#SpaceXβs #FalconHeavy costs well north of $100 million π΅ per launch. The #SLS about $4 billion π°π°π°π° per launch https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/by-the-numbers-the-space-launch-system-nasas-next-moon-rocket/
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@lori_garver βIt got funded as a rocket to nowhere, and we at #NASA had to figure out something to do with itβ.
The #rocket is #unsustainable by design, relying on an old and potentially quite expensive π° way to get to #space π. Much of #SLS is a holdover from the #SpaceShuttle. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065143/nasa-artemis-return-to-moon
The #rocket is #unsustainable by design, relying on an old and potentially quite expensive π° way to get to #space π. Much of #SLS is a holdover from the #SpaceShuttle. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065143/nasa-artemis-return-to-moon