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Nasa’s own space launch system is not viable
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4th March 2022, 09:26
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Nasa’s own space launch system is not viable Double the launch cost NASA has been working on the Space Launch System (SLS) since it retired the Space Shuttle in 2011. The agency wanted the mega-rocket flying by 2016, and cost about $2 billion for each launch. However, In a recent House Science Committee hearing, NASA Inspector General Paul Martin the cost will end being more like $4.1 billion. Martin said that was hardly NASA’s fault as it had its hands tied by the fact that Congress that dictated the terms of NASA’s SLS contracts in favour of the big corporates who pay to get them elected.. He said a component of the cost overrun comes down to Congress’ insistence that NASA use so-called “cost-plus” contracts. That means the contractor gets paid all their costs plus a fee on top as compensation. Martin says this incentivises contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin to take longer and spend more to get the same results. https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...-is-not-viable |
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