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A Good First Step

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Not as good as a cancellation of SLS, but it’s a redirection toward some semblance of programmatic sanity.

[Update a couple minutes later]

Eric Berger has the story.

And, of course, Boeing continues the lies: ” “The SLS core stage remains the world’s most powerful rocket stage, and the only one that can carry American astronauts directly to the moon and beyond in a single launch.”

[Update a while later]

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Business As Usual

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Looks like April now (at best). Also looks like Starship 3 before Artemis II.

[Update a few minutes later]

[Afternoon update]

Sorry, second X post fixed now.

[Sunday-morning update]

Mark Whittington (!) says commercial space to the rescue.

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Brutal

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The new NASA administrator’s assessment of both NASA and Boeing’s performance on Commercial Crew:

[Late-afternoon update]

I don’t think that “Yikes!” really covers the waterfront here:

Here‘s Eric Berger’s story.

[Evening update]

Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.

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About That Wet Dress Rehearsal

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Jared responds to Eric Berger:

He remains hostage to the politics, until Starship has shown its mettle. Also…