Recent content by RFM

Sorry, I did get the two mixed up. Thanks for the correction. I still would prefer Orion to do a 10 day earth orbit with the first crewed vehicle rather than a trip to the moon.

I believe it is a risk to send the astronauts on a 10 day mission outside of earth's orbit in what is not a fully tested capsule. The last test did not have a full environmental system on board. Even in the race to the moon, Apollo spacecraft with a crew spent mission length time in an orbital...