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That SLS program was terrible was clear before it started. It actually lost NASA own internal evaluation by a large margin but because of how the requirements f
by nickik 6y ago
That SLS program was terrible was clear before it started. It actually lost NASA own internal evaluation by a large margin but because of how the requirements from congress were designed, NASA couldn't not do it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/kt1vlf/rac_stuff_summary_kinda_idk_anymore/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/kt1vlf/r...
But while people love to talk about the Shelby thing, its overrated. Congress in general love SLS, its not about Shelby. House Democrats actually pushed for even more SLS budget then the Republican Senate.
Its just a terrible design for a rocket, terrible executed at an absurd price. Everybody involved should be fired and the contractors shouldn't get a new large contract until they prove successful at smaller contracts.
It consumes a perverse amount of NASA budget every year that could be invested in amazing programs that NASA has.