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A textbook Pyrrhic Victory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory As even the current NASA Administrator
by nickik 6y ago
A textbook Pyrrhic Victory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory
As even the current NASA Administrator said:
> If we can't do a rocket for $11.5 billion, we ought to close up shop.
It took 2x as long (and counting) and 2x as expensive.
NASA own evaluation made it totally clear that SLS as designed was a terrible design:
Check this amazing resource here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/kt1vlf/rac_stuff_summary_kinda_idk_anymore/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceLaunchSystem/comments/kt1vlf/r...
Specially this summation:
https://preview.redd.it/gxyh0ri46hc61.png?width=787&format=png&auto=webp&s=8f88513338183d29e605b40059e01144c10cb461 https://preview.redd.it/gxyh0ri46hc61.png?width=787&format=p...
RAC1 is the current SLS (basically) and RAC 2 was basically modern Saturn V.
I remember in 2016 people saying 'we can't cancel it, its almost ready' but the only thing that makes sense, if you do any sort of analysis, even the most optimistic (that will 100% not happen) its a terrible project that is gone hold NASA back for years.