Die Mondlander von Musk und Bezos könnten Artemis-Astronauten stranden lassen, warnt NASA Watchdog | Ein NASA-Aufseher hat einen vernichtenden Bericht über das Human Landing System-Programm herausgegeben und dabei ernsthafte Probleme bei dessen Fortschritt, Aufsicht und Tests festgestellt.
https://gizmodo.com/musk-and-bezos-moon-landers-could-leave-artemis-astronauts-stranded-nasa-watchdog-warns-2000732544
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>NASA hopes to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, but building the spacecraft that will take them to the lunar surface is proving to be far more difficult than expected. A new watchdog report warns that the Artemis human lander program is not only facing delays and technical issues but also unresolved crew-safety risks.
>The findings, [published](https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/audit-reports/nasas-management-of-the-human-landing-system-contracts/) by NASA’s Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday, reveal critical gaps in testing and crew survival analyses for both prospective landers: SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Lander. That’s a serious problem because if either lander encounters a catastrophic event, NASA will not be able to rescue the stranded crew from space or the lunar surface.
>“Without a rescue capability for the Artemis missions, the crew will be lost should the HLS become disabled on the lunar surface or be unable to dock with the awaiting Orion or Gateway in [lunar orbit],” the report states.
>The report comes less than two weeks after NASA overhauled the Artemis program, adding another test flight to prepare for a crewed Moon landing while working to standardize its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for more frequent launches. According to the new schedule, NASA’s Artemis 4 mission will attempt to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028, followed by another crewed landing mission (Artemis 5) potentially that same year.
I mean… not like there was any rescue capability for any of the Apollo missions either.
Well yeah, that’s how you establish a base!
Source: Kerbal Space Program
Every moon lander can have astronauts stranded. In theory you could get redundancy by landign a 2nd reserve lander unmaned on same spot before hand and not sending the crew until the backup chekcs out.
A bit expensive.
Overall architecture was known when those missions were proposed. IMHO the biggest drivers of risk is using for some ungodly reason near rectilinear halo orbit and having no unnamed landing before the maned.
I’m assuming this, like any other business venture, is designed to turn a profit?
Perhaps space exploration isn’t best achieved when margins are more important than making it home
But at least the SpaceX version is pointy, that’ll really cut down on the atmospheric drag when launching off the moon. And the height will make it fit right in with the forests of Endor.
They need to push these projects back and make sure they’re really ironclad. When we send humans back to the moon, it shouldn’t just be for a quick touch and go. It should be to stay.
In the case of Starship, I’m wondering if it could carry an escape laucher somewhat similar to the part of Apollo that launched from the surface of the moon. It wouldn’t need to be very heavy, just some aluminium and the small rockets. It could then rendezvous with Orion.
I’m sorry, what, „testing?“
Please! This is all fluffy bullshit from NASA. They have this public image that they are fumbling balloons. In truth they have do and know so much more. Bases on the moon a colony already on Mars etc. Same with 3IAtlas, they know exactly what it is and why.
The really awesome technology and spacecraft they actually have and use. We the people will never see. For real, everything they show us looks like it was built in the 80’s. They are literally playing dumb and distracting us from what they really know and have.