Space Is Hard. There Is No Excuse For Pretending Its Easy . . . From iSpace's second failed lunar landing attempt (making them 0 for 2) to SpaceX's ongoing Starship test flight setbacks -- amid a backdrop of exploding prototypes and shifting goalposts -- the evidence is mounting that the commercialization of space is not progressing in the triumphant arc that press releases might suggest
SpaceNews : Space is hard. There is no excuse for pretending . . . When a company can’t reliably land a small uncrewed vehicle on the moon — or re-enter Earth’s atmosphere without catastrophic failure — there is no rational basis for discussing lunar resorts or Martian colonies
The Meaning Behind the Saying “Space is Hard” For decades, “Space is hard” has been a common refrain in the space community It succinctly encapsulates the immense challenges involved with accessing the vacuum of space and pushing the boundaries of exploration ever further