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Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable

"At current cost levels the SLS program is unsustainable."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/nasa-finally-admits-what-everyone-already-knows-sls-is-unaffordable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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607b7325 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 requirements were for an bigger more up to date version of Apollo / Saturn V. What we got was something you would expect from a privileged billionaire.
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065154d1 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 onlookers: SLS = Space Launch System, for getting heavy stuff to the moon again. Cost = 24 billion.
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Humble Hobo | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Sounds like NASA should be snapping up SpaceX Raptors or at the very least the Blue Origin BE-4.
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1c8e5eeb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Ever heard of the Department of Defense?