Should NASA Pivot Artemis Towards Mars?

[kevinof]

Ok this is garbage.

You quoted my post but you still haven't read it or answered it. You seem to be hellbent on making some other point. I'm am done with this thread until the quality improves.

Way too much noise, not near enough thoughtful debate.
Adios.

[Robotbeat]

Starship isn’t a one way trip to Mars. It’ll use ISRU to return.

[woods170]

People...please, please don't feed the troll named Mr. Scott.
Also: report to moderator usually works a lot better than trying to out-argue a troll.

[Lar]

This seems to be evolving into a conversation with a troll me thinks, Mr Scotts arguments are all over the place and he either doesn’t know what the Starship/ Superheavy system is, and is designed for, or he pleads ignorance. I for one am done here...

You kind of took the words out of my mouth; either 'Mr Scott' is some sort of paid lobbyist for Boeing or... Or more likely he's just someone familiar with the subject matter who happens to be messing with us. We'll see.

Mr Scott is a long time forum participant. Many many years now.  Mr Scott's post count is 50, at the moment, I think.

That's not because Mr Scott doesn't post a lot, he does.... oh my yes, so many!!!

...it's because almost none of them stick.  I hope that helps.

[DigitalMan]

Here are some reasons why I think NASA should continue with Moon exploration:

1) There are international partnerships that have been established
2) Inertia. NASA, other space agencies, many citizens and numerous private companies are interested in missions to the Moon.
3) The Moon is hardly explored at all. Been there, done that can only be a reference to flags and footprints. It is time for Explorers to get involved and learn, live, discover and utilize natural resources, etc.

My personal tilt is towards Mars. I think the operational experience conducting Moon missions will be invaluable while working towards Mars, especially for private companies like SpaceX.