TommyJ

Yes! Very soon. They promised to broadcast live on the NASA website and on their YouTube channel. Hopefully, this mission finds something new on the red planet. Although, maybe the plan was to see if Ingenuity would work on Mars? Really curious.

It's pretty. In general, nowadays, many things are becoming beautiful. I wonder if they will ever make a spaceport for a full-size rocket from a truck? It would be great to be able to launch from anywhere on the planet, wouldn't it?

I would like to see that people support not only big and advertised projects. After all, besides this, there are at least 60 more private space companies. And they are all beautiful in their own way. I recently came across a page with this beautiful rocket https://www.skyrora.com/skylark-l I think it is quite good example of what people can do without govnt funding. It seems to me that thanks to a multitude of similar projects around the world, in some 10-20 years we may have private space companies that will only deal with space tourism. And there will be many companies that are engaged in only one specific area of space activity. I think that highly specialized companies can achieve greater success than those who do everything at once.

I agree with you. And perhaps this applies not only to such global missions. Even in the smallest detail, almost any private space company will be less limited in decisions and freer to act. If the development of a small space tug for some young company in the private sector takes 3-5 years, then NASA will take 10 years with all the approvals. Perhaps, given the number of private companies in the space industry now, we will soon see something like a private space market.

Do you disapprove of such missions? I understand what you mean. Funding such a project takes effort. And these efforts could bring more direct benefits to humanity. Are you talking about this? Lately, I often meet people who do not support such missions and all have completely different motives. Indeed, such funding could be used for other projects, even in the space industry. For example, why not launch a national satellite internet?

NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver two Lunar Station modules into orbit. The launch will take place on Falcon Heavy. Approximately no earlier than May 2024. That is, Artemis is still not canceled?

You can enjoy the beauty of space through different sites. But I think the most appropriate astronomy picture of the day. apod.nasa.gov Just use the archive to search.

Whatever happens next, I hope that Artemis' mission will be successful. In general, a lot of interesting things in the space sphere are happening now. I suspect some people have a plan to make the space industry much more commercial. When do you think tourist trips to the moon will be possible?