Artemis
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Artemis II Does Not Make Starship Obsolete. It Makes the Case for It.
With Artemis II now in flight after its April 1, 2026 launch, a familiar chorus has returned: if NASA can send astronauts around the Moon on SLS and Orion, then perhaps Starship was always a Silicon Valley indulgence, a steel totem for Elon Musk fans, and not a serious part of lunar exploration after all.…