Comments on: I can’t get excited about the SLS https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/#comment-49368 RobVG Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:37:09 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=93189#comment-49368 https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/ https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/#comment-49236 Pebble Sat, 02 Apr 2022 23:59:18 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=93189#comment-49236 You are my new favourite person :-) The kiwis can be relied upon to do a good job, just provide a chilly bin You are my new favourite person :-)

The kiwis can be relied upon to do a good job, just provide a chilly bin

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/#comment-49235 ER Sat, 02 Apr 2022 23:46:25 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=93189#comment-49235 Seriously, we all saw what Peter Jackson did with LOTR. There is no lack of talent there, all they need is the funding. 8) Seriously, we all saw what Peter Jackson did with LOTR. There is no lack of talent there, all they need is the funding. 8)

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/#comment-49234 podrock Sat, 02 Apr 2022 22:04:21 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=93189#comment-49234 These things are regionally political, where politicians vote for things that benefit their doners and local industry. So much gets funded even if it makes no sense. This is especially true of the defense industry. Here that is called the pork barrel. It's also the sunk cost fallacy. In for a penny, in for a pound. These things are regionally political, where politicians vote for things that benefit their doners and local industry. So much gets funded even if it makes no sense. This is especially true of the defense industry. Here that is called the pork barrel.

It’s also the sunk cost fallacy. In for a penny, in for a pound.

]]> By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2022/04/02/i-cant-get-excited-about-the-sls/#comment-49232 Pebble Sat, 02 Apr 2022 19:40:23 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=93189#comment-49232 Of all that is great and good about the USA? Can they shelve it without losing face? The US space programme would do well to look at the NZ space programme. It gets on with, is innovative, delivers on budget and does so quietly without any fuss. Of all that is great and good about the USA? Can they shelve it without losing face?

The US space programme would do well to look at the NZ space programme.
It gets on with, is innovative, delivers on budget and does so quietly without any fuss.

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