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Elon Musk Trying to Scrap NASA's Moon Program (futurism.com)
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Consequently, the South African billionaire has been put in charge of a so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" to excise $2 trillion from the national budget. Whether this advisory group will be able to take aim at the Artemis program remains to be seen.

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[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Did SpaceX promise anything with the moon? I thought their goal was, and had always been, just Mars?

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Spacex is fairly central to the current Artemis moon missions. They are building the lander from the Lunar Gateway (Moon orbiting station) to the surface and back. SLS will take people from Earth to the Lunar Gateway.

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