I'm a bit confused as to why something that could be achieved with a single Saturn V launch 60 years ago, now requires about 10 launches of a heavy lift vehicle with 100t LEO payload, plus an additional launch of another, completely different heavy lift vehicle, and an orbital rendezvous of two different manned vehicles?

theGeatZhopa · 16h ago

As often in these times, may be the idea is built with & on frameworks, and, hence, carry much technical debt and that results up being such.

WalterGR · 19h ago

Lockheed Martin’s press release: https://investors.lockheedmartin.com/news-releases/news-rele...

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