NASA's Costly SLS Rocket
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•In the annals of U.S. pork barrel spending, NASA’s Space Launch System is a monument to Sunbelt socialism
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NASA 's Space Launch System rocket will cost $5.7 billion for the first launch, and its Orion capsule will cost orders of magnitude more than their reusable competitors per launch.
Each launch will throw away left-over reusable space shuttle engines, making them dead ends as innovations.
The next president should announce that NASA will swiftly transition away from this $23 billion white elephant.
Winding SLS down will give NASA time to plan a realistic moon program, one that moves astronaut landings into the doable 2030s .
The extra time will allow for assured development of reliable landers and precursor science, led by the NASA centers moving away from SLS , as well as a critical examination of the actual need for a lunar orbit “Gateway” space station planned to support landings.
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