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NASA says it’s building a gateway to the Moon–critics say it’s just a gate

3 pointsby pestkrankerover 6 years ago

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rbanffyover 6 years ago
It doesn&#x27;t make much sense. The delta-v you need to dock to it in lunar orbit is the same you need to go to the Moon. It&#x27;s kind of a Earth-Moon cycler that doesn&#x27;t cycle much. I like the idea of having humans near the instruments and being able to provide new instruments using a modular structure, and the refueling capability (that&#x27;s actually cool). Teleoperation is easy from the Earth and doesn&#x27;t need a local human and there is no way they&#x27;d have a descent&#x2F;ascent vehicle capable of flying multiple times (unless the refueling capability is much more sophisticated than the project implies).<p>Am I missing something?