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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Estimates for Starliner are currently at about $2.5 billion, with multiple test flights. Costs for the first launch of SLS was close to $5 billion. NASA is not where you go to see how little something could cost.

[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

While I kind of agree in principal, you cant compare it to organisations who can only claim hype. So until these "more efficient" corporations prove it, it is just more hype and baseless claims.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The first company with reusable, commercial rocket stages, who will likely have the most space launches of any organization ever, has already done more launches than any other organization per year, and has brought the cost to orbit down by at least one order of magnitude, and you claim hype? I get the hate for Elon, but I think your feelings might be blinding you to easily verifiable facts. Just like the fact that in order to get anything passed, the US space program has to engage in some of the most inefficient manufacturing practices imaginable, which leads to the inflated costs I referred to in my previous comment. Again, easily verifiable facts. After all, whose shoulder did NASA tap on to resolve the problem of some stranded astronauts?

[–] Wooki@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

All claims are hype until proven, especially from the hype master himself.