Why the Artemis Project is Unique

A lot of manned space development studies have been read in research for the Artemis Project, but as far as we know, this is the first time anyone has put together a cogent story with a solid business plan that doesn't depend on the government or a sugar daddy bankrolling the space flight.

It is true that we will be seeking investors for the entertainment industries, but even that might be less than we expect as we bring on board existing entertainment companies as participants in the project. Incidentally, we're open to proposals in any arena; always will be.

Several major factors distinguish the Artemis Project from all those previous ideas:

• Current state of technology has advanced to the point that we can get the initial lunar base on the moon without investing a lot in new technology development
• Treating the project as completely private enterprise, including use of commercial aerospace engineering practices instead of modeling it after a government program
• The promise of opening space travel to the general public makes it relevant to nearly everyone's life
• Directly addressing the fact that space travel is nothing more than a form of entertainment for most people; and realizing that the economic power of the entertainment industry far exceeds the aerospace industry
• Willingness to set aside altruism in favor of shameless commercialism to get the job done
• Willingness to start small and grow, instead of planning a program that leaps from where we are today to a huge research facility on the moon
• Opening the project itself for everyone who wants to help, and developing a way to apply skills and talents besides just spacecraft engineering and political lobbying to getting it done
• Incorporating all industries in our business plan, rather than concentrating on just one segment or new technology idea
• Establishing up front that no social causes of any kind will be allowed to be part of the program
• Inviting the whole worldwide space community to participate
• Actively avoiding building the project around a central personality
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