NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation

@jeffw@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation

@Wanderer@lemm.ee · 7 months ago

Their idea of building a new rocket is by reusing as much of the 1970’s shuttle tech as they can.

threelonmusketeers · 7 months ago

reusing as much of the 1970’s shuttle tech as they can

And reusing the tech, but not the hardware. NASA are throwing four RS-25 shuttle engines (some of which flew multiple shuttle missions) into the ocean with every SLS launch.