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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 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.