This is not a new idea. After the successful launch of the Artemis II mission this week, NASA will fly the SLS rocket at least a few more times, perhaps through Artemis V, as Congress has mandated. The budget proposal released Friday supports this plan. Isaacman has stated his desire to see NASA move away from the expendable SLS rocket when a commercial alternative, such as SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s New Glenn, becomes available for human launches. That is still at least several years off.
“To execute missions beyond Artemis V, NASA will initiate a new procurement to obtain commercial transportation services to launch astronauts to rendezvous with
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