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NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable (arstechnica.com)
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NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable::"At current cost levels the SLS program is unsustainable."

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[–] topinambour_rex -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SpaceX existed before Musk bought it. It could have ended being used by the NASA. Then you seem to forget the ESA and their Ariane launchers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're conflating Tesla with SpaceX, Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. ESA doesn't have a human spaceflight system.

[–] topinambour_rex 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the correction, I learned something today.