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Whether or not the program is a failure depends on what you view the end goal of SLS to be. If you look at it as a federal jobs program that just happens to re
by JshWright 4y ago
Whether or not the program is a failure depends on what you view the end goal of SLS to be.
If you look at it as a federal jobs program that just happens to result in a rocket, then I'd say it was pretty successful...
- lokar 4y agoI assume it has also sustained a large flow of campaign donations.
- signatoremo 4y agoThey can still be a job program and also advance the state of the art of space exploration in material, propulsion, in orbit refueling, ISRU, etc. Instead they end up with a rocket using old technology engine, costing $4B a piece, being able to launch at most once a year. It’s a missed opportunity, charitably speaking.
- natch 4y agoThey could have had that number of jobs by building out rooftop solar or other beneficial projects.