NASA's New Estimate: Starship Requires 'High Teens' Launches for Artemis Lunar Missions

NASA official reveals SpaceX's Starship needs 'high teens' launches for Artemis lunar missions

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Lakiesha Hawkins, from NASA's Moon to Mars Program, disclosed the revised launch count at a NASA Advisory Council meeting

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Debate over launch numbers has been ongoing since Starship's 2021 selection for the HLS award

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Elon Musk previously contested the need for a high number of launches, suggesting a maximum of eight

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Starship lander's development is crucial for the success of the Artemis 3 mission

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NASA's Jim Free highlighted the complexity of Artemis 3, involving new spacesuits and Orion's docking port

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SpaceX's OFT-2 launch, key for Artemis, was postponed to replace a grid fin actuator

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The Artemis program showcases the evolving dynamics of space exploration

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NASA's revised launch projections underline the ambitious scope of lunar missions

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