[blam]

"They will lose access to all rocket technology and cooperation of the program members FOREVER."

We've been using their rockets to get to/from the space station because we didn't have any that could do it.

Fortunately we have a brand new rocket. I think it will be the largest in the world...15% more thrust than the Saturn-5.

NASA's Brand New SLS Rocket Ready For March 18 Roll Out On Launch Pad; Watch Live Here

[chaosagent]

Fortunately, we have a brand new rocket. I think it will be the largest in the world...15% more thrust than the Saturn-5.

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Maybe so, but Musk’s Starship will have 16 million pounds of thrust, more than twice the Saturn 5’s 7.5 million. And it’s reusable.

On the SLS everything gets thrown away every launch except for the Orion capsule.

That’s why the SLS is projected to cost $2 Billion per launch vs $2 Million for Starship.

One Thousand times less!