On this edition of Ex Terra Extra, Mike Turner and Tom Patton delve deeper into the hazy path back to the Moon under the Artemis program in the era of President Trump and government spending cuts spearheaded by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In 2017, when NASA unveiled its ambitious Artemis program, America's dream of returning humans to the lunar surface seemed tantalizingly within reach.
The Artemis program was conceived as a bold step forward in human space exploration. It aimed not only to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 but also to establish a sustainable presence there by 2030.
The dream of returning Americans to the lunar surface was once heralded as an unequivocal triumph for NASA’s Artemis program. However, as we inch closer to what should be historic milestones, the vision seems increasingly clouded by technical snags, ballooning budgets, and a sense of déjà vu.
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