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AffiliationNASA
MakerNASA (prime contractors: Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Released2022-11-16
CategoryHeavy-lift launch vehicle
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The $4-billion launch Congress wouldn't kill
The White House budget called the Moon rocket SLS 'grossly expensive' at $4 billion a flight and moved to cancel it; Congress refused, and the rocket it tried to kill still launches the next crew to lunar orbit.
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