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Artemis II Is Not Broken, But the Model That Built It Is

Artemis II is back in the hangar after a helium flow issue killed the March window. The delays are real, the $4.1 billion-per-launch cost structure is genuinely indefensible, and the same problems keep appearing between missions. But NASA just restructured Artemis to iterate faster, the crew is extraordinary, and the destination still matters.

By Crash Davis · 4 min read

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Artemis II Is Leaking Hydrogen and Burning Cash. I'm Still Cheering.

Artemis II's second wet dress rehearsal is underway today, targeting a March 6 launch to send four astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972. The hydrogen leaks and schedule slips tell us the engineering is hard. The $4.1 billion per launch price tag tells us this magnificent rocket is also a farewell.

By Crash Davis · 5 min read