Apples and oranges: a human-rated capsule is a significant additional cost. Orion alone costs another $1 billion per shot [1]. Project cost is $21 billion.[2

Apples and oranges: a human-rated capsule is a significant additional cost. Orion alone costs another $1 billion per shot [1]. Project cost is $21 billion.[2] OTOH: "Since 2020, when Dragon 2 flew its first crewed and uncrewed flights, it has proven to be the most cost-effective spacecraft ever used by NASA." [3] [1] https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/nasa-inspector-general-says-sls-costs-are-unsustainable/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/nasa-inspector-gener... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft) [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2