Former NASA scientists warn of possible Artemis II spacecraft safety issue - ABC News

[TexasTowelie]

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze spoke with two former NASA scientists who say they are concerned about a potential safety issue with the Artemis II spacecraft ahead of its highly-anticipated launch.

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1. And wait, there's more...

Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now”


Crew members traveling to the lunar surface on NASA’s Artemis missions should be gearing up for a grind. They will wear heavier spacesuits than those worn by the Apollo astronauts, and NASA will ask them to do more than the first Moonwalkers did more than 50 years ago.

The Moonwalking experience will amount to an “extreme physical event” for crews selected for the Artemis program’s first lunar landings, a former NASA astronaut told a panel of researchers, physicians, and engineers convened by the National Academies.

Kate Rubins, who retired from the space agency last year, presented the committee with her views on the health risks for astronauts on lunar missions. She outlined the concerns NASA officials often talk about: radiation exposure, muscle and bone atrophy, reduced cardiovascular and immune function, and other adverse medical effects of spaceflight.

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https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/former-astronaut-on-lunar-spacesuits-i-dont-think-theyre-great-right-now/

This all seems pointless to me. Any science humans can do on the moon machines can do better.

I hope everyone makes it home safely but I'm not going to watch.

[Layzeebeaver]

2. Hunting for a story where there is none.

Of course it’s going to be more work on the moon vs orbit. Different environment, different forces, different work, different suits, different equipment.

Also you don’t take an orbital spacewalker and send them to the surface of the moon without extensive training and prep.

Everything said is NORMAL. These are engineering or me s that are in the process of being solved.

The entire article is just click bait.

[PJMcK]

3. I guess we'll see

The Apollo program was incremental. Artemis seems somewhat haphazard.

I’m hoping for the best but I don’t have much confidence in this program.