• burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    A lander with a mass sim is a bad look, but it’s still a lander. There’s value in continuing on with the Astrobotic Griffin as a tech demonstration to support future lunar activities. Griffin also has secondary payloads, including Astrobotic’s own little rover.

    Also, IIRC, the launch cost is part of the lander contract, so NASA can’t just use the launch for something else.