/sci/ - Science & Math

>Both phases rely on the Gateway, which will serve as a reusable command and service module in lunar orbit. Initial development for the lunar outpost calls for a power and propulsion element plus a habitation capability to support access to the surface by 2024.

>NASA will soon begin sending science and technology investigations to the lunar surface through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS). By the time NASA sends crew to the Moon, many CLPS deliveries will be complete, with the first one happening by the end of this year if a commercial lander is ready.

tl;dr Trump wants to go to the moooooon and NASA won't approve it until they have a plan B in orbit in case something goes horribly wrong. Also, this is basically telling the SLS team that NASA admin is ok with doing Orion on non-SLS vehicles if they don't hit their marks.

I wonder what the XS-1's influence on this will be considering it flies in 2022.