- NASA’s delayed SLS rocket program, headed by Boeing, continues to disappoint.
- Massive budget overruns and significant delays have pushed the completion of the SLS back multiple times.
- Other contractors on the project include Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne.
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NASA’s Space Launch System — the massive uber-rocket which will power future missions to the Moon and beyond — is starting to look even more ridiculous than it already did. As Spaceflight Now reports, a new report by NASA’s Office of the Inspector General reveals the high-tech rocket will set the country back over $18 billion before all is said and done.
This comes on the heels of news that the SLS won’t make its expected 2020 launch window, which was already pushed back multiple times. Instead, NASA is now targeting 2021 as the year when the mega-rocket is finally ready to be sent skyward.
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