SpaceX and NASA are working together to develop the largest, most powerful, and most capable vehicle ever launched into space, with the goal of landing astronauts on the moon for the \first time in the 21st century
Questions to inspire discussion
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What is SpaceX developing for NASA's Artemis Mission?
—SpaceX is developing a lunar human landing system variant of their starship rocket for NASA's Artemis Mission.
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Where will the HLS lunar Starship be launched from?
—The HLS lunar Starship will be constructed and launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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How will the lunar Starship land on the moon?
—The lunar Starship will use new thrusters unique to the vehicle for landing, accounting for the low gravity and powerful engines.
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What is unique about the first fully automated human landing on the moon?
—The first fully automated human landing on the moon will be conducted with Starship having no manual controls.
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What is the goal of SpaceX and NASA's collaboration?
—The goal of SpaceX and NASA's collaboration is to land astronauts on the moon for the first time in the 21st century.
Key Insights
- 🚀 The SpaceX Starship and NASA are working at Ludicrous Speed to develop the largest, most powerful, and most capable vehicle ever launched into space.
- 💰 The current annual funding for NASA is significantly less than during the Apollo era, impacting the development of new space technology.
- 💰 NASA couldn't afford to develop their own lunar lander, so they threw a few billion dollars at SpaceX to buy a lunar human Landing system variant of their starship rocket.
- 🛰️ SpaceX's next challenge is to perform an orbital fuel transfer between two separate Starship spacecrafts in orbit, a task that has never been done before.
- 🌕 Elon Musk believes orbital refilling for lunar landings will be easy, comparing it to the docking of SpaceX Dragon with the ISS.
- 🌕 The second lunar Starship will carry a crew compartment to keep two people alive on the moon for up to a week, along with equipment for exploring the surface.
- 🚀 The HLS lunar Starship will be constructed and launched from the SpaceX facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, showing a close collaboration between the two organizations.
- 🌕 Assuming all goes right, two NASA astronauts are only an elevator ride away from setting foot on the moon for the first time in this Century.
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Clips
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00:00 🚀 SpaceX and NASA are working together to land on the Moon with the SpaceX Starship and NASA's road map for a permanent outpost.
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01:28 🚀 NASA's annual funding is much lower now than in the Apollo era, resulting in the SLS and Orion system being limited in capabilities.
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02:46 🚀 SpaceX is developing a lunar Starship for NASA's Artemis Mission, designed for a one-way trip to the moon and eliminating the need for re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
- SpaceX is developing a lunar human landing system variant of their starship rocket for NASA's Artemis Mission, with successful progress in testing and modifications needed for the mission profile.
- The lunar Starship is designed for a one-way trip to the moon, eliminating the need for re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and making it easier to endure.
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04:23 🚀 SpaceX's Starship design can carry 100-200 metric tons into low earth orbit, but to reach higher altitudes like the moon, it will need to be refilled with fuel, which SpaceX has successfully demonstrated through orbital fuel transfer.
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05:35 🚀 SpaceX plans to use multiple Starship launches to carry enough fuel into orbit to refill a lunar lander for a mission to the moon, with the first Starships landing without people on board.
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06:59 🚀 NASA plans to send an uncrewed test Starship to land on the moon, followed by a crewed mission in 2026 if all goes according to plan.
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08:20 🚀 SpaceX will launch the HLS lunar Starship from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, while SLS with three crew members will rendezvous with Starship in lunar orbit and head towards the moon's surface.
- SpaceX will construct and launch the HLS lunar Starship from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the Starship will go to orbit uncrewed, refill at the orbital propellant Depot, and set course for the moon using a distant retrograde orbit.
- SLS prepped for launch with three crew members on board, Orion capsule rendezvous with Starship in lunar orbit, docking nose cone to nose cone, Starship releases from Orion and heads towards the surface using main Raptor engines to slow down and be pulled into the Moon's surface.
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10:14 🚀 SpaceX and NASA are planning the first fully automated human landing on the moon using new thrusters unique to the lunar Starship, with NASA astronauts ready to set foot on the moon for the first time in this century.
- New thrusters unique to the lunar Starship will be used for landing to account for the low gravity and powerful engines, preventing a dust cloud and ensuring a stable descent.
- SpaceX and NASA are planning the first fully automated human landing on the moon, with Starship having no manual controls and NASA astronauts ready to set foot on the moon for the first time in this century.
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Duration: 0:12:3
Publication Date: 2024-04-13T20:52:01Z WatchUrl:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWOAzBC9aRs
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