Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Wait-a-Minute!
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Call it a pre-emptive strike, as well as a “wait-a-minute” moment in U.S. rocketry.

A Boeing-backed website is in full-advocacy mode for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS).

Image credit: Watch U.S. Fly

On one hand, pundits are poking at the Boeing SLS contract, at a time of internal and external looks at NASA’s budgetary condition.

For good measure, toss in SpaceX’s Elon Musk and his Trump-supported Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) campaign. And then there’s the upshot from Musk’s Starship program.

Image credit: SpaceX

There’s even discussion of skipping the Moon and heading for Mars – a scenario that would question the ongoing NASA Artemis “rebooting” of the Moon with human expeditions.

Critical component

SLS is a powerful rocket that’s “irreplaceable” to our nation’s long-term space strategy, the website states. “Congress must prioritize its continued funding to establish America’s leadership role in space.”

Space Launch System (SLS) Credit: NASA/MSFC

SLS is the centerpiece of the Artemis missions, argues the website, “and a critical component for America’s continuing dominance in space. Importantly, it’s the only rocket that can lift the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.”

“Adversarial nations like Russia and China are investing heavily in space exploration, which puts America’s role as the global space leader in jeopardy,” states a communique, adding that “NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the answer to this threat.”

Letter-writing campaign

A letter-writing campaign for “SLS Will Deliver US Dominance in Space” is at:

https://watchusfly.com/campaigns/sls-will-deliver-us-dominance-in-space-letter/?utm_source=salesforce&utm_medium=internal-page&utm_campaign=activation_lto_459870&utm_term=space&utm_content=none

For more details, go to:

https://watchusfly.com/

Image credit: Barbara David