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At time of writing, it's the opposite: Falcon is launching humans into space on a regular basis, something SLS has entirely failed to do to date.
by resolutebat 3y ago
At time of writing, it's the opposite: Falcon is launching humans into space on a regular basis, something SLS has entirely failed to do to date.
- ISL 3y agoSLS hasn't yet been asked to launch a human.
- toss1 3y agoOnly because SLS has so far failed to qualify to launch a human. SLS was on the schedule to launch humans several years ago. However, failing to qualify means that NASA can NOT ask them to launch a human
- anticensor 3y agoUnless the Congress makes an act to force them ignore the certification status of SLS.
- Teever 3y agoHe says, implying that this is the only thing stopping that from happening. Is SLS even certified to carry people into space yet?
- nordsieck 3y ago> Is SLS even certified to carry people into space yet? It better be because Artemis-II will have people aboard Orion.
- BHSPitMonkey 3y agoFrom Wikipedia: > The SLS was created by an act of Congress in the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–267, in which NASA was directed to create a system for launching payloads and crew into space that would replace the capabilities lost with the retirement of the Space Shuttle. SLS was "asked" 13 years ago to launch humans, and we are still waiting for that to happen.
- penjelly 3y agomy search says falcon has launches humans twice. Am i mistaken? that doesnt qualify as "regular basis"
- philipwhiuk 3y agoCrew-1 to Crew-6, DM-2, Inspiration 4, Axiom 1, Axiom 2 10 missions A crewed mission to the ISS every 6 months plus a handful of commercials. Your numbers are way off.
- nordsieck 3y agoAnd Crew-7 is about to take off in a week or so.
- penjelly 3y agothanks, thats what i get for asking bing instead of looking myself
- philipwhiuk 3y agoAh the penalty of dated LLM models
- andromaton 3y agoAlso for saying "my research". Saying "bing says" would have been just as bad.
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- reso 3y agoThey have fundamentally different purposes, and so soundbite comparisons between them are meaningless.