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Re:After years of setbacks, NASA’s SLS moon rocket is ready ... by panick21_ on Sunday August 28, 2022 @08:07PM (#32633450)
Falcon Heavy is not rated to carry humans because NASA has no need for it, had they designed Artemis around it, SpaceX would have been happy to do so.

Its literally just paper work, Falcon Heavy is already DESIGNED AND BUILT TO MEET human rating standards. They just didn't to the paper work.

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Re:After years of setbacks, NASA’s SLS moon rocket is ready ... by wumpus on Sunday August 28, 2022 @10:20PM (#32634168)
Falcon Heavy is fully certified for the most difficult level of uncrewed launches by NASA and the Space Force -- including reusing side boosters.

NASA's crewed rating is one step farther, but not a huge step farther.

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