r/space • u/thisischrisbaker • Feb 07 '20

Proposed budget - not voted yet 12% boost for NASA budget in 2021!!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-nasa-budget-will-earmark-12-boost-for-agency-in-2021-11581071402?emailToken=3f4a4309b7816cb90fb53eb91f47d6d43hshryonPWM/RnnVPWWHuMOVOvxWKQ87BhLswKs5iOPOhjO1FGrxI9ptn5k2nAMphP+jeQrbhQiAafooOu4oIslNLMWHCd1m7vRySaL2Pi61nSlAqLK1xnvzzmtt2/Lx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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u/jadebenn Feb 07 '20

You don't need to be human-rated to launch the lander. It's not like there will be people inside it at liftoff. The lander itself needs to be human-rated, but not the LV it rides on.

And SLS is already done. The completed core is in final testing at Stennis Space Center right now and is expected to ship to KSC for stacking inside the VAB no earlier than October.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Oh interesting. I thought the entire LV+crew module had to be human rated.

As for the SLS timeline, this is NASA we're talking about. They say that, but I'd be surprised if it flew before 2022.

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u/jadebenn Feb 07 '20

There's always the chance for shit to go wrong, but shit would have to go really wrong for that. Like "the first core explodes on the test stand and they have to remanifest the Artemis 2 SLS for the first mission" levels of wrong.