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Aside: I'm pretty sure this was written by ChatGPT or similar. Anyway, TL;DR: The Artemis program seeks to diversify platforms and suppliers. It's a fair point, I suppose, but honestly, it seems like an extremely expensive way of going about it. All for the sake of diversity? I don't buy...

Yeah, good point, but NASA seems convinced, and it's pretty hard to convince NASA, or any space agency for that matter.

I've been following the various manned space programs worldwide for decades, and there is something so glaringly obvious that I simply do not understand it. Starship is the chosen lander for the Artemis program. But Starship is designed to reach the Moon and Mars from LEO. So why is NASA even...

I'm reading this thread with interest, and I have a related question. I apologize if it seems silly, but I think it's a valid query and it is the kind of thing I would expect to see in a list of FAQs. If Starship is the Official Lander(TM) of the Artemis program, why is NASA even bothering with...