John Michael Greer´s take on the Artemis project. Once you see it, you can´t unsee it!
>>>It bears recalling that Artemis is in fact an imitation of the Apollo program. Single-use capsules atop disposable booster rockets were supposed to be as obsolete as the Model T Ford by now; the Space Shuttle was supposed to be the first of a whole sequence of reusable spacecraft that would make space travel as routine as taking a jet from New York to Paris.
>>>Yet here we are in 2026 with a slightly upgraded Apollo-style spacecraft, on top of a cobbled-together "Space Launch System" that's basically a reconfigured Space Shuttle booster system -- that was the only option once the Constellation booster program bogged down terminally in cost overruns and engineering problems.
>>>In other words, the Orion capsule and the Artemis program generally is another successful demonstration of the power of retro technology. I don't recommend saying that too loudly just now, though!
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