Former NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin believes that America’s current plan to go back to the Moon is “highly unlikely” to succeed on schedule and fears losing a new space race to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Mr. Griffin told the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics on Jan. 17 that: “The Artemis program is excessively complex, unrealistically priced,” and “compromises crew safety.”
He added it is highly unlikely that the program—which is projected to reach total costs of $93 billion in 2025—will complete its objective on time “even if successful.” Its first four missions will carry production and operating costs of at least $4.2 billion per launch....
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