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Don’t count on NASA to return humans to the Moon in 2025 or 2026, GAO says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We need a consistent vision from Congress and the president, but it changes every two or four years making long term planning very difficult.

[–] davetapley 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You inspired me to look up List of space programs of the United States - Crewed government-led programs and a couple of things jump out at me:

  1. I'd completely forgotten about Ares I-X.
  2. I'd completely forgotten that Orion was supposed to go to the ISS, and:
  3. Orion EFT-1 was nine years ago today; two flights in nine years, just so sad.