While there’s no near-term commercial upside (or maybe even medium term), the only way to do this may be to contract out to SpaceX. It seems to be the only space entity that could do it on time and closer to budget.
Love your coverage of our Space Program. This is a particularly informative piece. How you even learn about these things never ceases to amaze me! Really enjoyed the video animation of gathering and returning those samples to Earth. Nice piece.
While there’s no near-term commercial upside (or maybe even medium term), the only way to do this may be to contract out to SpaceX. It seems to be the only space entity that could do it on time and closer to budget.
Love your coverage of our Space Program. This is a particularly informative piece. How you even learn about these things never ceases to amaze me! Really enjoyed the video animation of gathering and returning those samples to Earth. Nice piece.