If successful, that puts an in-orbit refuelling demonstration firmly within plausibility for 2025. Which, remarkably, continues to validate my prediction, which was admittedly a Hail Mary when made last year, that SpaceX--despite having the most technologically ambitious and unprecedented deliverables out of the bunch--will not be the limiting laggard on the Artemis programme.
(Artemis II is currently on hold while Lockheed relearns how to make a heat shield [1], that despite re-using Apollo-era materials [2].)
(Artemis II is currently on hold while Lockheed relearns how to make a heat shield [1], that despite re-using Apollo-era materials [2].)
[1] https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-orion-heat-shield-offic...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCOAT