{"id":22165,"date":"2022-07-06T18:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-administrator-finds-replacing-sls-and-orion-with-spacexs-starship-not-practical\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T18:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T10:25:21","slug":"nasa-administrator-finds-replacing-sls-and-orion-with-spacexs-starship-not-practical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-administrator-finds-replacing-sls-and-orion-with-spacexs-starship-not-practical\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Administrator finds replacing SLS and Orion with SpaceX\u2019s Starship not practical"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA has been working toward launching its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for a long time, and the price has skyrocketed to several billion dollars per launch. In contrast, SpaceX is building a fully fueled rocket that, if Elon Musk is to be believed, will hardly cost more than the fuel needed for launch. The rocket has already been entrusted to land Artemis astronauts on the surface of the Moon in 2025, so why not cut out a step and launch the crew on Starship? Administrator Nelson finally gave his thoughts on that idea.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s only one rocket that\u2019s ready to launch: our SLS. And the Orion space capsule at its tip is also the only vehicle in which the crew can survive the return to Earth. At some point, Elon Musk would like to be able to do the same with his Starship. But we have to deal with the practical here and now.<\/p>\n

Administrator Nelson via Der Spiegel<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nelson seems to blow off the idea of launching crew directly on Starship to the Moon instead of SLS but also doesn\u2019t sound like he hates the idea. A perfect politician\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n

Starship could replace SLS and Orion, but not in the near future<\/h2>\n

Nelson talks about the here and now and states that SLS\/Orion is the only rocket ready to launch. Some may argue SLS is no more prepared to launch than the fully stacked Starship we saw earlier this year. However, SLS has a much clearer path towards launch and obviously more development time under its belt.<\/p>\n