At New Orleans East rocket factory, a race to return to the moon:

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That's a BIG rocket with some major payload.

 

"Officials said no commercial rocket, current or planned, is as powerful as the Space Launch System, which will carry a load three times as heavy as the space shuttle could handle. They also called it a new approach to reaching the moon, unlike the Apollo missions decades ago."

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"Asked whether $20 billion to $30 billion was an accurate figure for cost overruns on the program, Morhard said, “I’m not going to stand here and give an exact budget.”

The deputy administrator also wouldn’t say whether he expects NASA to get the $1.6 billion 2020 budget addition requested by President Donald Trump for space exploration.

“The House added $1.3 billion for science programs. The Senate hasn’t marked up the bill. I’m waiting to see what the Senate does,” he said."

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You don't build that particular rocket in a garage....

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Thought wing nut loved rockets and stuff...