- cross-posted to:
- space@beehaw.org
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
- cross-posted to:
- space@beehaw.org
- hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable::“At current cost levels the SLS program is unsustainable.”
SpaceX is getting 2-3 bn dollars for Starship HLS development, most of the funding is coming from SpaceX itself. SLS costs up to 4 bn per flight. I’m not even going to mention the insane cost-overruns and years of delays associated with NASA’s cost-plus contract with Boeing to build the damn thing.
SLS is a sunk cost fallacy and jobs program.