NASA claims the gateway would create an opportunity And there is not much research worth doing in lunar orbit that can’t already be done on the International Space Station, in Earth orbit, or with lunar probes and robots. There is no need to have a space station circling the Moon in order to go to the Moon or Mars or anywhere else. Vice President Pence has recently stated a goal of putting astronauts on the gateway by the end of 2024. NASA says Orion would take its first crew around the Moon by 2023. The gateway is a planned space station that will orbit the Moon, supposedly serving as an outpost for human explorations to the Moon, Mars, and deep space. The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (formerly known as the Deep Space Gateway) is receiving some money. Robert Zubrin, “Moon Direct,” The New Atlantis, Number 56, Summer/Fall 2018, pp. Robert Zubrin, a New Atlantis contributing editor, is president of Pioneer Astronautics and of the Mars Society. The New Atlantis article by Robert Zubrin has an updated write up of his Moon Direct program proposal. Robert Zubrin points out (in an article at New Atlantis) that this stated goal has not received any meaningful funding. The Trump administration has said America should return to the Moon and build permanent bases. The Lunar Gateway is an expensive justification for the expensive Space Launch System. Space Launch System and the Orion manned capsule wastes $4 to 5 billion per year. The Lunar Gateway plan is currently going to use the Space Launch System. Nextbigfuture has another article about actual equipment being made for moon mining and fuel processing operations. We could use a few SpaceX Falcon Heavies and land directly on the moon with about 8 to 11 tons of moon base at a time. We could do a lot better in space and spend less money and get results sooner. The Lunar Gateway looks like it will be built from about ten modules. It is better to waste money on space and get more space capability than it is to waste money on the military.Ībout 30 space shuttle launches were used to add components and modules to assemble the ISS. It is using the International Space Station (ISS) style technology to build a space station orbiting the moon. Lunar Gateway is going to cost $100+ billion. However, this is part of promoting the wasteful Lunar Gateway program. This is all better than nothing, but the NASA approach is a waste of money. A Moon Direct plan (created by Robert Zubrin) could get continuously manned moon bases in four years. is within 10 years of having a continuous manned presence on the moon, which will lay the groundwork for expanding space exploration to Mars. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says the U.S.
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