As SpaceX gears up for its next Starship test flight, a NASA official has indicated that the use of this vehicle for the Artemis lunar landings would require a significantly higher number of launches than previously stated by SpaceX leadership. Lakiesha Hawkins, from NASA’s Moon to Mars Program Office, stated on November 17 at a NASA Advisory Council meeting that “in the high teens” of launches would be necessary, a count notably higher than SpaceX’s earlier estimates​​. The debate over the exact number of required launches has been ongoing since Starship was selected by NASA for the first Human Landing … Continue reading NASA’s New Estimate: Starship Requires ‘High Teens’ Launches for Artemis Lunar Missions