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Shouldn't NASA launches be cheaper, or at least on budget, if they're leveraging all that as well?
by googlryas 4y ago
Shouldn't NASA launches be cheaper, or at least on budget, if they're leveraging all that as well?
- Rebelgecko 4y agoNot necessarily... R&D is expensive regardless and SLS won't have as many launches to amortize across
- jryle70 4y agoYou are going in circle here. SLS won't have many launches because it's too expensive, and they can't build more than one per year. The cost and the tendency of its launch being scrubbed makes it a risk for any time sensitive mission, as shown by NASA decision to switch Europa Clipper to Falcon Heavy: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/325106-europa-clipper-ditches-nasa-mega-rocket-will-launch-on-spacex-falcon-heavy-instead https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/325106-europa-clipper-di...