I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293

Name: I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293
Description: Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day gives a talk to an aerospace audience, comparing how Apollo was engineered and managed with NASA's Artemis program. He raises concerns about unresolved details, the number of launches and in-orbit fuel transfer needed to reach the Moon, and the loss of institutional knowledge.

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Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day gives a talk to an aerospace audience, comparing how Apollo was engineered and managed with NASA's Artemis program. He raises concerns about unresolved details, the number of launches and in-orbit fuel transfer needed to reach the Moon, and the loss of institutional knowledge.

Commenters point to it whenever Artemis, SLS or Starship refueling comes up, as a candid and critical engineering assessment delivered directly to NASA.

20 Hacker News mentions · 2023–2025

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Space exploration & spaceflight
Management, leadership & organizations

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