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>>12011838

>>11714402
It would have happened if DIRECT was implemented as proposed but congress saw pork oportunity in dragging it out, pride and dignity be dammed so we get SLS instead

Just think where we would be now with Jupiter instead of SLS crap, one designed for minimum American manned spaceflight gap, the other designed for maximum budget pork and no concern over loss of dignity and paying for and riding with the Russians to our own fucking station

>>10655776
crazy

>>10599074
I still think DIRECT would have had us already flying by this point in time had it been pursued as intended instead of SLS, there would be far less delays because so much of the design is just straight carried over from the shuttle, compared to SLS

By this point in time we may already have begun finalizing the lunar return instead of just beginning to return to US launched human spaceflight

Also aesthetically its much nicer looking than the SLS.

>>10473192
>Unless you mean that the faster development goal of Jupiter meant that the project couldn't be "pork barreled" as much as SLS?
That's what I meant, this was designed to ensure as quick and efficient a transition from shuttle as possible in as little time as possible

Such a project means little opportunity for congressional pork barreling since speed, efficiency and cost saving was the main goal. And it could be scaled up once things were back in motion.