Artemis Project: Frequently Raised Objections

THE ARTEMIS PROJECT
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ON THE MOON

Frequently Raised Objections
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Frequently Raised Objections

It's not a question of whether it'll work, but rather how long it will take. We could accumulate enough money to finance this project with a lemonade stand in Alice Springs -- we would just have to wait a bit longer.
Gregory Bennett

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FINANCIAL OBJECTIONS

Is this real? Can it really work?

I can't believe the entertainment industry makes that kind of profit.

You're depending on getting all the profits from a single blockbuster movie.

There's no commercial market for manned spacecraft

No Public Interest in Manned Space Flight

Space Flight is Too Risky for Investors

Launching a Space Mission is Like a Sporting Event

POLITICAL OBJECTIONS

The government won't let us do it.

It's illegal for private enterprise to go into space.

TECHNICAL AND MISSION OBJECTIONS

It's all on paper; nothing is real.

It'll only be a "go-and-quit" scenario, just like Apollo.

It's too ambitious for a bunch of amateurs.

It's been done before; you should be concentrating on Mars.

On-orbit Assembly is Expensive and Dangerous

It's easier to get to Mars.

Space Shuttle as the Launch Vehicle in the Reference Mission

You should concentrate on low-cost access to space instead.

On-orbit rendezvous is expensive and dangerous.

What if somebody else does it first?

Space is Bo-o-o-oring

ADMINISTRATIVE OBJECTIONS

The Artemis Project is Growing Too Fast

COMPLAINTS THAT DEFY CLASSIFICATION

Apollo Never Landed on the Moon