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There've been a few "extended spaceflight" & "extended Apollo" threads. I'm wondering what happens if NASA takes a very different road, & what it would take for the agency to get on it. Namely, a lot less ground bureaucracy (a major reason for launch costs being insane:eek::rolleyes:), & a spacecraft design policy emphasizing smaller, simpler spacecraft instead of "Cadillac" types like Voyager. Say, something in the 250kg class? 500kg? Along with that, smaller & cheaper lifters, & more launches.

Could this actually advance space science more than the OTL approach?
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