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SpaceX to launch the Europa Clipper mission for a bargain price
- kristianp 5y agoSaving Nasa $2B. It's going to be harder for politicians to keep SLS alive moving forward if it's competing against falcon heavy, which is proven now. Too long to build, problems caused by solid boosters, way too expensive, probable delays.
- 908B64B197 5y agoBy the time SLS is ready for an actual payload (not a test article) Starship might already be flying regular missions. Even at 50x the projected price, it will still be way cheaper than SLS.
- kristianp 5y agoOne fun comment from the article: "The shaking issue is so bad the displays in Orion have been designed to only flicker rather than be continuously lit. That's so they can light up in sync with the vibration of the rocket so the astronauts have a chance to read them. If they stayed lit they would be a blurry mess"