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DNathanHilliard t1_j2s3krx wrote

And with Nelson now telling Congress they are in a space race with China, we'll probably start seeing more money directed at LEO and Lunar missions.

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tperelli t1_j2ucw58 wrote

Congress has been saying it for years. Artemis was created because they knew we were in a space race.

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DirkMcDougal t1_j2v9tic wrote

Artemis was created because Richard Shelby wanted to keep Michoud Assembly operating and SLS needs something to launch.

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jivatman t1_j2x7ug1 wrote

Yeah before Artemis they tried to force NASA to use it to launch stuff like Europa Clipper which would have been an astounding waste of money when Falcon Heavy can do it...

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