@zhunk@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.org • 10 months agoNASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordablearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square45arrow-up169arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkNASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordablearstechnica.com@zhunk@beehaw.org to Space@beehaw.org • 10 months agomessage-square45cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.footechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.party
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink2•10 months agoBut will that mean the ignore the sunk cost fallacy and ditch the program? Who am I kidding, of course not. Actually launching shit was never the goal of the program in the first place.
minus-square@zhunk@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilink4•10 months agoIt’s just maddening. The money could go to so many better things, but it has to get funneled to the same bloated old Shuttle contractors.
minus-squareTurduckenlinkfedilink3•10 months agoIt’s called the Senate Launch System for a reason. Many components are built in strategic states to ensure support from key senators.
But will that mean the ignore the sunk cost fallacy and ditch the program?
Who am I kidding, of course not. Actually launching shit was never the goal of the program in the first place.
It’s just maddening. The money could go to so many better things, but it has to get funneled to the same bloated old Shuttle contractors.
It’s called the Senate Launch System for a reason. Many components are built in strategic states to ensure support from key senators.