~orbitalindex | Issue No. 317 (35)

phase out of SLS (probably a good idea) and Orion (less clearly a good idea), ending them after Artemis III; eliminate the lunar orbiting space station Gateway (meanwhile the first module was recently delivered); and cut Mars Sample Return in favor of ‘human missions to Mars.’

impressive rescue plan formulated over an intense 40 hours which left the spacecraft connected while performing a combined apogee-raising burn followed by multiple maneuvers and gravity assists over four months