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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 05:22:15 JST Ars Technica

   NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable

   "At current cost levels the SLS program is unsustainable."

   https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/nasa-finally-admits-what-everyone-already-knows-sls-is-unaffordable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 06:05:08 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica requirements were for an bigger more up to date version of Apollo / Saturn V. What we got was something you would expect from a privileged billionaire.

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 06:43:07 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica onlookers: SLS = Space Launch System, for getting heavy stuff to the moon again. Cost = 24 billion.

   • Humble Hobo (humblehobo@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 09:24:06 JST Humble Hobo

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     @arstechnica Sounds like NASA should be snapping up SpaceX Raptors or at the very least the Blue Origin BE-4.

   • Chris Espinosa (cdespinosa@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 15:01:06 JST Chris Espinosa

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     @arstechnica Ever heard of the Department of Defense?