Wait-a-Minute!
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Name it a pre-emptive strike, in addition to a “wait-a-minute” second in U.S. rocketry.
A Boeing-backed web site is in full-advocacy mode for NASA’s House Launch System (SLS).
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On one hand, pundits are poking on the Boeing SLS contract, at a time of inside and exterior appears at NASA’s budgetary situation.
For good measure, toss in SpaceX’s Elon Musk and his Trump-supported Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) marketing campaign. After which there’s the upshot from Musk’s Starship program.
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There’s even dialogue of skipping the Moon and heading for Mars – a situation that will query the continued NASA Artemis “rebooting” of the Moon with human expeditions.
Important part
SLS is a strong rocket that’s “irreplaceable” to our nation’s long-term house technique, the web site states. “Congress should prioritize its continued funding to determine America’s management position in house.”
House Launch System (SLS) Credit score: NASA/MSFC
SLS is the centerpiece of the Artemis missions, argues the web site, “and a vital part for America’s persevering with dominance in house. Importantly, it’s the one rocket that may raise the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and provides to the Moon in a single mission.”
“Adversarial nations like Russia and China are investing closely in house exploration, which places America’s position as the worldwide house chief in jeopardy,” states a communique, including that “NASA’s House Launch System (SLS) is the reply to this menace.”
Letter-writing marketing campaign
A letter-writing marketing campaign for “SLS Will Ship US Dominance in House” is at:
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