05-31-2020, 10:46 AM
(05-31-2020, 09:23 AM)Yukon Wrote: The goals are to develop a cheaper way to get stuff and people up to orbit level. Getting the payloads out of Earths gravity is the most expensive part.
They can then use whatever stations and/or equipment up there to more easily stage a trip to the moon again, and then Mars.
Edit: There may be other hidden agendas we’re not deemed worthy to know about.
The launch was awesome to see. Apparently there are a few private parties that are building reusable capsules for NASA. The SPACEX capsule was impressive. Boeing is working on one as well.
It will be great to not have to pay the Russians for a ride on one of their capsules to the space station. Hopefully we will be headed back to the moon and eventually Mars.