The first landing near the lunar south pole is now targeted for 2028. This timeline may sound delayed, but in reality, it has been deliberately reset to prioritize building reliable systems that can operate long into the future over speed.

As a professor of air and space law, I’ve been watching these developments closely. The United States is still in a race – particularly with China – but it is choosing to compete on its own terms. Rather than chasing the fastest possible landing, NASA is focused on building a system that can support repeated missions and a lasting human presence.

I'm presuming this professor of air and space law knows how to write without this much spin but it sounds like she wants in on those meetings where they all tell Trump how amazing he is

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ahaha. That "professor of air and space law" was linked:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=44XNe5oAAAAJ&hl=en

Its a list of publications sorted by citation and the highest 20 are mostly on tax avoidance

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

I think that's a mistake though. She has a wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Hanlon

The "further reading" is mostly her papers and they look very different (but also seem like they maybe shouldn't be on a Wikipedia page)

[–] atropa@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Andy Weir does need a moonbase for his new movie Artemis