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Renderings of the ispace RESILIENCE lander and the SpaceX HLS lander, with size and mass info. ispace RESILIENCE 2.3 x 2.3 m, 340 kg SpaceX HLS 52 x 9 m > 100,000 kg + fuel Artemis III mission concept of operations, including in-space refueling and transfer of astronauts between Orion and SpaceX HLS

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Renderings of the ispace RESILIENCE lander and the SpaceX HLS lander, with size and mass info. ispace RESILIENCE 2.3 x 2.3 m, 340 kg SpaceX HLS 52 x 9 m > 100,000 kg + fuel Artemis III mission concept of operations, including in-space refueling and transfer of astronauts between Orion and SpaceX HLS
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AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 01-Nov-2025 08:44:10 JST AkaSci 🛰️

Looks like everyone is having 2nd thoughts on whether the NASA Artemis 3 mission using the SpaceX Starship HLS will land humans on the moon before the Chinese do in 2030 or at all.
Former NASA admins Bolden and Bridenstine added to the growing skepticism at a Space Exploration Symposium on Oct. 29.
Acting Admin Sean Duffy also wants to “open up” SpaceX’s Artemis 3 contract.
We had a mini discussion here in June at https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/114636721705715879
What do you think?
https://spacenews.com/former-nasa-administrators-call-for-changes-in-artemis-lunar-lander-architecture/
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