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To: ctdonath2

The SLS is supposed to produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust, a little more than the 7.5 million pounds from the Saturn 5.

But the SpaceX Falcon Super Heavy is supposed to produce about 16 million pounds of thrust.

Why are we still fooling with the SLS?


16 posted on 09/06/2020 7:40:33 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: chaosagent
Why are we still fooling with the SLS?

Because companies like Boeing and Lockheed have had $$$ ties to congress for decades.

22 posted on 09/07/2020 5:08:02 AM PDT by Pollard (You can’t be for “defunding the police” and against “vigilantism” at the same time.)
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