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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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.