From: ted@loft.tnolan.com   
      
   In article <10m0lik$jrg$1@panix2.panix.com>,   
   Scott Dorsey  wrote:   
   >Bobbie Sellers   wrote:   
   >>On 2/4/26 14:17, Ted Nolan  wrote:   
   >>> I read somewhere today that Artemis was mandated by Congress to use   
   >>> 1970s Space Shuttle tech for some reason.   
   >>   
   >>	I don't know about any mandate but that technology worked. And hopefully   
   >>some experts in that effort were still alive and the documentation of   
   >>the older project was useful.   
   >   
   >Hydrogen fuel was a major pain in the neck during the Shuttle era and so many   
   >flights were delayed or scrubbed due to leaks.  It's true that we did learn a   
   >whole lot about hydrogen seals in the process, though.   
   >--scott   
   >   
      
   Here's what I was remembering:   
      
   	https://x.com/HansMahncke/status/2018758593990828511   
      
   	Hans Mahncke   
   	@HansMahncke   
      
   	Because Jared Isaacman has to be diplomatic, here's what   
   	he's really saying: the Artemis program keeps getting delayed   
   	because it relies on technology that's over 50 years old.   
   	NASA's hands were tied from the start because Congress   
   	mandated that Artemis use legacy space shuttle components,   
   	including engines, tanks, and other systems. You might ask   
   	why Congress is playing rocket scientist, and doing a very   
   	bad job of it. It sounds completely insane, and the most   
   	likely explanation is that it's designed to prop up favored   
   	contractors and supply chains in certain congressional   
   	districts.   
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