Dan Adamo discusses lunar orbits, Artemis II, Artemis III, Lunar Surface Rendezvous and more!
Published: January 21, 2026
Duration: 2:00:14
The Space Show Presents Dan Adamo, Sunday, 1-18-26
Quick Summary
Our program focused on a detailed discussion of lunar exploration architectures and orbital dynamics, led by Dan Adamo, a former NASA mission controller with extensive experience in orbital rendezvous. Dan explained why NASA’s current Artemis program uses a nearly rectilinear halo orbit around the Moon, despite its instability and operational challenges, primarily due to constraints imposed by the Orion spacecraft’s service module and the Space Launch System (SLS). He advocated for a lunar surface rendezvous architecture as a more sustainable and flexible appr...