[PIF]

Musk needs to bring down the cost of the SLS rocket, so that it can be viable. Right now there are only 3 of them and when they are used up, the new engines will be astronomical in cost.

Else we will be ceding the moon to China

[marktwain]

Musk needs to bring down the cost of the SLS rocket, so that it can be viable. Right now there are only 3 of them and when they are used up, the new engines will be astronomical in cost

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Else we will be ceding the moon to China

Musk's Starship and Super Heavy Booster beat the SLS, I understand. Musk is well on the way to mass production of the Starship/Super Heavy Booster. They are expected to reduce the cost of launch to orbit by about 90%, or 99.8% from what it was 20 year ago.

What they need for a moon base is a way to refuel the Starship in orbit, and they are working on it.