NASA *Delays* Human Moon Missions

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp1v94j17o

US space agency Nasa has announced a further delay to its
plans to send astronauts back to the Moon.

The agency's chief, Bill Nelson, said the second mission in
the Artemis programme was now due for launch in April 2026.

The plan had been to send astronauts around the Moon but not
land in September 2025. The date had already slipped once
before, from November of this year.

That will mean that a Moon landing will not take place until
at least 2027, a year later than originally planned.

The delay is needed to fix an issue with the capsule's heat
shield, which returned from the previous test flight excessively
charred and eroded, with cracks and some fragments broken off.

Mr Nelson told a news conference that "the safety of our
astronauts is our North Star".

. . .

Hey, if it was all EASY ......

The alt to better heat shields is a SLOWER RE-ENTRY.

If you can save even a little fuel, you can come back
in a lot slower/cooler.

Anyway, at this rate, Musk or China will be the one
landing more people on the moon. Musk is fine, but
the Chinese are likely to CLAIM it (fuck treaties)
and DARE anyone to say different.

[Siri Cruise]

  Hey, if it was all EASY ......
  The alt to better heat shields is a SLOWER RE-ENTRY.

How do you slow down above an atmosphere?

  If you can save even a little fuel, you can come back
  in a lot slower/cooler.

So park a Saturn 5 in earth orbit. And use a dozen Saturn 5
rockets to get it and also its fuels and fuel refrigerators into
that parking orbit.

  Anyway, at this rate, Musk or China will be the one
  landing more people on the moon. Musk is fine, but
  the Chinese are likely to CLAIM it (fuck treaties)
  and DARE anyone to say different.

China can claim the Moon right now. So can I. The question is
whether China could enforce their claim. I cannot.

I claim the the northern half of Greenland.

[Chris Ahlstrom]

Post by Siri Cruise

  Hey, if it was all EASY ......
  The alt to better heat shields is a SLOWER RE-ENTRY.

Which, of course, burns fuel.

Post by Siri Cruise
How do you slow down above an atmosphere?

  If you can save even a little fuel, you can come back
  in a lot slower/cooler.

???

Post by Siri Cruise
So park a Saturn 5 in earth orbit. And use a dozen Saturn 5
rockets to get it and also its fuels and fuel refrigerators into
that parking orbit.

  Anyway, at this rate, Musk or China will be the one
  landing more people on the moon. Musk is fine, but
  the Chinese are likely to CLAIM it (fuck treaties)
  and DARE anyone to say different.

China can claim the Moon right now. So can I. The question is
whether China could enforce their claim. I cannot.
I claim the the northern half of Greenland.

Trump got dibs on that.

[Gronk]

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp1v94j17o
US space agency Nasa has announced a further delay to its
plans to send astronauts back to the Moon.
The agency's chief, Bill Nelson, said the second mission in
the Artemis programme was now due for launch in April 2026.
The plan had been to send astronauts around the Moon but not
land in September 2025. The date had already slipped once
before, from November of this year.
That will mean that a Moon landing will not take place until
at least 2027, a year later than originally planned.
The delay is needed to fix an issue with the capsule's heat
shield, which returned from the previous test flight excessively
charred and eroded, with cracks and some fragments broken off.
Mr Nelson told a news conference that "the safety of our
astronauts is our North Star".
. . .
  Hey, if it was all EASY ......
  The alt to better heat shields is a SLOWER RE-ENTRY.

And how is that done, Poindexter???

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
  If you can save even a little fuel, you can come back
  in a lot slower/cooler.

And how does saving "even a little fuel" translate
into "a lot slower/cooler"?

Are you suggesting an engined descent? You DO realize
going to the moon and back is a teensy bit different
from popping up into space and then coming back down?

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
  Anyway, at this rate, Musk or China will be the one

China is a dictatorship. And what is Musk's moon
ship design? One big ship like in the movie
"Destination Moon"? (great flick, btw)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Moon_(film)

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
  landing more people on the moon. Musk is fine, but
  the Chinese are likely to CLAIM it (fuck treaties)

As if they or anyone else do anything about it...

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
  and DARE anyone to say different.