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NASA Safety Panel Warns of “High Risk” for Artemis III
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"The “daunting” challenge of getting SpaceX’s Starship HLS ready .. is a specific concern"

"..launches will enhance the reliability of Starship overall, but do not contribute to developing an HLS version of Starship which requires human-rating and in-space refueling to travel beyond earth orbit."

https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-high-risk-for-artemis-iii/

26.2.2026

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NASA Safety Panel Warns of “High Risk” for Artemis III

Posted: February 26, 2026 10:49 pm ET | Last Updated: February 26, 2026 11:04 pm ET | NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, ASAP, is warning that the Artemis III mission to land astronauts on the Moon is too risky and NASA needs to reconsider the timeline and feasbility of mission goals.

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"“.. development + test progress necessary for a version of Starship that has not yet flown in time to support a human lunar landing .. within the next few years appears daunting +,.. probably not achievable. Beyond this, the physics of landing a 6-to-1 height-to-width ratio vehicle on the uneven, poorly lit polar lunar surface .. questionable at best.”"

https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-safety-panel-warns-of-high-risk-for-artemis-iii/

26.2.2026

#HLS #NASA #moon #Mond #Mondlandung #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #Starship

NASA Safety Panel Warns of “High Risk” for Artemis III

Posted: February 26, 2026 10:49 pm ET | Last Updated: February 26, 2026 11:04 pm ET | NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, ASAP, is warning that the Artemis III mission to land astronauts on the Moon is too risky and NASA needs to reconsider the timeline and feasbility of mission goals.

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