From Newsgroup: alt.politics.usa
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nasa-travel-artemis/2026/01/17/id/1242539/
NASA Rolls SLS to Pad for Artemis II Moon Mission
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Yep, it's time. They've actually brought the
rocket to the launch pad now.
Early Feb is the best window.
This will not be TO the moon ... more of a
big ellipse near/around the moon. It's mostly
to prove the Artemis capsule. Apparently they
still don't have a LANDING scheme fully ready.
Anyway, it's a major Return Step.
Elon ... he's kind of cut out of this. His
StarShip has great potential, but has only
recently been doing "OK" in testing. We need
a bit better than "OK" to do real lunar missions.
WHEN he gets his system fully up however it CAN
deliver bulk cargo to the moon ... the stuff
for habs and entire bases.
And yea, the USA/EU needs to plant a few flags
before the Chinese can .....
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