I can’t see any of Boeing, NG, or LM spinning up a lander in the next few years. Blue could make it interesting by trying to accelerate their current plans, but all of their timelines to deliver so far have been so delayed that I’m not optimistic.
agreed - but I just don’t see a future for a super heavy launcher getting refilled in orbit, landing on an airless body, elevator required, soft touchdown, soft launch (long term base plans) i’m being a bit too pragmatic in saying all this though
I mean, an actual sustained Lunar surface presence will need a lot of mass delivered, but Starship is a crazy way to start the program. I would have loved a world where a working Dynetics lander could ferry crew to whatever surface habs, rovers, and consumables Blue Moon, Starship, Griffin, etc. can drop off.
I can’t see any of Boeing, NG, or LM spinning up a lander in the next few years. Blue could make it interesting by trying to accelerate their current plans, but all of their timelines to deliver so far have been so delayed that I’m not optimistic.
agreed - but I just don’t see a future for a super heavy launcher getting refilled in orbit, landing on an airless body, elevator required, soft touchdown, soft launch (long term base plans) i’m being a bit too pragmatic in saying all this though
I mean, an actual sustained Lunar surface presence will need a lot of mass delivered, but Starship is a crazy way to start the program. I would have loved a world where a working Dynetics lander could ferry crew to whatever surface habs, rovers, and consumables Blue Moon, Starship, Griffin, etc. can drop off.