Recent content by space1946

The Chinese are advancing rapidly and willing to risk loss of life. I would not be suprised if they got there first. However, I am not sure that going to the moon will accomplish much regardless who gets there. The Chinese want to scoup up tritium from the moon and return it...

It appears to me that the launch schedule will continue to slip. It is already about four years behind schedule and tens of billions over budget. It will take luck to get a unmanned launch by December 2022. If there is anything less than full success, it...

there seems to be some simularity between Elon Musk selling the starship and P T Barnum selling tickets to see the worlds biggest elephant.

Nasa has not yet awarded the contract to build a new lunar landing module. The first apollo lem took about seven years to develop. We will be lucky to return to the moon by 2027. Going to mars is much harder than going back to the moon. It might take...

It seems to me that the solution for a quick moon landing is to use two falcon heavy launchers. One for the orion capsule and a second for the lunar lander. However, it will probably take at least five years to get a working lander. Mars seems to be about 50...

It seems as if both Boeing and Spacex are over promising on equipment to take men to mars and the moon. NASA wants a rocket that works the first time, but is very expensive. Spacex seems willing to crash many rockets trying to find one which will work. I have a high...