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You think the US funding an alternative, government controlled launch system for redundant access to space isn't ultimately for military purposes?
by beerandt 6y ago
You think the US funding an alternative, government controlled launch system for redundant access to space isn't ultimately for military purposes?
- stretchcat 6y agoWhat would the military applications of SLS be? It seems like absurd overkill for lifting military satellites. And the companies contracted to make SLS (namely Boeing) are some of the same companies already contracted to make the rockets which are used for military launches.
- SubjectToChange 6y agoIt's a program to retain the industrial base. For example, Aerojet Rocketdyne would have definitely been bankrupt without SLS.
- frakkingcylons 6y agoThe U.S. now already has alternatives in the form of SpaceX and ULA. I’m sure that the military wouldn’t mind having a third option, but I don’t think it’s the ultimate reason for the continued existence of SLS.