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T+121: Artemis, Blue Moon, Starship, and Politics


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NASA and the White House released a summary of the FY2020 budget amendment this week, alongside the new name: Project Artemis. I talk through some political fallout, what the future may hold, and the chaos elements that are Blue Moon and Starship.

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  • America to the Moon by 2024, NASA’s FY 2020 Budget Amendment Summary (PDF, 510 KB)
  • Artemis - Main Engine Cut Off
  • NASA Taps 11 American Companies to Advance Human Lunar Landers | NASA
  • Administration Asks For Authority to Shift Money Within NASA to Pay for Moon Program - SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • The uphill battle NASA faces to sell its Moon plan to Congress - The Verge
  • Blue Origin | Blue Moon
  • SpaceX plans to A/B test its Starship rocketship builds | Ars Technica
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