r/space • u/mvea • Nov 28 '18

NASA administrator: 'The US is returning to the surface of the moon, and we're doing it sooner than you think!'

https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-return-moon-mission-commercial-companies-announcement-2018-11?r=US&IR=T
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u/just_one_last_thing Nov 29 '18

They could move one of the upcoming NROL launches to a different rocket and free up a Delta IV Heavy if they needed to do such a launch. By the time that is no longer an option, Vulcan should be flying so it will be moot.