How Space Startups Could Benefit from SLS Cancellation

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What are the chances that the Space Launch System, that is the giant NASA rocket used for manned Moon missions, will be cancelled? According to insider sources there is a 50% chance. How could space startups benefit from the change of direction. In this video I propose a simplified approach that relies heavy on commercial space companies.

00:00 Intro
01:00 New Direction for the Artemis Program
01:51 Suggested New Architecture
02:09 Launch Vehicles
03:05 Crew Spacecraft
04:26 Lunar Orbit Rendezvous without Gateway
04:54 Lunar Landing System
05:25 Surface Operations
05:59 ISRU
07:08 Lunar Infrastructure
07:21 Landing and Launch Pads
08:22 Power Grids
09:30 Logistics and Supply
10:35 Fuel Depots
11:27 Communications
12:15 Expansion of the Artemis Programme
13:43 Outro

Sources:

Eric Berger X Post: https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1856522880143745133
Ethos Space Resources: https://youtu.be/SFy06SnZG8Q
Orbital Mining Corporation: https://youtu.be/V3TR0PBNYMc
Interlune: https://youtu.be/tH-x2ekmROM
Spartan Space: https://youtu.be/M1Mk8HsLrXs
Lunar Starship and unnecessary operational complexity: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2021/03/26/lunar-starship-and-unnecessary-operational-complexity/
TijnM YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tijn_m

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