” Must be some cosmonaut inside joke?

Again lol

Tough start to the year

Possibly just for bearing repairs, but we’ll see.

16 to 18 Vulcan flights

Idk man…