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Aaron DeVries@nyrath a surface base really should have been the plan from the start. Not to say I'm still unconvinced Artemis won't get canceled entirely still.
Michael Gemar@Aaron_DeVries @nyrath Yes to both.
Michael BuschThe reason for having the Gateway station was to avoid needing to haul extra mass through an additional 2 km/s of velocity change and to be able to send out equipment on a solar-electric stage to save some more on launch mass.
The physics involved have not changed.