NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is unaffordable

Re:NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is u... by wkat4242 on Friday September 08, 2023 @12:29AM (#37429331)

But how much of that ends up in the hands of shareholders and execs? If you want to provide jobs it's better to provide them directly. The shareholders have enough money as it is.

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Re:NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is u... by kristofferR on Friday September 08, 2023 @08:28AM (#37432656)

True in the logical sense, but not in the practical sense. Just giving regular people good jobs isn't popular in the US, because why would the megadonors sponsor Senator campaigns if they can't profit from it?

In the US system (oligarchic democracy) the wealthy needs to earn their hefty share, otherwise the thing in question likely won't happen at all.

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Re:NASA finally admits what everyone already knows: SLS is u... by themadturk on Friday September 08, 2023 @04:25PM (#37438962)

So what would it take to give NASA the manufacturing infrastructure and expertise to start building its own rockets? Such programs have always been done by contractors, non-government industrial partners. That's part of working in a capitalist economy.

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