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34. If Elon had had his way, there would be no Artemis II mission

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 10:40 PM

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I remember reports last spring that Elon was going after the Space Launch System. Obviously, he didn't derail the planned mission, but I'm having difficulty nailing down the question of whether the overall program has/or has not, been undermined.

Obviously, he wants NASA to be completely reliant on SpaceX. I suspect substantial progress has been made toward that goal, but am not finding much information on what actually happened -- what cuts were made, what personnel was jettisoned.

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Right? OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #86

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your loss. cab67 Wednesday #24

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I respectfully disagree. cab67 23 hrs ago #56

While I respect your opinion, we need to channel our scientific resourses more wisely. NNadir 22 hrs ago #59

Kids in your classes grew up with Star Trek and Star Wars movies, plus a lot of other SciFi FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #61

I was 12 for the start of (original run of) Star Trek... electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #71

I was draft bait when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and It was on my peripheral. JohnnyRingo 21 hrs ago #62

I live close to the Fl northeast coast. Fla Dem 21 hrs ago #63

I saw a shuttle launch from the beach in 2008 (?) progressoid 20 hrs ago #66

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Like too much .. its a show... Mustellus 20 hrs ago #65

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first year in college for me. cab67 14 hrs ago #89

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I did mention it before launch. cab67 12 hrs ago #96

I agree with what you wrote, but personally babylonsister 12 hrs ago #95

I understand the "so much need" argument. cab67 12 hrs ago #97