The success is a giant leap toward the company's goal to take humans and cargo all the way to Mars on the world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle
SLS was bogged down for years waiting for congressional approval that was repeatedly blocked or maliciously modified last minute by congressional and senate republicans, a form of efficiency knee-capping that the agency never faced in the Apollo or Space Shuttle days.
You can complain about that, but it’s not a factor that’s going away any time soon. It’s built into how NASA works and our system of government.
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You can complain about that, but it’s not a factor that’s going away any time soon. It’s built into how NASA works and our system of government.