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T+342: NASA Updates Artemis III and IV Plans, and the Big Feelings on the Falcon to Starship Transition

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T+342: NASA Updates Artemis III and IV Plans, and the Big Feelings on the Falcon to Starship Transition

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NASA laid out its plans for Artemis III and IV, including dramatically different paths to the Moon for Blue Moon and Starship. I dig into the complexity and sustainability of both architectures, the ever-changing role of SLS, and then into the big feelings around SpaceX’s future—with or without the industry.

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