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Aug 28, 2024

NASA’s Moon Launcher Is in Big Trouble

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Reports that each of NASA’s Artemis launches could cost as much as $4.1 billion…


“Costs going up faster than the tower,” self-described internet rocket scientist Scott Manley joked at the time.

NASA used its Mobile Launcher 1 for its inaugural — albeit uncrewed — Artemis mission in late 2022. According to a 2020 audit, the tower, which was originally built for NASA’s canceled Constellation program, cost $234 million to develop.

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