A noble goal, however here’s what I’m thinking relative to Blue Origin:
Mk1 Pathfinder Launch — 29 March 27
Mk2 Demo Launch — 26 November 28
Artemis V (w/ Mk2) — 8 March 30
Of course, I could be totally wrong, but analyzing their schedule, and recent statements I calculated the above dates.
@highfreqhertz I just spent a few hours analyzing the Blue Origin schedule tasks and milestones and my conclusions are as follows (best case):
Mk1 Pathfinder Launch — 29 March 27
Mk2 Demo Launch — 26 November 28
Artemis V (w/ Mk2) — 8 March 30
A message to all sane Republicans:
He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.
He bulldozed the East Wing.
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He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing.
He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.
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He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing.
His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing.
He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing.
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He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing.
It’s time to start talking.
The United States has successfully landed 13 spacecraft on the Moon. This total includes 7 uncrewed robotic landers and 6 crewed landings. With the exception of IM-1 and IM-2 (commercial) by Intuitive Machines in 2024 and 2025 respectively, 11 of the 13 were between 1966 and 1972. That’s quite a gap. Definitely time for Moon Base!
@dpoddolphinpro Personally, I doubt it. SpaceX has teams that can work miracles after anomalies, but Blue is more deliberate and slow. T-minus 7 months and counting…
It looks like a war zone. The original work to construct the facilities at LC-36 began in June 2016—ten years ago. They completed the facility in 2020 at a cost of $200M. Obviously, not everything is destroyed, but it is catastrophic damage. It could easily take two years (or more) to return to operational capability.