Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Both NASA and SpaceX have developed heavy lift launchers with very similar performance characteristics for their respective payloads.
Artemis, with the Space Launch System, has already demonstrated circumlunar capability, as well as proven reliability with space shuttle derived engines and solid rocket boosters. SpaceX brings reusability, lower launch costs and system that can be readily reconfigured for multiple tasks.
But with Elon Musk operating in an advisory role to the upcoming administration, speculation is rife that the Space Launch System could be cancelled.
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Both NASA and SpaceX have developed heavy lift launchers with very similar performance characteristics for their respective payloads.
Artemis, with the Space Launch System, has already demonstrated circumlunar capability, as well as proven reliability with space shuttle derived engines and solid rocket boosters. SpaceX brings reusability, lower launch costs and system that can be readily reconfigured for multiple tasks.
But with Elon Musk operating in an advisory role to the upcoming administration, speculation is rife that the Space Launch System could be cancelled.
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