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[โ€“] davetapley@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You inspired me to look up List of space programs of the United States - Crewed government-led programs and a couple of things jump out at me:

  1. I'd completely forgotten about Ares I-X.
  2. I'd completely forgotten that Orion was supposed to go to the ISS, and:
  3. Orion EFT-1 was nine years ago today; two flights in nine years, just so sad.