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Author	Topic: NASA/MSFC 1:100 Artemis III Starship HLS
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49070 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-14-2022 10:26 AM NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center model shop has begun producing models of SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) lunar lander for the Artemis III mission (photo credit: David Hitt via Instagram).
DavidH Member Posts: 1260 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Jun 2003	posted 09-15-2022 12:30 PM It looks like they made their public debut at the JFK Rice University speech anniversary celebration last week, according to this Reddit post.
328KF Member Posts: 1367 From: Registered: Apr 2008	posted 09-15-2022 01:29 PM A lot of extra weight to carry to the surface and back into lunar orbit with that useless aerodynamic nose cone. What kind of ladder will be needed to reach the surface? And how would a pilot be able to land a big stick like that in the event that automatic systems fail? Many questions...
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49070 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-15-2022 01:47 PM These questions are probably better posed under the discussion topic for the Starship HLS, but with regards to crew access to the surface, it will be by elevator (as currently being tested).

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