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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by pfdietz on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:38PM (#33947225)
The purpose of SLS was to funnel money to particular contractors and facilities. It's not just that there's more money to be made by inefficiency; it's that the entire purpose of SLS is inefficiency. That it might achieve anything in space is entirely beside the point.
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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by Throwawayaerlei on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:59PM (#33947426)
Some people have called the SLS the Senate Launch System.
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