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Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-14-2022 10:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center model shop has begun producing models of SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) lunar lander for the Artemis III mission (photo credit: David Hitt via Instagram).

DavidH
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posted 09-15-2022 12:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for DavidH   Click Here to Email DavidH     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It looks like they made their public debut at the JFK Rice University speech anniversary celebration last week, according to this Reddit post.

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A lot of extra weight to carry to the surface and back into lunar orbit with that useless aerodynamic nose cone. What kind of ladder will be needed to reach the surface? And how would a pilot be able to land a big stick like that in the event that automatic systems fail?

Many questions...

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-15-2022 01:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
These questions are probably better posed under the discussion topic for the Starship HLS, but with regards to crew access to the surface, it will be by elevator (as currently being tested).

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