Yesterday, Elon Musk announced the end of the Artemis SLS rocket program...
Well, he didn't actually say those words, yet one of the obvious implications of a SpaceX/Elon shift in focus to the moon is the SLS is an even bigger white elephant than before.
Why - not just because SLS is costly, low payload, old technology - it's simply that it can't keep up. Even if it could get to a once a year launch, it's still only a fraction of what Starship will be doing.
And Starship doesn't need SLS for the moon.
A perpetual lunar base/colony can be established with only six Starships (see my article in thread).
Imagine therefore what tens, then hundreds, then thousands of 100+ ton payload Starships launching for the Moon every 10 days can achieve.
Is SLS dead now - was it ever really alive?
