Landing Heavy Cargo on the Moon, new NASA plan

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New NASA plan for cargo only versions of the human landers. Just so funny that the mega rocket on the left is cheaper.

Work Underway on Large Cargo Landers for NASA's Artemis Moon Missions - NASA

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https://lsic.jhuapl.edu/uploadedDocs/meetings/docs/2441-DISTRO%20A%20LunA-10%20LSIC%20Performer%20Binder.pdf

Thank you DARPA.

Very little of this will realistically get built, but wow does it feel like the 60s again with big space dreams. Building a railroad on the Moon using local metals, a harbor in orbit with cargo being transferred between tugs and landers, massive power towers to beam energy where needed, etc. And of course almost all of it uses starship for launch.