Submission + - NASA's Lunar Space Station Might Be a Boondoggle (ieee.org)
the_newsbeagle writes: NASA is under pressure to put humans back on the moon by 2024 — that's the target date that VP Mike Pence boldly announced in a speech earlier this year. NASA's plan for meeting that ambitious target relies on building a space station in lunar orbit, called the Gateway. NASA says it will use its (over budget and behind schedule) SLS rocket and Orion crew capsule to dock at this (yet unbuilt) Gateway, then send down a lunar lander. Critics say this is a stupid and over-complicated plan.
This article by veteran space reporter Jeff Foust explains how NASA got itself into this situation.
This article by veteran space reporter Jeff Foust explains how NASA got itself into this situation.
