Artemis I

[Brogan]

Impressive, but it seems a bit old school in the thinking.

Only the crew pod is reusable; the rocket, boosters, etc. are single use.

Artemis I in numbers

Almost 50 years later, NASA is ready to return humans to the lunar surface -- and it begins with the Artemis I mission. Here are the big numbers that make the mission a monumental feat.

www.cnn.com

 

[cider_and_toast]

The thing is, getting the.main body of the rocket back would probably not be worth the cost and effort.

Part of the design is based on the shuttles external tank and these were never reused anyway.

Going by the stages used on the Saturn V rocket, the third stage S4B section which did the bulk of the work getting the crew capsule to the moon and into lunar orbit, this bit was then fired off into deep space and I'd imagine something similar on Artemis.

Basically reusing most of these parts is not a realistic option

 

[Brogan]

Same old.

Artemis: Nasa calls off new Moon rocket launch

US controllers struggled to get the rocket's engine cooled down to its correct operating temperature.

www.bbc.com

 

[Brogan]

They should rename it Artemis 0

Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket will need leak repair

The launch of the American space agency's big new Moon rocket is facing a potentially lengthy delay.

www.bbc.com

 

[cider_and_toast]

I can't believe how badly this thing leaks. What is it made from, Swiss cheese?

 

[siffert_fan]

I can't help thinking what great scientific probes NASA could have come up with for the price of the Artemis program. Sending people back to the moon seems like a feel-good idea only. Much more science could be gained at much lower cost with unmanned probes.

 

[Brogan]

They should rename it Artemis 0

Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket will need leak repair

The launch of the American space agency's big new Moon rocket is facing a potentially lengthy delay.

www.bbc.com

They should rename it Artemis -1

Hurricane Ian forces Nasa to shelter Artemis Moon rocket

The Artemis-I vehicle will be pulled off the launch pad in Florida to protect it from storm forces.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Brogan]

Yay!

Finally ...

Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth

Nasa launches the most powerful rocket in its history as it kick-starts efforts to get humans back to the Moon.

www.bbc.com

 

[FB]

Remind me what the point of all this is? Are we planning to mine the moon?

 

[Splash]

Due to the recent massive increase in the price of Cheddar caused by runaway inflation, it has now become economically viable to mine the moon for cheese and transport it back to earth.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Remind me what the point of all this is? Are we planning to mine the moon?

Apparently its to practise going to Mars.

 

[FB]

Useful, I suppose when the Earth goes down the bog we can send all the really important people to create new world to fuck up on Mars.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Which reminds me, it's been a long time since I read Ben Elton's book "Stark"