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Rim mountains of the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon

It's genuinely possible that Starship HLS might not be ready before Blue Moon MK 2 is.

Painting by Pamela Lee ‘Astronaut with MMU Above Solar Panels’ from the book In The Steam of the Stars- The Soviet-American Space Art Book (1990)

Messier Star Chart

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Apollo 17 ascent stage returning to moon orbit.

Lots of cool moments with the crew in this video. They seem very easy-going and friendly. The fact that they're doing EVA and docking tests could imply that this crew might get to fly on future Artemis missions!

Especially liked the EVA training in the neutral buoyancy lab. The underwater audio is so relaxing. It must be very comfy for those scuba divers down there.

Space Shuttle launch, NASA concept art

I say it was one of NASA's worst decisions. Really it wasn't their fault. They didn't have enough government funding to contract two companies to build landers, so they went with the bare cheapest bidder (SpaceX).

It's genuinely possible that Starship HLS might not be ready before Blue Moon MK 2 is.

TODAY IN HISTORY – On June 18, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger carried astronaut Sally Ride into Earth orbit, launching her into history as the first American woman in space. It was seventh space shuttle mission, lasting 6 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds. When the shuttle returned, Dr. Ride said, “I’m sure it was the most fun that I’ll ever have in my life.”

(NASA)