Wow. I'm not a rocket scientist, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but these seems like REALLY bad design decisions. Apparently it could take a year to fix a problem with the Orion capsule expected to launch next year...
https://www.theverge.com/platform/am...lure-artemis-i
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Replacing the PDU isn’t easy. The component is difficult to reach: it’s located inside an adapter that connects Orion to its service module — a cylindrical trunk that provides support, propulsion, and power for the capsule during its trip through space. To get to the PDU, Lockheed Martin could remove the Orion crew capsule from its service module, but it’s a lengthy process that could take up to a year. As many as nine months would be needed to take the vehicle apart and put it back together again, in addition to three months for subsequent testing, according to the presentation.
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