SLS is still a national disgrace
NASA's Space Launch System has launched once in four years, costing over $100 billion, facing criticism for inefficiency, budget overruns, and leadership failures, with skepticism about future improvements.
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NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) continues to face criticism for its inefficiency and high costs, having launched only once in four years and consuming over $100 billion in development expenses. The program is described as a "national disgrace," with ongoing issues in hiring and retention at NASA, attributed to the agency's inability to compete with private space companies. The SLS is characterized as expensive, underpowered, and dangerous, with its operational integrity questioned. Other NASA projects, such as Mars Sample Return and the Europa Clipper, have also experienced significant budget overruns and delays, reflecting a broader trend of mismanagement within the agency. The blog highlights the cancellation or postponement of several missions, including the VERITAS mission to Venus and the VIPER lunar rover, due to budget constraints and poor project discipline. The author argues that NASA's leadership has failed to address these systemic issues, leading to a loss of technical integrity and credibility. As the agency approaches the end of the Biden Administration, there is little optimism for improvement, with insiders expressing skepticism about the potential for organizational change.
- NASA's SLS program has launched only once in four years, costing over $100 billion.
- The agency struggles with hiring and retention, unable to compete with private companies.
- Numerous NASA projects face budget overruns and delays, indicating systemic mismanagement.
- Key missions have been canceled or postponed due to budget constraints.
- There is widespread pessimism about NASA's leadership and the potential for organizational improvement.
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SLS is still a national disgrace
NASA's Space Launch System has launched once in four years, costing over $100 billion, with ongoing mismanagement affecting other missions and leading to a pessimistic outlook for the agency's future.
SLS is still a national disgrace
NASA's Space Launch System has launched once in four years, costing over $100 billion, facing criticism for inefficiency, mismanagement, and challenges in hiring, with skepticism about future improvements.
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Yes? When in the history of modern American aerospace funding has NASA actually gotten the money they ask for, in the timeframe they asked for it?
The problem with NASA is making it political. I agree it's a national disgrace, but the disgrace lives in Congress, not Cape Canaveral.
The real problem is people got used to Unlimited Federal Cash. And got good a vacuuming it up. With no real threat to the US uniting the myriad of cultures, no focus, and no one demanding accountability or value for their tax dollar, this was a natural result.
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SLS is still a national disgrace
NASA's Space Launch System has launched once in four years, costing over $100 billion, with ongoing mismanagement affecting other missions and leading to a pessimistic outlook for the agency's future.
SLS is still a national disgrace
NASA's Space Launch System has launched once in four years, costing over $100 billion, facing criticism for inefficiency, mismanagement, and challenges in hiring, with skepticism about future improvements.