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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SLS is an intey step, but it doesn't scale.

I hope NASA keeps investing in SpaceX and more importantly SpaceX competition.

We need more reusable rockets. RocketLab, Blue Origin, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah but like.. not owned by one single person, unless we want one man/company to be a major wartime influence a la starlink