'The spacesuits will go back on Starship, and then Starship will remain in [lunar] orbit indefinitely.'
moonwalkers — including the first woman to land on the moon — will lift off on Starship and then rendezvous with Orion to return to Earth. Due to weight constraints, only the small stash of moon rocks they bring back from the lunar surface, and perhaps some low-mass equipment, will be transferred to Orion for the trip home.
At least that is the plan for the two Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits used on the Artemis 3 mission as of Wednesday. , Starship will lack the fuel needed to fly back to Earth. The vehicle is designed so that it can be refueled, but for Artemis 3 in late 2025, no refilling station is expected to be available.'s to do with as the company chooses.
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