Space Launch System
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Isaacman: Artemis II mission will launch around the Moon in coming weeks
“In the weeks ahead, America will send the brave Artemis II astronauts potentially farther into space than any humans have ever traveled in generations flying around the moon on a ten-day mission to test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft befor…”
Isaacman: NASA will maintain SLS rocket through at least Artemis V or VI
“We've got Artemis through at least, or SLS through at least Artemis five or six. We're gonna make the most of it, and then we will continue to evolve our, ah, our architecture until we are watching, ah, NASA astronauts going to and from the moon measured in mo…”
Isaacman: 75% of NASA's 50,000-person launch vehicle workforce are contractors
“It's got five prime contractors, hundreds of subcontractors supported by a workforce at NASA, where we've probably over 50,000 between civil servants and contractors. 75% are contractors using different tools and systems.”
Isaacman: NASA Mobile Launcher 2 has 500% to 600% cost overrun
“I think it's like five or 600% overrun to build the mobile launcher two for the next generation SLS.”
Isaacman: NASA has paid for enough SLS hardware for 2-3 launches
“We've already got paid for enough SLS hardware that if you were to terminate for convenience now, you got enough to launch like two or three of them.”
Asparouhov: NASA should reallocate SLS budget to commercial rocket companies
“The commercial industry has better, cheaper,
You know, more effective rockets than, you know, anything that NASA is building and has at this point, we should probably reallocate that budget to just those commercial companies or to other NASA priorities rather…”